First off Happy Birthday to Jacob! I hope you had a great one!

Now for the weekend events.

Last week Jason and I purchased some new sleeping bags. We purchased 40 degree bags hoping they would keep us warm and allow us to have a lighter bag. Once they arrived Jason and I planned on camping out downstairs. Our basement is extremely cold and we figured it would be the best way to test them out. So, Friday night we set out our camping pads and cuddled up inside our bags. I didn't make it long because I preferred to sleep in my bed however Jason endured a few hours of the frigged air downstairs. He ended up coming back up around 2:00am saying he was cold. So, we decided to keep our current bags and not have to worry about being cold when we camp.

Saturday we went out camper shopping. We had located a camper in Lewisburg that was within our CHEAP budget and decided to check it out. We planned on taking it home. When we arrived and they showed us how to set it up we were both very excited. It was old, however it was in excellent shape for the age. When we inspected it further we noticed that the canvas side of the camper was easily opened for emergency exits. Just one push of a puppy paw and our furkids could easily escape. We didn't want to take the risk so we declined to purchase the camper. After that it was out to Gander Mountain to check out camping clothes. I was happy to find out they had hiking pants on sale for like 15.00. That's a deal too. They unzip into Capri's, and also shorts. They fit my tush too so that was exciting. It's hard to find pants that fit my tush. Then it was off to Bloomsburg RV to check out the new campers. We've decided that if we do not find a nice cheap used camper then we're going to save up money to purchase a new one for our dog shows. Saturday afternoon once we got home it was time to work outside on taking down the deck. The people that built the deck built it very poorly and stripped out tons of nails, needless to say it's been quite a chore trying to take it apart. I was able to use a sledgehammer though and that was fun :-)

Sunday it was off to church and then a Meet the Pastor Lunch. We ended up meeting everyone but the pastor. We just need to take the time and introduce ourselves. I was able to finally meet Colleen, the Pastors Assistant whom I have been talking to through email for the past week or so. It was so nice finally putting a name with a face. After lunch it was off to Ricketts Glen SP for a hike. This happened to be the highlight of our weekend. We disobeyed the signs saying it was only open to Registered ice climbers and the Do not Enter tape but decided we would go as far as we could. The first mile was literally the easiest trail I have ever been on. It was awesome. Then we hiked up a slight hill to run into another flat section of the trail. Since I have trouble breathing when hiking up steep inclines I welcomed the easy trail. We arrived at the first falls with no problem and decided to continue our hike to the second. The second waterfall the amazing. Actually, words cannot describe what we seen, nor does the picture I'm attaching do it any justice. It was something we will probably never see again. We've decided to hike the falls as the same time each year to see the different ice formations. We headed back and then met our friends Stephen and Nikki from our church. I work with Stephen in my department so that's how I met them at first. Then we found out they also attended our church so that was really cool. They invited us to dinner at Mays Drive thru and we stayed for a few hours just talking and getting to know each other. The restaurant was closing so we finally had to leave. They are both really nice and I hope we can get to know each other more. We've invited them on our Shenandoah NP hiking trip. Should be tons of fun.

Anyway, enjoy the photos of our weekend.