And a Camping He Did Go….
Labor Day Weekend Camping Trip 2009
My cousin asked us to go camping with them in September and my husband doesn’t “camp”, so the conversation went something like this…
HE SAID: No.
SHE SAID: We’ve never been camping together in 17 years!
HE SAID: We went camping a few years ago with your uncle, remember?
SHE SAID: You rented an RV! That doesn’t count. When have we slept out in a tent in the middle of the wilderness in all the time we’ve been together? We’ve never been on a family camping trip?
HE STARES.
SHE SAID: We need to unplug from society and get back to the land of the living.
HE SAID: What are you talking about?
SHE BLATANTLY USES THE CHILDREN: What about creating a great memory with the kids? They’re getting older…it would be a great experience!
SHE SAID: Pleeeeeaaaaase?!?!?!
HE SAID: {heavy sigh} OK.
SHE SAID: What?! Really?!?
And that’s how our camping trip of 2009 came to be. I ran to the telephone to call and tell everyone I was going camping with my hubby and my kids, who I’ve never been camping with. Oh, happy day! A family camping trip!
We swam, played “kick the can”, cooked great food over the campfire, roasted s’mores every night, went for twilight walks, played card and word games with the kids, told stories (some true, lol), walked around camp in our PJ’s, kicked it on the beach, threw the frisbee around, lounged and chatted over hot coffee.
But, alas, it wasn’t all bliss. My oldest daughter got stung on the inside of her lower lip by a bee that was floating in her soda…and my youngest got a tummy ache and threw up in between those lovely trees in the great outdoors. AND, that last night, I just about froze my whole *ss off (and there is some junk in this trunk)…no joke. Due to the fact that we’re NOT regular campers, we forgot important things like extra blankets and extra warm sleeping clothes (thank goodness for my cousin in her little RV – with heater – who gave my girls a few extras). I was doing jumping jacks in the restroom to stave off hypothermia, while my husband snored himself into tropical dreams. And so, admittedly, I used my puppy as a heater and stuffed him in my sleeping bag. Don’t worry, he was perfectly thrilled with the idea…he was all snuggly while defrosting me. It’s like I forgot that I live in Idaho or something.
Other than that, it was brilliant ~ loved it and will fight for it again next year!
Warmly (now that I’m home),
Rachel 
What a great story! Loved the phone exchange.
Sounds like a lot of fun and a great adventure to remember.
Good luck on going next year.
Kristine, you have to get him to go! You guys would have so much time and talk about quality time. Nothing gets in the way…it’s the best, even through the rain or cold or whatever, lol.
SMME, you are brave. I prefer to squeeze the Charmin, lol….
Thanks for commenting, guys! I love hearing everyone’s thoughts, comments, whatever is on your mind
Hahah. Sounds like you still had fun though. My boyfriend introduced me to the world of backpacking this summer so I’ve learned all about roughing it now. Psht. Toilet paper? Please, that’s why God made leaves. haha.
Your camping trip sounds fantastic, even with the hiccups
I too have been trying to convince my husband to go camping, I did it as a kid almost every weekend and have yet to take my kids, they are 7 & 4, he keeps saying next summer, this year I will make him stick to that !!!
Very inspiring
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