"Its Like We Are A Family!" (Danielle Glass)

July 18th and 19th 

Camping! Oh my favorite. NOT! I really have never understood the concept of camping. I read an ecard once  that explained it all. Camping is paying a small fortune so that you can live like a homeless person. Yep, I agree :) But yet I couldn't resist when my sister asked if I would go with her and join our parents on their campsite and go zip lining down in Brown County. The whole concept behind doing a blog for me is to do new things, learn new things and spend time with people. So...I stepped out of my comfort zone and into the wilderness. Yet again, I committed to something without thinking through about the fact that I'm a bit terrified of heights. How terrified? Well, watching Harry Potter fly around on a broom on the tv makes my palms sweat. Yeah, its serious. I tried to just not think about it too much beforehand.

I picked Danielle up and we drove down on a Friday night. We started the evening with a hay ride. We had to rush because we cant miss the HAYRIDE! Our mother turned this into a very serious event. On our way there she calls us saying,  "Hurry up the hayride is at 7, we cant miss it." We get there and they have dinner almost done and she's yelling at Johnny, "Hurry up and finish dinner we cant miss the hayride." Dinner is served, "DON'T CHEW YOUR FOOD, JUST SWALLOW! WE ARE GOING TO BE LATE FOR THE HAYRIDE! Its first come first served and if we don't get there it will fill up! " SO we finish dinner walk over to where the hayride starts at about 6:50. I'm pretty sure crickets were chirping. We were the only ones there... Then shes like well where is everyone at? Don't they know the hayride starts in 10 minutes! Needless to say we made it in time.

After the hayride through the park we went back to the campsite and set some marshmallows on fire and I made smores with Aspen for the first time. 

Yum Yum! 

That night myself, parents, sister, nephew and Aspen were all squeezed into this camper and we could barely turn around without hitting something or each other. We were all scrambling around and trying to get pjs on and trying to get the kids ready for bed. Everyone was being loud and Aspen yells, "Hey Guys!" We all give her our attention and she says very seriously, "Its like we are a family." Ha. Yep. Good observation child. I got her in her bed and tucked her in and Danielle and Josh got in the bed across from hers. I went outside and was waiting for her to fall asleep. I went back in to check on her and this is what I found. 

Ha, all three of them squeezed onto this little couch. She didn't want to sleep by herself. This kid cracks me up. 

Meanwhile, I decided I wasn't sleeping up in that heap of mess so I made myself a bed in the back of my van. Who the heck was I kidding? Have you ever slept in the back of a van? There comes a point when you realize your body can not withstand the abuse that you put it under. I woke up the next morning and desperately needed coffee and tylenol! After getting up we took Aspen on a short nature walk and then traveled down the road to the ziplining place.

We got there and were suited up for death. I mean ziplining.   

Dude, I figured if I was going to plummet to my death I better wear my Taylor shirt one last time. 

I didn't take my camera with us but i will have to say there were some awesome views seen as you are soaring through the air from one landing to another. It feels like you are going a lot faster than it looks. I tried keeping my eyes open but the anxiety/sweaty palm/heart racing effects of fear were definitely taking place on a couple of the higher jumps. It was fun and I will check it off the list of adventures I have been on. I didnt anticipate being as sore as I was the days prior to the zipping. I think I was holding on to those handles for dear life because my whole upper body was throbbing the next day. Thanks Danielle for taking me on your adventure with you and giving me a chance to try something new. And as for camping.....

Thank you Lord Jesus for beds!