mother daughter camping trip

I went camping with my mom this weekend and we had such a nice time despite the rather scary thunderstorm on Friday night. Good thing we were so badass and got the tarp and tent up quickly. I (of course) forgot to take my camera but I did manage to take a photo of the site with my phone.

My mom's arm is healing so nicely and I believe she has gained back some confidence that she may have lost this winter. At one point we were setting up the tent and she just picked up the hammer and pounded a stake into the ground. I said "Hey Mom! Look! You're hammering!" and she said "Wow I am! I didn't even think about it!" It was a really nice moment.

Today I'm just biding my time at work because I'm waaaaay too excited for The Amazing Meeting 6 in Las Vegas. I want to do a little dance around my desk! *dances* I don't leave until Wednesday - argh! I've not been on a super big vacation before and it's even more awesome that I can go with my boyfriend (yeah, I've got a boyfriend). It's nice to experience something new with someone you care about. And have hotel sex. Hot. Plus, I'm pretty sure I'll get to meet Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller fame. We are definitely going to see them perform Saturday night, but they will also be attending TAM 6 so perhaps I'll just casually run into him while wearing a lowcut shirt and carrying a big sharpie marker.

I will do a more formal post on being a camper at a later date when I'm not so excited about meeting Elvis. I will leave you with this photo that was at a little mom & pop store down the road from our campground this weekend. Those of you from Pittsburgh will understand why this is funny.