So, for WEEKS I have been whining about camping. "I want to go camping"... "Wouldn't it be so fun if we could go camping?"... "Why don't we have a tent yet!?" Precious, right? Well, my darling, DARLING husband was actually listening. I would've just tuned me out, but not BJ. He is the best. So anyways... it's starting to get chilly outside and the chances of actually going camping are getting pretty slim. . BJ came home for lunch last Friday and said, SURPRISE, we are going camping tonight! I was pretty much ecstatic. We still don't have a tent but we have a JEEP which can act as a tent just fine So, we are trying to figure out where we want to go and what I'm gonna pack up when it starts raining.... well, it kept raining more and more as we are trying to ignore it and continue our planning. Finally, we had to decide it probably wasn't the night to go camping after all. The whole point is to be able to sit around our little campfire and sing and play guitar. Can't really accomplish that in the rain... so our plan was ruined! I was pretty bummed. BJ went back to work and I went on with my day.
That night he came home, we had dinner and were just relaxing in our little apartment when he gets up and says "stay there, don't move". I was on the couch in the living room and he got up and went to our bedroom. I was pretty curious, but I was a good girl and stayed put. About 15 minutes later he comes out and says "come with me..." He took me to our room and gave me some warm clothes to put on and said, "now stay here." I was so confused. I put the clothes on, got all bundled up and waited for further instruction. He came in a good 20 minutes later, grabbed my hand and said "close your eyes and follow me". We ended up outside in the pouring rain. We went on a nice little walk, got some ice cream, got drenched and had a great time. I love downtown SLC. We got back to our apartment and before we went in he again said, "close your eyes and follow me". I'm like WHAT IS GOING ON!? But it was so very exciting. Well, he took me to the room again and said wait here. A few minutes later he came and got me, covered my eyes and took me out to the living room. He told me to open my eyes (FINALLY!) and there in our living room was our very own campsite! It was so unbelievably thoughtful! I don't know how he does it. So, he had built us a "tent" out of blankets and chairs and our couch and had all the lights off and all of our candles in a little circle like a campfire right outside our "tent". He even went as far as stopping by the store after work to pick some stuff up for s'mores.
It was the BEST & most unforgettable campout I've ever had.
We sat around our campfire and made s'mores over the candles and then BJ played guitar. We didn't even use any electricity... (Yeah, that's how authentic we are :) Then we slept in our nice little tent. Side note: It collapsed on us early in the morning, but that's beside the point! I'm just so grateful I have a husband that cares so much. He really didn't have to do any of that but he did and he always does. He really does love me. I am so blessed.
{Here is just a little clip of BJ playing guitar.}
Just him playing around with "Fire & Rain" by James Taylor.
LOVE this song.
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