easter rock

springtime is here

well, because we spent last weekend celebrating easter we took an unconventional route to it this weekend. we headed north with a truckload of gear for camping and rockclimbing. brett's twin brother flew in for the weekend. we skipped out of work a little early to get on the road and still had to set up camp in the dark friday night. we stopped at a gas station and had some pizza's made for supper. once we got the tents up and the campfire roaring we made some s'mores and went to bed sometime around 11.

half the siblings

saturday morning was chilly but not bad (it helps that i was snug and toasty all night). the other tent was cold all night; i guess that happens when visiting from the south and sharing covers with a dog. for breakfast we cooked hashbrown potatoes and scrambled eggs and sandwiched them in english muffins. it was nice to have something warm in the morning and the wood we saved to make a morning campfire was well worth the shortened fire the night before.

we hiked to our climbing destination and set up anchors for top rope and climbed several times before bart volunteered to run back to the truck to pack a lunch for us. when he got back we enjoyed turkey sandwiches, fruit, chips, and chocolate covered prezels. the shade was starting to creep into our base so we got out the big feather blanket for penny. (she is spoiled, and it's a more enjoyable day with a happy dog.) we got back home about 9pm and all took showers before crashing in the living room for about half hour before we declared it bedtime because we were all falling asleep.

me climbing

spoiled penny

sunday morning we slept in until 9 and i made chocolate chip muffins for breakfast. i started the laundry and brett started cleaning up the camping and climbing gear. we pretty much lazed around the house until lunchtime. we went out to a nice pub that we had never been to before and the food was really good. it was one of few restaurants open on easter sunday. angie took bart to the airport and we went to the grocery store. when we got back brett took a 2hr nap while i watched a movie. all while finishing up the 6 loads of laundry (the last still needing to make it's way into the dryer).

now onto the week and i'm going to bed a little early tonight. oh yeah, my books came in the mail today so i need to send them out tomorrow!