Test Run

This year for family weekend we're camping. Or, as Ben would say, we're "camping." Mom and Dad have a tent camper with a kitchenette and two king size beds, so camping is a somewhat loose term. Anyhow, Ben and I got a tent six years ago when we got married and have never used it. It's a seven man tent, somewhat ridiculous, but if there ever came a time when we would be camping, by all means we wanted the biggest tent at the campground.

Since we've never set up a tent and only saw this guy in a super cute sample size at Target we figured we'd better give it a test run. Mainly to prevent any embarrassing moments that you know would be brought back up at every family gathering until someone else did something dumber.

We set this bad boy up in the garage to stay out of the elements (cough, a slight breeze) that could potentially complicate things. We successfully got it up with the one page instructions and only a few minor set backs in 30 minutes! Now, that does not include staking it down or decorating it with gaudy camper lights, but all in all, a successful first attempt.

So this weekend will be a true test to see if we are "real campers." Don't worry, I have the air mattress and 500 hundred thread count sheets packed, plus power strips for the cell phones, fans, and iPods.