8) Camping has lots of STUFF you can buy.
I kinda like this part of camping. Okay, I really like this part of camping. Along with all new pink and green river outfits, and my waterproof notepads, there was lots of new STUFF.
Like, my flashlight. It has FOUR settings. One of them is the Spinning Disco Lights setting. That is TOO COOL. Yes, everyone else had official looking headlamps. But my flashlight blinked Green, Red, and Yellow. Theirs did NOT.
And there are tents and sleeping bags and cup holders that float. And waterproof bags and sparkly helmets. And campfires that run off of propane tanks. And, did you know that you can buy ice in 18 inch cubes? This reminded me so much of Little House on the Prairie and the blocks of ices they cut from frozen ponds.
There are mattress pads that come in all sorts of colors and waterproof MP3 players (which I totally should have had b/c I stupidly brought Speedy the iPod on the river and he stopped working after day 1… he magically recovered once we were back in PA).
I just wanted to go in a sporting goods store and buy all of the gadgets and widgets and electronic things that look like they fell out of Westerfeld’s UGLIES.
In fact, on our way home from the airport – before we’d eaten or showered or done anything prodcutive, I convinced St.Matt to detour to E.M.S. so I could just look at it all again.
He wouldn’t let me buy any! Not even when I argued that there may come a time when we need a throw bag in our backyard…
You had me at Spinning Disco Lights setting. omg.
Sounds like Speedy was not a fan of the whole camping experience so you’ll need the waterproof one for next time.
Courtney – it is a true WONDER. And just because it came from the KIDS’ toys section does not make it any less magical. I KNOW that everyone else was jealous… even if they didn’t exactly say so, I read between the *giggles* and saw the jealousy.
Irish – YUP! And they also make waterproof Petunia-cases. NEED!