September 1, 2015

Not me

Scott bought a camper last week.  I think he bought it because now he thinks I'll go camping with him.  Which is fine.  I might.  And we had that pop-up camper that he got on Craigslist in Missouri but the hail pretty much destroyed it this past spring, so it was onto the real thing I guess.





He took his dad and the dogs into western Colorado on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday and you're probably wondering why I didn't go along.  Well, I would've had to take off work and that wasn't in the cards, obviously.  And I know he just wanted to get away and relax.  To me, camping is not relaxing.  What is relaxing is the chance to catch up.  I had time to grade papers, plan stuff for school, workout, go to lunch with a friend, run errands, CLEAN, do lots of laundry, etc  Time and space to spread out and take care of everything that needs to be taken care of IS the relaxing thing to me.  Camping for the weekend would've led to more work and a stressed-out work week.  Most people enjoy getting out into the woods to "relax", but not me.


Next weekend, we've got the state fair, a concert, a cookout, and a trip to Denver. The weekend after that we have our anniversary, most likely another trip to Denver, and I've got to decorate for fall (because I used to do that in August back in Alaska...I'm fall-ing behind).

I needed a weekend of nothing.

While I missed the dogs a lot (like an insane amount), it was nice to sleep in until 8 without Jett waking me up at the crack of dawn demanding food.  That dog does not sleep in.
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It's also worth mentioning that today is our SEVEN YEAR dating anniversary.  Time flies.  We started dating in Pennsylvania in 2008 and this is our 4th state and our 4th house.  That's a lot in 7 years.


11 comments:

  1. I can understand your appreciation for weekends of 'nothing' on which you can accomplish so much of plain old work that has to get done. And you guys have seriously lived a lot of life in 7 years! You brought back a sudden reminder that actually, Angel and I met for the first time 7 years ago this week, it was my first day of college, I think it was Sept 2nd, actually. And we're in our 3rd country together--though we only ever lived in one state in the USA.

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  2. That IS a lot in 7 years! And yeah...camping isn't me either. I don't HATE it, but I definitely don't love it. And it's SO MUCH WORK! I don't see how people think it's relaxing! I have a 4 day weekend this weekend and I've already got big plans to do some writing work and a whole lot of nothing!

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  3. Happy dating anniversary!

    I don't "get" camping either. To me, you're just doing an awful lot of work to live much less comfortably than you do at home.

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  4. Your idea of relaxing is the same as mine!

    Happy dating anniversary!

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  5. Have fun at the state fair, I haven't been to Colorado's in years and I missed Missouri's this year because we were so darn busy.

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  6. I totally agree, weekends of "nothing" are essential to my sanity! Everyone relaxes and unwinds in their own way.

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  7. I love weekends of nothing! To be honest when Kyle is in the field on weekends I enjoy that time to just be quiet.

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  8. We're actually looking to buy a camper! There's a lot of places we want to explore while living in Arizona, and it would be easier and cheaper to do it with a camper. We love taking our pup places, and most hotels don't allow a 90 pound dog. :)

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  9. that IS a lot in 7 years! happy anniversary! the idea of camping does not sound fun or relaxing to me at all... nope. relaxing at home while catching up on errands? that sounds fun.

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  10. camping isn't my jam but campers jsut might be....is there a working bathroom in there?

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  11. I am jealous of your quiet weekend! I feel like I am constantly playing catch up.

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