On Camping

for the last year or so Zach will randomly talk about how he wants to start camping. Since he knows me and knows I'm not what people would call a "camper" I figured he had come up with a clever euphemism for sex.

Unfortunately, that was not the case. He was talking about camping. Like the pitch the tent (again, not talking about sex), sleep on the earth kind of camping.

I wasn't thrilled about this for any number of reasons, especially after my most fabulous weekend when Courtney said she didn't like camping because of "bears, mountain lions, and murderers". Yeah that didn't help. Even though Courtney is funny, skinny, beautiful and smart (these being reasons I generally don't trust a person) there was something in her eyes that made me believe she had legit reasons to be scared of those things.

Alas, I could look into these eyes no longer and say no. And can you blame me? mmmmm

I agreed to take a family "vaca" this fall. A camping "vaca". Lawd help me. Today we decided to get our equipment, including a bigger tent.

The kids have been so excited about the new tent and the thought of going camping. None as excited as Tomas, though, and when I told Zach that Tomas was most thrilled Zach says, rightly so, "That's how Tomas approaches everything in life. With complete and total excitement." So. freaking. true. Tent set up, check. Kids break dancing in said tent? Check.

I'll be the first to admit that one of the only reasons I agreed to our camping expedition was for the new socks and shoes. I've been campaigning for SmartWool socks for something close to a year. And if mama's gonna be a camper, mama might as well be a hiker. I think I look like a camper/hiker here, no?

In all actuality I'm rather excited for this weekend in end of August when I take 4 Zanax pack up the car with what will certainly be too much stuff and venture out into the wild. New shoes and all. Wish us luck with all things, but most especially the murderers.