Princess Camping
I read an article on CNN.com today about "glamping" (or glamorous camping). It's taking "princess camping" to a whole new level. Were not just talking beds and electricity - it includes saunas, hot tubs, food served on china, etc. Anyway, I saw this article and remembered our trip and the 3 million silly emails back and forth about it.
Our neuroscience program retreat (Emory) several years back was being held at a place that had a lodge and camping onsite and a hotel nearby. For the student party the night before the official start of the retreat, we were given the options of paying a decent amount of cash for a hotel, paying something like $10 for a room in a lodge, or paying $5 to camp out Friday night. I said that I'd prefer the lodge but I would go regardless of what we ended up doing. Apparently, Cary and I were the ONLY two people who didn't choose camping. (I still don't understand why!) For whatever reason, one room couldn't be canceled from the reservation so Sonia (the person who takes care of the program) told Cary and me that we could have the room in the lodge. Only a small group of people knew about this and they gave us such a hard time! Turns out that Friday night, it was POURING rain all night long. Who was knocking at the door shortly after the campsite curfew? Oh, all of the "hardcore" campers!
A group of friends organized a camping trip that took place at least once a year. The trip was dubbed "nerds in the woods" by Leah's sister, I think. I went (tent camping) with the nerds in the woods group once. I did have a good time but camping is just not my thing. So, the last camping trip involved cabins, beds, electricity, a bathroom, etc. (We actually had one cabin that slept 8 and there were 15-20 of us on the trip.) The email announcing the trip said that we would be going cabin-camping this time, for the princesses in the group. Cary and I knew we were the ones being called out. So, we did stop and pick up purple glittery tiaras (with feathers) on our way and wore them for part of the weekend. The picture above is from the princess camping weekend - with our castle in the background.
Check it out: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/03/06/bi.glamping.ap/index.html
For those wondering what I mean by "princess camping", it's a long story......
For those wondering what I mean by "princess camping", it's a long story......Our neuroscience program retreat (Emory) several years back was being held at a place that had a lodge and camping onsite and a hotel nearby. For the student party the night before the official start of the retreat, we were given the options of paying a decent amount of cash for a hotel, paying something like $10 for a room in a lodge, or paying $5 to camp out Friday night. I said that I'd prefer the lodge but I would go regardless of what we ended up doing. Apparently, Cary and I were the ONLY two people who didn't choose camping. (I still don't understand why!) For whatever reason, one room couldn't be canceled from the reservation so Sonia (the person who takes care of the program) told Cary and me that we could have the room in the lodge. Only a small group of people knew about this and they gave us such a hard time! Turns out that Friday night, it was POURING rain all night long. Who was knocking at the door shortly after the campsite curfew? Oh, all of the "hardcore" campers!
A group of friends organized a camping trip that took place at least once a year. The trip was dubbed "nerds in the woods" by Leah's sister, I think. I went (tent camping) with the nerds in the woods group once. I did have a good time but camping is just not my thing. So, the last camping trip involved cabins, beds, electricity, a bathroom, etc. (We actually had one cabin that slept 8 and there were 15-20 of us on the trip.) The email announcing the trip said that we would be going cabin-camping this time, for the princesses in the group. Cary and I knew we were the ones being called out. So, we did stop and pick up purple glittery tiaras (with feathers) on our way and wore them for part of the weekend. The picture above is from the princess camping weekend - with our castle in the background.
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2:42 PM
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Most memorable moment from that camping trip: Stan walking in to the cabin, picking up a jar of Grey Poupon from the counter and saying "GREY POUPON!! Who the hell goes camping with Grey Poupon?!?!"
Horray for Princess Style Nerds in the Woods Camping!
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Unknown, at 9:21 PM
Such great memories! That was an awesome trip. :) Thanks for posting -- I miss you guys!
(And thanks for letting me crash in your princess room during the rainstorm! :) Yes, I caved at the first thought of discomfort!)
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peppersnaps, at 11:11 AM
I brought that grey poupon - if you were to do it the princess' way, you might as well have fun pushing it far as you can. I was in charge of stuff for sandwiches (among other things), and I distinctly remember Kim asking, "Masa, what do you NOT have!?" Good times...
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Masa, at 9:36 AM
I believe I made that comment after you scoffed at the instant coffee I brought and whipped out real coffee and a coffee maker. I was trying to rough it!
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Kim, at 4:52 PM
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