The past weekend saw Heather and I apart for a large amount of the time.
I went camping with the Boy Scouts, and Heather had a movie night with some girls from church.
In the days leading up to the weekend, Heather was making phone calls and sending e-mails to entice people to come over. I meanwhile, was rapidly eating through my Christmas gift money buying cold weather camping gear. The premiere purchase:
A sleeping bag rated down to ZERO degrees! The picture isn’t from the camping trip, but Heather thought she should record my testing the bag for proper fit.
By all accounts, Heather’s movie night went really well… and the camping was kind of cold 🙂
Actually, it wasn’t so bad. We had access to cabins, so weren’t out in the cold the entire time, nor did I really need the ultra cold weather bag when we were sleeping inside. I am prepared now though!
It was my first trip camping with the troop as an adult leader. The trip back in November was a training event and I didn’t camp with the troop. I had fun, but it was challenging to know exactly how much guidance I should be giving. Doubly hard when many of my meals were being cooked by 14 year-old boys. In the end though, I think the boys had fun, and hopefully learned a few things.
I had fun, and learned a lot, even if the boys didn’t! I don’t know if I can quantify it as easily as saying “I learned square-lashing” but I am sure I will be better at working with the troop next time we go out.
-Jordan
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