Happy Campers

This may come as a surprise to some of you (mostly my family) but I enjoy camping. Camping-camping. Not "cabin" camping or "camper" camping, but real-live-tent-camping. And it is oh-so-enjoyable when done with good friends.

To be fair, there are a few things I dislike about camping:

1. mosquitos

2. spiders

3. any other sort of insect/bug-like creature

4. not having an [indoor] bathroom within 5 steps--especially in the middle of the night

Things I like about camping:

1. S'mores

2. More s'mores

3. Having nothing but time

4. Relaxing around the campfire

5. It's socially acceptable to not shower for 3 days

Despite rain, mud, and cold nights, we made it through and had a wonderful time. I was extremely exhausted when we got home yesterday because I didn't sleep so well for two nights. We were talking about how we slept and how many times we woke up in the middle of the night. I think Josh said it best: "I don't think I woke up that many times. Because that would imply that I was asleep first, which wasn't the case."

I went to sleep around 9 o'clock last night and slept until 9 o'clock this morning. I only woke up one time. But I'd much rather wake up to music blaring next door if I'm in my own bed with warm blankets, and a bathroom within [barefoot] walking distance than waking up because a squirrel is eating our ice chest, sleeping on a deflated air mattress with freezing blankets, and a bathroom so far away that I don't even want to think about it for fear that the mere thought will make me have to 'go.'

In summary:

Loved camping.

Thankful for the comforts of home.