Now, let me start back at the beginning of this weekend. Justin was trying to prove a point to me, and had told me he wasn't going to help me get my things ready to go camping (he had to work out of town). This plan worked for him until Thursday, when he realized I wasn't going to have enough time to get everything finished that I needed to. He got a haircut, and I went grocery shopping right accross the parking lot - when he was finished he met me in the store and we finished up together. Back at home that night, I was busy for a good three hours in the kitchen; cutting up veggies, making quinoa, making cucumber salad, and getting my food ready to be packed. Honestly, I can't believe how much I had to do to pack for the weekend - and it was only one person going!
I left home Friday at about 6:20, got to the campsite at about seven, and visited with my parents and aunt and uncle until my tent buddy arived, about 45 minutes later. There was a few different spots we could set up our tent, and since I was going to be sleeping in the tent with Brittany, I wanted to make sure she was happy with the location! She chose the spot that I wanted, and we went to setting up our sleeping quarters. When Justin wanted to teach me a lesson with packing, I decided I was going to be Miss Independant for the weekend, so when it came to setting up the tent, I was all in.
I'm pretty sure we were all really excited to be out camping with one another (my other cousin - Brittanys younger sister Kas, Kas's boyfriend Evan, and Brittany):
This is a crazy firepit/lawn mower contraption, that we thought my dad had built and brought along. Turns out he's not the only crazy handyman, and it belonged to the campground.
Part of my independance meant making my own meals. I decided to document my creativity and culinary skills to show Justin. I did forget to snap a photo of my supper Friday night, which was a smokie and bun with a handful of chips and cucumber salad. This is my breakfast Sunday morning:
The weather this weekend wasn't nearly as nice as it was last weekend, but that's May Long for you! It was quite windy, and only about 10-15 degrees. My mum even let Brittany and I borrow a space heater for our tent, which kept us nice and cozy! We went over to my aunt and uncles campspot that had a wind fence built behind it Saturday afternoon. Behind the wind fence it was pretty nice, so we made ice cream.
Not having Justin, and our trailer out camping was really odd. I honestly felt a little lost; like an orphan. I just migrated back and forth between my parents trailer and Brittany and Kas' parents trailer. When I told Gloria I felt that way one night by the fire, she said she didn't mind at all! Brittany and Kas were always wanting me to eat with them, so a few times I'd make my food and bring it over to their trailer to eat with them. One of my least favorite parts about not having our trailer, was not having a bathroom to call my own, and using the outhouse and shower house - but it did have a mirror to take a photo of myself.
My lunch Saturday (pea pods, and my pre-made quinoa with a Mike's hard):
Saturday night I was supposed to eat a pork chop that I had marinated in teryaki sauce with sliced red pepper, onion and pinapple with rice. My parents had made lots of food, and my mum suggested I share their supper (chicken breast with salsa and cheese, sweet potatoes, homemade dill bread and broccoli with sun dried tomato dressing):
Sunday, before eating breakfast (my extravegant porkchop meal - I wanted to use it up) we all hung out in the trailer and watched a movie (21). I've got to say, it's pretty nice to sit inside where it's warm when the wind is whipping outside!
After breakfast "us kids" hung out in the trialer some more, and played a few card games. We played a bit of poker, using toothpicks as chips. And then, a new game was invented: guess how many toothpicks will be stuck to my cheek when I put my cheek on the pile of toothpicks. I think we may have had a touch of cabin fever!
Justin had texted me Saturday night, telling me the job that they were working on was rapping up early Sunday morning. He decided once he made it home, he'd come out with the trailer in tow, and arrived at the campsite around three. While we were showing my aunt and uncle (Kas and Britt's parents) our new trailer I took this photo; it just so happens to be the only picture I took of Justin out camping this trip!
Mine and Brittany's impromtu photo shoot this morning (right before we started taking down the tent, we decided to lay on the bed in there together in the sunshine, we were both missing each other as bed buddies from the night before when I went to sleep in the trailer):
Then, the weekend of camping came to a close. We all said our goodbyes, and headed back home to our respective cities. Shortly after leaving is when we got the call from Brent about needed the weld job. He felt bad, saying he interupted our weekend - but there's nothing nicer than getting out to the farm. Even just for a little while.
That was our May Long this year. Next week, we'll be back to our regularly schedualed programming with the Monday Challenge!
