The Pinkies just returned from a camping trip with the Gramps Pinkies, the cousin Pinkies, the Auntie/Uncle Pinkies, etc. We had a super-terrific time, and I hope to share some photos in the days ahead. For now, I'd like to sum up some of the things that were affirmed for me on this trip.
1. I hate camping.
2. There are times when you just need to be $@#$@# to someone.
3. I don't want boob implants.
4. Your period is still your period (only magnified) in the woods.
5. My dad is like a really old child. Bless my poor Mama's heart.
6. Someone with more authority than myself needs to revoke my husband's driver's license. And fishing license.
7. Television matters. I don't care what anyone says. I want it and lots of it.
8. Migraines are for my brain what viruses are for my children. They only show up on vacations or school holidays.
9. No matter how hard I try, I will always be phobic about not being able to see my feet while standing in cloudy water. End of story.
10. I am thankful I have my dad's sweat glands instead of my mother's. She sweats like a 400 pound lumberjack on crack.
11. Texas is truly the hottest planet in the solar system.
12. When a sign says HIGH WATER, do NOT attempt to drive past it.
13. Sometimes something that looks like a snake is actually a very large stick placed by your 6 year old to frighten you. Ahem.
14. I hate camping.
15. My husband has no qualms about stealing a coffee cup from a Hilton hotel. (Yes, we stayed at a Hilton on our way home from camping. So shoot me. Free Paris.)
16. Me and my siblings are slowly morphing into our parents. Which is odd because our children are slowly morphing into versions of our young selves. QUANTUM LEAP! Remember that show?
17. S'mores should be renamed S'Messy.
18. Mud is mud no matter where you are.
19. Nike soles are no match for a campfire.
20. Bear Grylles is an inspiring fellow. I dedicate every adventurous moment from my week to him, including this one that involved a trek through waist deep, CLOUDY river water. OMG.
4 comments:
LOL, that post cracked me up!
oh gawd--I can totally relate to your camping list. I, too, despise camping! But at least you had a pretty waterfall!
Erica
Sounds like quite an experience. I'm so glad my family never decided to camp!!
Ha Ha. That sounds like me and camping. BUT, I have the pleasure of camping about every other month, IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA (YUK!), with the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. The only part I acutally like is the sounds of nature. Hmmm, I wonder if I can convince the pack and troop to camp in my backyard.....Or, I can send them all camping and I can just set up my camping chair in my yard and hear the sounds of nature, alone, and still have my own bed, toilet, shower and kitchen with working fridge and stove! Yes, that sounds like my kind of camping!
Take Care,
Brita
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