I seem to be in a one-layer mood right now! Since this is going to my guy I kept it CAS, I can't wait to see what he thinks.
I colored the tent to match our old two person Eureka backpacking tent. Oh, the adventures we went on with that tent. The last backpacking trip I took with my husband was to Shining Rock Wilderness. We took our then 2 year old. He LOVED the outdoors. It was kind of magical. All the difficult hours just melted away when we took to the woods!
On this last trip, we had started to set up camp and then decided it wouldn't work well after all and we moved up the ridge a bit. When we reached our new destination, Steve went back for some of the gear we had left in the first spot. While my back was turned our little guy picked up the tent poles and threw them into a sea of 4 foot shrubs. They sailed through the air and disappeared. I was stunned and then scared. I was just sure my husband was going to lose it. It's never easy leaving the house for a backpacking/camping trip but even more so with a two year old with some special needs.
My husband wearily walked into our camp and I told him that Seth had thrown the tent poles. I will never forget how he turned to our son and very calmly said, "Seth where did you throw the poles?" Seth pointed and Steve walked right through the thicket of shrubs and FOUND them. I still think that was a little mini miracle!!!
Well that was a rather long story for a CAS card but I am rather nostalgic these days!
This card was created for the April Sweet 'n Sassy blog hop going on right now. More info on my blog.
Date: Friday, April 17, 2015 GMT Views: 515
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Registered: December 15, 2011 Location: Abilene TX Posts: 11275
Fri, Apr 17, 2015 @ 12:41 PM
This is so fun! I love that sky! Love the large border around the focal image, too. And your story was terrific!
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Tue, Apr 21, 2015 @ 3:04 PM
Feeling a little nostalgic too - when I was a kid we spent the entire summers living in a tent - it was wonderful. Love your story and your card, Angie!
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Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70302
Thu, Apr 30, 2015 @ 4:08 PM
What a great card and a great story to go with it. The brightly colored image with the wide white border is so attractive. So eye-catching. Very nicely done with the camping trip and the card. TFS
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Tue, Jun 02, 2015 @ 5:35 AM
My husband and I also had a 2 man Eureka backpacking tent. It was green. Love your story! I also love your card. The simplicity of it is perfect to go with the theme of tenting. TFS