Camping Adventure

Brian, Nolan and I arrived home safely Monday afternoon after a fantastic weekend of camping. Nolan literally cried when he realized we wouldn't be sleeping in the camper (that we rented from base) that night. We traveled up north a bit to Alabama and stayed at a great state park near Birmingham. My only complaint (other than bugs and critters, but I'm pretty much a wimp, I'm okay with that) was that we didn't have enough time to do everything we wanted. We're already contemplating a trip back before we leave. There's no way to post all the pictures from our trip, but I'll try to choose the best ones over a few posts. On a side note, thank you for all your prayers, phone calls and updates as to where Gustav was heading. We weren't sure when we left Friday what we'd be coming home to. I'm grateful our home was spared, sad that others weren't as lucky and relieved that it wasn't as bad as it could have been. There were LOTS of evacuees pouring into the camp Saturday night and all day Sunday and Monday. It was humbling to chat with these people. This is just another reason, that though I think this area is beautiful, I couldn't ever hang my boots. So, on a happier note, I want to hear about everyone else's (hopefully) long weekend...what did you do? Who did you see? Leave us a comment and let us know what you're up to!

The pop up camper, that Nolan thought would make a loud POP when opened. He was happy it didn't!

It took Brian 5 minutes to set this up. Apparently these "a-frame" type pop ups are fairly new to the camper scene and we were questioned all weekend on it. People were sooo curious we joked that we should charge a fee and give tours. It sleeps 4, there is a/c, a small fridge, stove, sink, one bed converts to a table & two chairs in the day, the other to a couch. There was certainly not much storage space if were camping longer than a weekend, but I will probably never camp in a tent again after this. Brian cooking up dinner the first night. Okay, I'd love to post more, but I'm exhausted, more pics to follow soon!

Happy Labor Day Weekend

Hope you all have a great weekend. We are praying Gustav doesn't hit us, and no matter where it goes, we pray that people are safe and smart. That being said, we won't have access to a computer over the weekend because Brian is taking us to a spa a 4 star hotel camping! Actually, I'm really excited and look forward to telling you more about it when we return, which may or may not be on Monday depending on this storm. So, bon voyage, have a great one!

Who knew?

I absolutely love finding little restaurants that I had no idea existed. I love it even more when they are in my town and the foods good. A couple weeks ago, Brian and I drove downtown and saw this little place called Michael's. We didn't remember seeing it before, but thought we'd give it a go. It was awesome. The food was great and even Nolan devoured his meal. But you haven't heard the best part. While I was contemplating dessert ("no, I really shouldn't" I was telling myself) and wondering why our waitress hadn't offered, she walked by and says, all casual and sweet, "Oh, there's complementary dessert at that table over there. Help yourself!" At that point my eyes misted over with joy for my new favorite restaurant. Free dessert? Seriously, they'll never get me out of there!

He eats ham, therefore he is a ham!