The problem with blogging is people begin to know all your weaknesses and character flaws.
Most cyberspace friends already know this country girl’slady’s flaws:
- A devout shopper,
- a worrier,
- guilt ridden
- a planner,
- and a neat freak.
My hope is that all in all, you all (y’all in Virginia-ese) find these combined traits to be endearing.
But did you know that the BigFoot whiner was once an outdoorsy camping enthusiast?
Here are some FAQS you may have missed:
- Once, at 3 AM, I threw an air mattress across the pup tent at my devoted spouse.
Why?
Because I kept sliding off and onto the cold lumpy ground.
- And another time, I ran with a coat around my ankles to get back to the tent.
Why?
Because it was deer hunting season and it occurred to me that a beige suede coat whilst relieving oneself in the woods would conjure up images of a white-tailed deer!
- And how about the time I had to wear a black patch over my eye to a party. And it wasn’t Halloween and it wasn’t a costume to make me look like a Pirate either.
Why?
Because a giant gnat bit me near the eye and it swelled up to a frightening countenance.
- And then there was the time we were six minutes into the Appalachian Trail. Bravely carrying a 30 pound back pack I was moaning and lagging in line behind husband, our 8 year old son, and Tinker, the dog. That’s when I sat down in the middle of the trail and cried.
Why?
Because Y’All,
I hate camping!
More FAQs?
- How about the tent that blew away?
- Or having to sit under a tarp until a deluge of rain lets up?
- Or trying to sleep listening to something or things crashing through the forest?
- And wondering if we will be attacked by wolves or bears or angry deer.
- Or being “Nose Cold” (and I don’t mean a head cold). I mean a nose that’s almost frozen along with toes.
And now you have another character flaw to add to the list!
And Thank you Andrew for inspiring this post!
My husband has one comment whenever he’s asked about camping: “We’re hotel people.”
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I’m with Autumn’s husband. I’m a hotel people.
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So your definition of “roughing it” would be a hotel without room service?
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Hahaha! You are definitely correct. 🙂
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Like you Dora I hated camping but loved caravanning. Have a great weekend !
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Although my husband was an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts, he never has suggested that we go camping. Maybe that’s one reason that we’re still together!
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I’ve never been a fan of camping either, Dor. Between the bugs, snakes and bears…I can never sleep.
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Thanks for the belly laugh, Dor! Haha, hilarious! White-tailed deer…hehehe! I’m surprised you even agreed to camp in the first place. What was Bill thinking? 😉
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Hating camping is not a character flaw. It is sanity in a flawed world.
As a Girl Scout camp counselor for two summers, I had to go on camping trips. Thankfully I was under 21 and not in charge. I just whined incessantly in my head. I haven’t yet decided which was louder, the whining in my head or the mosquitoes perched on my ears.
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What is caravanning? I am imagining all sorts of things. 🙂
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You are on to something there Ronnie. One more of those camping trips and Bill and I might not have lasted all these 59 years! 🙂
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Ditto Jill!
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At first he was thinking “family” togetherness, great outdoors fun. Then we camped where we eventually built the house we live in now (on the edge of a forest primeval. And so it went…… 🙂
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I love that Anne – “Sanity in a flawed world.” And you were a mighty brave Girl Scout camp counselor to keep your whining in your head.
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I think some of that whining is still trapped in my head. It probably looks like a little black halo.
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I would say camping isnt my thing either…maybe in an RV lol
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It is a mobile home with all the conveniences inside i.e. cooker fridge bed etc., etc., which you hook onto your car and travel to wherever you want to go..
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Hahahaha! I can just picture that little black halo! 🙂
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Yes! That sounds wonderful Rita. All the comforts of home on the move. 🙂
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I keep saying it, we must be long-lost sisters. I too hate camping and when I saw your meme above, I thought “Exactly!!” And that brings to mind the time we went on a church family camp weekend to the Oregon coast. Yeah, most everyone else slept in their tents at the campground, we stayed in a nearby hotel. Why? Because of this mama. You can imagine my kids, who love to camp, weren’t ‘happy campers.’ Might have to be a blog post one day!
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O.k. “Sister”, I am eagerly awaiting that blog post on your church family camping weekend! Bet you were the best rested family in the group. 🙂
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I love camping. Why just the other day I spent three wonderful nights in a Hilton Inn with the window wide open! I could hear birds and everything!
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Hahahaha! My kinda camper…… 🙂
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That animal thing crashing through the forest is definitely a concern. Other crazy people too, nowadays!
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<—- Not a camper.
Hugs! MJ
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