about a month ago, lina + i did something that i loooove to do: we went camping. my brother, nick, announced to us sometime in august that he thought we should go camping as a family during the autumn – since we were all in the same place now… and not spread out across the state or across the ocean. so, the 3 of us decided that a camping trip to celebrate my dad’s 70th birthday was the perfect reason to make this family outing happen.
we left on a friday afternoon for hot springs, nc, and set up camp until midday. while we were there, we basically made delicious camp food, sat by the fire, read some books, wandered a bit, drank beer, cooked + ate more food, and sat by the campfire some more. it was a magical weekend – one that i will never forget. one that i have stashed away in the recesses of my memory, knowing that i will draw upon those cozy late night, dark moments around the fire or those chilly mornings of preparing camp breakfasts together, for the rest of my life. everything was so simple + slow + real + intentional. we were off the grid + unplugged. just enjoying the surroundings + each other.
well, my amazing wife did her amazing thing and created a video of the weekend – so now i have a some live action memories of what happened that weekend; and i cannot express with words what this little video means to me. i cry every single time i watch it.
if you’d like, take a little look, and see how we spent our family weekend together. i’m gonna watch it again + again + again. hehe.
Oh my gosh, that was awesome! It was so great I wish that I had been there.
Thanks, hon! It was a fun weekend – and I’m sure it would have been super fun to have had you there too!
That was so great. What a lovely keepsake! Hope you had fun. Luv Dayna x
I know, Dayna, I am so grateful to have it to look back on as time passes. What a great way to remember such a special time. xoxo