I went camping!!

And for those of you who just passed out...I'll wait a moment for you to regain your composure.

Ok...better now? Good. So yes, you heard it right, I went camping, for two days in a tent, in 30 degree weather and it was fabulous.

My Dad always put it best, "Heather, you're idea of roughing it, is pulling back the sheets at a Hilton." If he was here today, he'd be so proud.

I used to be a volunteer at a day camp when I was thirteen. On Friday's we would camp. I'm talking, no tent, lay down in your sleeping bag on the ground, in front of the fire and sleep. Not fun. Not fun at all. It was the dew that got me. The humidity from the summer, the early morning veil of mist that had draped over my face during the morning was enough for me to say, I'm not that girl. The one that loves the outdoors, hikes for the fun of it and roughs it in the woods with her friends for good times.

That's just it...I am that girl, minus the hiking for fun part. But I love the outdoors, every square inch of it. I love to have a good time and so what if you don't take a shower for two days, I wouldn't take back all the laughter and stories for anything.

I thank my friend Amy for telling me I was going camping with her and her friends and for putting up with my babble of nerves and my constant questions. I have to prepare for everything and I've learned that with camping there is no planning. You go, you have fun and that's it. I have to confess, I had three bags packed and quickly realized that might be a little much and I surely didn't want to look like a city girl that needed all these city items to survive nature. So I carried two bags and used four items the whole weekend. I even carried fire wood that left sappy, bug juice on my favorite coat, which I secretly and swiftly poured water on and scrubbed vigorously until all signs of bug guts were gone, all while smiling and laughing with the group.

It feels good to come out of your comfort zone every once in awhile. The second you step over the line of comfort and open you heart and mind to something new, you might actually enjoy it. You might just end up with new friends. You might just end up finding something you love and want to do again. You might just end up with a story that will forever remain in your memory...it's not just Vegas that has secrets. Shhhhhhh!!!


Heather K.