Sometimes in life, both of us have to supply up some things in order to get to where both of us actually want to go.
That was the case with a recent camping excursion.
I have regularly wanted to take the teenagers back to where I was raised so they could see fall leaves. It’s simply a spectacular time of year & it takes my breath away when you hit it at its peak… However, my teenagers just were not interested & leaving the a/c of beach beach house for a camping trip. This was a great disappointment for myself and others & even for my wifey. When I was a kid, I enjoyed going camping! Dad would grab myself and others up from school where both of us go hike into the mountains for a long weekend of camping. It was just myself and others & him as Dad & my sister we are at beach beach house enjoying the indoor a/c. Dad knew a lot about camping & that region & passed all that on to me. There’s not a whole lot better memories & being out of the air-conditioning & out in the woods with my dad. And this is what I wanted a little bit for my teenagers. When I asked if they wanted to take a trip up to see the leaves, I got the proper response. So I bargained a bit. Instead of roughing it, both of us went car camping in a campsite with electricity, powder rooms & the works. I even agreed to bring along space furnaces as the teenagers were distraught there would be not enough Heating, Ventilation, & A/C heating. It turned out to be a great time anyway & the leaves were simply spectacular.