titanic tent

Some of you know that my husband is an outdoor fanatic. Hiking, camping, and exploring outside are some of his very favorite things to do.

But he married me.

Hiking, camping, and exploring outside are some of my very least favorite things to do.

Consequently, since we've been married, we've gone camping only once. I've refused since, because sleeping on the hard ground is not my idea of a good time, but promising that if he got me an air mattress (or a camper) , I'd try it again. The thing is, our tent wasn't big enough to hold an air mattress. That saved me from having to go camping ever again!

Until this weekend, when he decided to start looking for a new tent, since they're on sale at this time of year. We went all over the city on Saturday and Sunday, looking for the best deal on a tent big enough to hold an air mattress plus a pack-n-play for our little one.

So he decided on a tent. He brought it home last night and decided to set it up in our living room. As we unfolded it we were in disbelief--it was MUCH bigger than we had anticipated--bigger than our living room! But we went ahead and set it up--of course R was ecstatic, watching us, trying to "help" anywhere she could (but really, just getting in the way).

Tonight he decided to set it up outside so he could put the rain fly on and really see what it looked like, since we couldn't get the full picture inside.

It was like rocket science, trying to figure it all out. But we got it up. It fills up the majority of our backyard! I wanted to take pictures, but I forgot to take the camera outside until it was too dark to take them, so I decided to look online to find a picture. Imagine my surprise when I discovered a picture of someone else who set up the exact same tent in their living room! So this isn't my living room, but this is pretty much what my living room looked like last night!

And this is what the tent looks like on the website, and what it pretty much looks like in our backyard right now.

It fits the air mattress (which he also bought me last night) and there would be room for several more air mattresses! There's plenty of room for the pack-n-play, several weeks' worth of suitcases, and anything else we'd want to take with us camping, like the kitchen sink!?

So my excuses for going camping are gone. Uh oh. What have I gotten myself into?

Camping with a two year old.... I thought it would be difficult before I was a mother. I can't even imagine trying to do it with a toddler. Stay tuned. I'm sure we'll go before long (I have no more excuses!) and there will be plenty of stories to tell. Oh my.............