Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Happy Camper

Tomorrow I am off for an 8 day adventure on the mighty Colorado. My dad and I shall join a group of other intrepid rafters and sit through freezing water, blazing sun, and nights full of bugs. Sounds fun, I think. All I wanted in my post-bar trip was a total escape from my everyday routine, and I think this completely fits the bill. Murphy will join the puppies over at the Eddie/Haswoe household, and I shall sleep in a tent.
I admit, I am a tad nervous. But I completed my pre-trip awesome shopping trip and am now the proud owner of lime green hiking sandals (you know the type, with the protected toe and the mesh webbing, oh joy), a plaid button down with western-ish designs, pants that have zip-off legs, and a Jurassic Park/Indiana Jones-esque hat complete with a drawstring. Eddie almost collapsed into a heap when he saw my outfit, and my dad was definitely chuckling when I described the get-up over the phone. I also got all sorts of bio-friendly shampoo and such. So basically the trip was an opportunity for me to go shopping in a camping store rather than at a shoe boutique. Loves it. (Oh, and for those of you seeking the infamous body glide in a small travel size? REI carries it, and a formula with sunscreen, as well. Hooray!)
Anyway, have a fantastic labor day holiday, and I will be sure to bring back lots of camping stories and probably some mud from the river, apparently it is a tad dirty. Who knew?

1 comment:

eddie said...

You describe it well, but it still doesn't do justice to the sheer awesomeness of this outfit. Maybe think Jurassic Park, but someone showing up to auditions to the movie, and just looking too . . . well, too Jurassic Park-y and peppy that they were turned down for the role. It's the sort of outfit that, if there happens to be one dinosaur left on the mighty Colorado, it will come and seek A'Hottie. And then it will die laughing.

Most. Awesome. Outfit. Ever.