The time I went camping and left the pink sparkle watch at home.

Aside from one ill-fated campout in '95 or '96, when my cousin Hilary was scared off for good thanks to a certain notorious thunderstorm, I have been the only girl to regularly attend the Morby campouts with my dad, brother, cousins, and uncles.

I don't know why my sister or other cousins have never had any interest in joining us, or why the one night Kathy spent out there this most recent campotu was, as she put it, "my first and last campout."

What's not to love? Campfires, fishing, hiking, guns, fireworks, food
straight off the grill or camp stove, reading by the lake... These are a few of my favorite things!

Of course, there's no running water, a few bugs and snakes, and sleeping on the ground... But no, even then: what's not to love?

One thing that I noticed several times was the interesting dichotomy and warring halves of my girly and tomboy camping sides. For instance:

Yes, I did manage to wash my hair over the weekend. BUT I washed it in the lake. With some Old Spice body wash, because that's what was
there.

Okay, so I brought back some honeysuckle from the woods to put on one of the picnic tables. BUT in my other hand? I was carrying a snake skin.

Yes, I brought my comforter out to the campsite in a Nordstrom shopping bag. BUT I carried it into a tent that I OWN and set up myself, with some help from Dad, before we also set up my brother's tent. So.

Fine, I brought back more wildflowers from the field out by the power easement. I'll give you that one. BUT I hacked off the ends with a machete so they would fit in a cup of water.

BOOM.

Sound like too much fun to be had? IT WAS. Want to feel like you were there? Click play!
Previously: 2010 Morbypalooza Campout Video

Observations

-When we took off on the plane yesterday, they guy next to me still had his ipod playing- but it was in his pocket. I couldn't tell if he was ignoring it or unaware. I seriously contemplated telling on him for a while. But I didn't.

-Is it appropriate for the person in the middle seat to straddle you while facing you- whilst maneuvering to get to their seat? (I didn't think so.)

-Don't set your coffee next to your laptop on your tiny tray table. You can't control the other passengers as they stumble towards the bathroom. You might get a lap of hot coffee.

-I bought the most expensive paperback book of fiction yesterday. I just handed it to the guy at the airport shop and then made my eyes pop out of my head when he said $17 dollars. I had already handed him my card... there was no going back. I feel like I shouldn't even open the book or dog-ear the pages.

-When I opened my suitcase this morning I realized that it doesn't matter how much deodorant you wear or how many showers you take. Camp laundry all smells nasty.

-I ate cereal for about 10 of my meals this week. I wasn't feeling camp cuisine. Still... I just had cereal for breakfast.

-I got to see my parents for about 3 hours last Saturday. I flew into Austin to speak at camp and my parents drove up from Houston just to take me to lunch. I love my parents.

-This week was exhausting, but it was the kind of exhausting that leaves you smiling and crying. I watched kids change. I watched Him change them.

-I just spellchecked this post and had spelled deodorant and cuisine incorectly. (Anyone else not surprised by that?)

-I need to go take clothes out of the dryer.

-I also need to be more exciting. But... today is not that day.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

What You Write About When Your Mind Is Blank Oh And Also You Are Boring

It seems like the original Star Wars trilogy keeps popping up and up and up recently. On blogs, on hilarious videos, on blogs, and really just all over pop culture! It's like a new Star Wars renaissance! And... I think I have to be a part of it. So I found a used copy of the trilogy and ordered it on Amazon. It was time.

I watched "Away We Go" tonight. It had some very funny parts, lots of very indie music, and overall was very enjoyable. Plus, any movie with Alisson Janney and Catherine O'Hara is worth looking into. I probably won't ever own it or anything, but still: yes.

So... I DVR'ed an ABC Family movie last night. Starring Hilary Duff. Called "Beauty and the Briefcase." And, believe me, I am embarassing myself by even writing that down for all to see. So the question is... will you still be my friend?

The Facebook Page I help run for work recently crossed the 5,000 fan mark. Did I mention that? Well it did, and I am overjoyed. And it only took us about 6 months to make it! I am most pleased. My fellow Facebook-er and I even took a picture of ourselves thanking the members because we are just awesome and also dorky enough to do that.

Last night I learned that guys, even when they are 25, are not able to resist the aisle of the store that contains Nerf products. Nerf guns, Nerf swords, what-have-you. Like moths to a foam flame, I am telling you.

I went camping this weekend with my dad, brother, uncles, and cousins. It's our annual tradition of playing with fire, fishing, being filthy, and just generally acting like rednecks. Video and photos hopefully to come.... But I have over 200 to go through (I HAVE A PROBLEM, OKAY?) so in the meantime, here. Have a picture or three.