Going Camping This Weekend!

A bunch of friends of ours get together once a year and go camping for a weekend out in the woods. It’s called “B.U.T.T.” (an acronym for “Bored Urban Transient Tour”), and this is our 17th annual campout. This year we’re headed to a private spot owned by one of our friends’ family along the Meramec River near Robertsville, Missouri (about an hour outside of town). It’s always a lot of fun and a great way to spend time with people we don’t get to spend time with much anymore (hectic schedules, distance, careers, kids, etc.). Plus, we’ve got a new two-room tent (Cougar Flats by Columbia – sleeps EIGHT!) that we’ll be setting up for the first time. It’s a really nice one that we got on sale at Uncle Sam’s military outlet store last fall. Anyway, we’re really looking forward to getting away from the hustle & bustle of the city for a couple of days.