The last time I went camping I shared a tent with 3 other people & the 2nd night we were there it leaked. This time I decided to purchase my very own tent. A lot of thought went into this purchase let me tell you. I can’t just be in any old ugly tent. It needs to be cute! Here it is & me putting it together all by myself! that’s right I’m a skilled wilderness woman now!
I tried putting this all in a slide show but for some reason it wasn't working. deal with it!
Look how cute I am in my tent!
The last time I went camping we went where you just pretty much find a good spot of grass & set up shop. This time we went to this place that had these campsites all sectioned off. Every spot had a fire ring, a picnic table & a set spot where you put your tents & everything. As we drove around trying to find a spot I was put off by this designated camping business. And where are the tents supposed to fit in some of these spots? This is the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen! I found it very bossy! I’ll camp where I please!
Chalise fancies herself a serious camper & decided that this forced tent spot just wasn’t going to work for her so she found a little spot off the way to put her little camp spot. And please she’s not sleeping in a tent either. she was determined to be out under the stars. No thanks! What if some rodent or worse a snake came slithering across your face in the middle of the night?! I’m not coming to rescue you. I’ll be in my tent! Her little area looked like a homeless person slept there!
She didn’t end up sleeping there after she/we creeped herself out so she made her headquarters right outside my tent & still slept under the stars. In the morning when it was raining she didn’t budge. Instead she put a poncho over her face & she was good!
The last time I went camping I had to be a real frontierswoman & pee outside. It was too much for me & my body would not allow it. So by the time I got home I had pretty much not gone to the bathroom in 2 & a ½ days. That’s wretched! This time there were toilets near our campsite. Thank goodness right? I’m not so sure. These toilets were basically an outhouse consisting of a toilet seat hovering over a dark abyss. And there was no way I was venturing to said bathroom facilities by myself. Forget it. Someone had to be with me at all times. I can’t decide what’s worse dropping trou in the middle of the wilderness & worrying about what or who might sneak up on you or setting my bare butt over that abyss! Please I’ve seen enough episodes of X-files to know what might come out & grab me! I was so panicked to get out of there I’d race out of the bathroom with my pants ½ way pulled up. I’m sure the rest of the campers appreciated it! Again my body wasn’t allowing it & by the time I got home I pretty much hadn’t gone to the bathroom in almost 2 days!
There was one time that I braved the bathroom by myself & of course I made a big to do about it!
Here I am triumphant!
The last time I went camping it rained pretty much the whole time we were there & I could never figure out why we didn’t just go home. It was cold & miserable. This time I made a rule that if it was raining I was leaving. And I meant it. Saturday morning I woke up to the sounds of rain pitter pattering on my tent. You are freaking kidding me!! Don’t worry it stopped after about 20 minutes & all was well!
The last time I went camping I was pretty much useless when it came to pretty much everything especially the cooking. This time I rocked it! I am a really good camp cook! I made us breakfast burritos, dutch oven blueberry cobbler & dutch oven chicken enchiladas. I’m not trying to be all whatever but man the food was awesome!
Don't you just love my hair & outfit?!
Chalise is quite a show when she gets in the wilderness. She has this pair of velour pants that she busted out & after she put those on she was a whole other person! She even has a little dance that she does when she wears them!
That night we played a fortune telling card game (think MASH when you were in grade school) that was supposed to reveal who your one true love is. If it was your turn to deal you had to wear the head lamp.
The game told me that my one true love is Val Kilmer which means it really works cuz Val Kilmer IS my one true love!!
All 3 of us brought something to dispose of whilst in the wilderness. One of Joelyn’s frogs passed away so we buried him & had a little graveside service. RIP Frank RIP.
Chalise brought leftover wood from her theater sets & we mostly used that for our fire. So she got to set her sets on fire.
I brought a stack of emails from someone that I’d rather not have around anymore. All together it was about 2 reams of paper. I had been hanging on to them all this time & just wasn’t quite ready to let them go. I decided my return to the wilderness was the perfect time & place to rid myself of them! At 1st it was very sad & I’m not even gonna front there were some tears but once I started throwing them on the fire it was on! It was very therapeutic to watch them go up in flames.
And then we made some killer smores over the ashes!!
And here's just some fun random pics from the trip. As if you haven't seen enough already!!
So the wilderness has redeemed itself!
