Camping

I decided that I wanted to go camping this fall! As a result, we went yesterday! When we got to our site we got the tent out and began to set it up without directions. Fortunately I had tried to set it up Thursday, so I at least knew the idea behind the set up. We got the tent put up fairly quick. Mark began the fire while I created a "good environment" (basically, I got the inside of the tent and the chairs set up).

I had marinated some steak Friday afternoon and we assembled Kabobs before we left the house. Once we got there we realized the fire was way to hot to just

hold the kabobs while they cooked (duh-huh). Mark rigged a contraption with our spare tent poles and aluminum foil that would hold our yummy steak at the perfect flame licking height. After 1 try with veggies on the kabob we decided to season & steam our squash, onion, and zucchini in packets over the hot coals. SO YUMMY!

Mark taught me how to play rummi last night, and we enjoyed the evening staying up late with each other.

The only negative to the whole thing was the fact that we were laying on gravel. We did not plan for this, so we did not have near enough padding to make us comfortable! Next time we will take a blowup mattress so we get more sleep and don't wake up sore.