I’ve never been great at preparing for anything…I tend to leave things to the last possible minute, often finding it difficult to find inspiration for getting things done until the deadline is upon me!! But, knowing that I am responsible for the comfort and happiness of two boys and a husband (who hates to camp, anyway, and did I mention that tomorrow night, which we’ll spend in a tent with the 59% possibility of thunderstorms in the area that we’ll be camping, is our anniversary!???) – I was hit with the motivation to get things together!!

I put up our newly purchased tent, and was delighted at how easy it is to put up!! Yay, REI!!

I pulled out our sleeping bags, and sleeping pads, and our camp lantern – turned out the