Loony Goes to the Beach

Yesterday I went to Sandy Point State Park in Maryland with 4 other World Vision interns. We had a lovely relaxing day at the beach. Sunburns, and salt, and sand, oh my! We had a potluck picnic and played "Presidents and Interns". (It's a version of the card games "President" but we adapted it to our summer situation: The best position is the President, then the Vice President, followed by Director, Intern Coordinator, and final, at the very bottom, is the Intern.)

Onomastics (The Study of Names)

I also want to give a shout out to my wonderful sister, Charlotte, who now has earned a bird name of her own. Welcome, Quack, to the NECC flock!

Savannah, Babs, and Quack are proudly parented by Loony (I may have named my stuffed animal-bird after my father...) and Ting. Got to love my feathered family. :-)

In case you are wondering, here are the stories behind our names:

• Loony (Loon) -- When he needed a bird name for Wednesday evening Pioneer Clubs at Grace Chapel, my dad chose Loony and his friend chose Cuckoo. Cuckoo didn't know this appellation would be his for the entire year. I'm sure parents felt so at ease leaving their precious children in the care of Loony and Cuckoo.
• Ting (Indigo Bunting) -- My mom's maiden name is Tingley. And Indigo Buntings are BEAUTIFUL. Just like my mommy.
• Savannah (Savannah Sparrow) -- When I was younger, I had a fashionable porcelain doll which my parents suggested I name Savannah because she looked like a Southern belle. I always loved that name, and when I discovered it also belonged to a bird, I figured I would be quite happy to own that name at camp for the rest of my life.
• Babs (a knitting chicken) -- Our family has this tradition of watching the movie, Chicken Run, every Thanksgiving. Ironic. Anyways, in the movie Babs is a naive, brainless, knitting chicken...the opposite of our Babs. Amusing.
• Quack (full name: Quack A. Bird) -- There was a awesome/favorite counselor named Quack at NECC when we were younger. Char is awesome. Therefore, they share a name. Plus Quack is a sweet name.