Last week at this time, I was sitting around a campfire in Northern Ohio with friends. We went camping with friends and my sister-in-law. For four days and three nights, I was without tv, newspapers, or an alarm clock- it was wonderful! I had forgotten just how much I love camping (albeit in a trailer now- I always loved tent camping before) until this weekend. Each night, I sat around the fire, reclining back in our friends' really nice chairs, and just looked up at the stars. I honestly think that there were more stars in the sky this weekend than I have ever seen before!!
Whenever I sleep in a trailer, I immediately think of when I was a kid and going to my grandparents' trailer in Grindstone City. I loved those vacations. I think that my grandpa was smiling down on us last weekend. My friend's dad, Milton, went on the trip and he taught Rachel how to fish (with a cane pole) . She LOVED it! She caught four fish and wants to go again. Of course, "Grandpa Frey" didn't make her bait her own hook or take the fish off, unlike my grandpa did to me!! Regardless, I think Grandpa Farrand would have been proud!
We are really looking forward to the day when our debts are paid off and we can get a camper of our own. We'd like to have more relaxing weekend like we just had!