Camping Polaroids

I took my Fuji Instax camping with us this past weekend.

I only took 2 photos, but I quite like them!

 Up next... Hilton Head polaroids!

Camping at the Que

So as I mentioned last week, we went camping this past weekend at one of our favorite places!  We were planning on camping Friday through Sunday, but the weather was acting up on Saturday afternoon, so we cut it short.  We still had a great time though!

We spent Friday night grilling dinner over the fire, drinking home-brews, looking at the stars (and spotting a planet!), and just chatting the night away.  After a good night's sleep in our tent, we woke up Saturday to beautiful weather.  We cooked breakfast over the fire, made hot coffee with our french press, and just enjoyed the great view of the lake.  We went for a walk through the woods, napped in our tent, then went for a run.  The weather was gorgeous in the morning.  We floated around the lake on our rafts, enjoying the sunshine.  By the time we made our way back to our campsite in the early afternoon, the weather started to turn.  It got really dark really fast.  We were cooking lunch over the fire when it started thundering and raining.  So we decided to pack everything up and call it a day, instead of staying another night.  Which actually worked out nicely because we ended up heading into the town of Johnstown (where we went to college, met, had our first apartment together, fell in love, etc etc etc!) and had a nice little time reminiscing about the 5 years we spent living there.  All in all, a great weekend for sure!

Look at those storm clouds!

We left shortly after this...

Can't wait until our next camping adventure!

Que, We're Coming!

 Today at 6:30pm, I will be here:

Brett & I made a spur-of-the-moment decision to go camping this weekend!  This is one of our only free weekends for the entire Summer, so we wanted to take advantage of it & do something we loooove.  I think we also convinced Lee & Jess to meet us there. :)  After work, we are heading up to Johnstown, PA to go camping here, at the Quemahoning Reservoir.  We used to go here all.the.time when we lived in Johnstown.  We haven't been back since last Memorial Day weekend.  It is still one of our favorite places in the world.  Camping right on the water, witnessing some of the most gorgeous sunrises, swimming in the water, and relaxing under the stars... now that is my idea of a great weekend!

How are you taking advantage of the weekend?

HAPPY FRIDAY!*

"the human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man..."

we are back from our 3 day camping trip at the quemahoning reservoir!
IT WAS AWESOME!
i'm pretty much ready to go back right now...

shall we recap via photo?
let's!

our campsite
notice the rafts...
we spent a looot of time laying on those in the middle of the lake :)

jess and her pup, riley!

isn't he adorable? he LOVED camping

brett & i were eyeing up this sailboat all weekend
definitely on our list to own one day :)

we found these awesome rocks off the beaten path
they were high above the lake
and made for very sweet jumping platforms
(top: brett, bottom: dan & breanne, and i jumped too!)

gorgeous, i want to go back already

attempting to chop wood...

brett taking over :)

breathtaking...

"I remember a hundred lovely lakes,
and recall the fragrant breath of pine and fir and cedar and poplar trees.
The trail has strung upon it,
as upon a thread of silk, opalescent dawns and saffron sunsets.
It has given me blessed release from care and worry
and the troubled thinking of our modern day.
It has been a return to the primitive and the peaceful.
Whenever the pressure of our complex city life
thins my blood and benumbs my brain,
I seek relief in the trail;
and when I hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn,
my cares fall from me - I am happy."
~Hamlin Garland

how was everyone's memorial day weekend?!*

que, here we come!

gooooood morning campers!*

the sun is shining
it's hot outside
it's friday
i'm only working till noon
=
great day!

this weekend i'll be spending all my time camping here:

and i CANNOT WAIT!

brett & i are taking advantage of this nice 3 day weekend to head to johnstown to go camping at the quemahoning reservoir. this was our most favorite place when we lived in johnstown (and still is one of our favorite places).

i can't wait to...
be outdoors for 3 days straight
hike in the woods
build fires
swim in the lake
sleep in my cozy sleeping bag
watch the stars
stay up late around the fire just talking
and
spend time with great friends!

it's going to be a great weekend.
how are you guys taking advantage of the nice long weekend?!

i hope you all have so much fun!*