We got up and out early yesterday morning to take a 3 day camping trip in the Rocky Mountains. All the campsites in the national park were reserved, so we left early hoping to get one of the "no reservation" sites. Thankfully, we got one, and had a great start to the trip! The girls colored and ate Rocky Mountain Carmel Corn while Charlie and I set up.
I took a nap in my camp chair while Charlie read a bit (he says it was a 45 min. nap, but I don't think I believe him!). I've been awfully tired lately. It must be all the gestating I've been doing. ;-)
Then nightfall came upon us. Dinner was a little rough around the edges, but I assumed it was because everyone was tired and didn't have naps. Charlie cooked some delicious burgers for us and then we had s'mores. We sat around the camp fire for a bit and enjoyed each other's company until it started raining. At that point, Charlie was astonished that I didn't bring any beer (oops) and so we devised a plan to put the girls into their PJ's, drive to Estes Park, pick up beer, and return slowly so that everyone would fall asleep.
Our plan worked perfectly, and we even got a stunning view of a lightening storm over the mountains. It was so beautiful.
We got everyone back, started transferring people (and a puppy) into their beds, and then all heck broke loose.
While we were in Texas, I learned that Colette can't get over-tired or she freaks out. For hours. In the middle of the night.
Well, that happened last night too! Charlie and I got probably 3 hours of sleep, and by the time we got up in the morning, we decided to just go ahead and pack up and go home. There was no use in sticking around for another night of misery.
We've had a lovely and restful day at home. The girls played in their little pool, ran around the back yard, and now we are planning to grill up the hot dogs that were meant for the campfire tonight. I'm hoping for an early bed time for them, and then maybe a great movie for us.
All this to say, life isn't always sunshine and roses. I know that some people don't like to blog their "bad" days, and I don't want mine to be a little stop on the internet where people can encounter Negative Nancy. I'm hoping, however, that sometime in the future I'll come back to read this entry and laugh about our incomplete camping trip. Hopefully, by that "sometime" my almost-two-year-old will be out of this stage! Until then, I think we'll stick with day trips. :-)
Good for you for trying, and the one night of camping looks great! I want to start camping more!!
I loved this entry, and love reading your posts! Thanks for sharing. Keep on gestating ;)
Much love!
Posted by: ViolinMama | July 02, 2009 at 08:36 PM