Camping

So Roopal and I leave on what is going to be my very FIRST camping trip on Wednesday. We are driving up to Summersville, WV to go camping with many of my girl cousins from mom's side (Sheetal, Tejal, Kavina, Ayesha, and Jasmine). I'll be honest, I'm a bit nervous. Mosquitos, high heat indexes, chances of thunderstorms, bugs, public restrooms are just a few of the reasons for my angst. However, I am looking forward to spending time with the girls, and creating some interesting memories.

Kavina has a tent which will fit 8 people; this tent is supposed to be our refuge from bugs, beasts, heat, rain, and all other possible outdoor threats. People do this tent thing all the time and come out ok, right?

I made a comprehensive spreadsheet (probably similar to Charul's wedding spreadsheet), with three tabs of different items to bring. There was a food tab (listing out all the meals and items we would require in order to survive our outdoor adventure), camping equipment tab (listing out all the non-food items we woud need, including cooking supplies, hygiene products, games, lighting equipment, sleeping items, etc), and a recipe tab (in case we forget how to make our delicious meals outlined in tab 1). I was quite proud of this spreadsheet. I had done google searches on camping, camping equipment, recipe ideas, etc. I excitedly sent out this spreadsheet to all the girls coming on the trip, half expecting a few accolades, specifically regarding the thoroughness of which I completed this task.

This morning I wake up to an email from Kavina that basically said "Nice try but this is too much stuff. Neilam and I are laughing our butts off. Neilam called you a valley girl lost in the woods."

ahh.....oh well. I guess I'll leave all the planning to the self-proclaimed camping pro's (Kavina and Roopal). I'm sure we'll have some great photo's and stories to share when we get back next Sunday. Wish us luck...and if you don't hear from us send out the rescue troops.