I'm so happy and excited to go camping in two weeks! We will stay at Lake Almanor from July 19th to July 21st.
Lake Almanor is by the town of Chester in the California mountains. It's about an hour and a half drive from where we live. We go there every year because the water is super nice and cold and the area is much cooler than where we live down in the valley.
I can't wait to go swimming, thrift store shopping, play our instruments around the fire, and be together as a family! And by being together as a family, I mean Sophie, Ezra, Simeon, Gideon (who is flying from Tennessee), Nicholas, Noelle, Cameron, Caleb, Risa, Jonathan, Julia, Mom, Dad, and Me. So yeah, I mean all the family is coming!! It's going to be amazing.
I won't be able to bring my dog Ria with me.😞 It would be difficult to have her with me while we go camping, visit stores, and see new people. I want her to get that socializing part, but it will be difficult because she goes crazy over dogs and anything that moves fast. I can't take her to thrift stores, and she's still terrified of my brother Ezra. There are probably many more reasons why I can't take her, sadly. But maybe next year I can take her. I will miss her, though.
My friends will take care of Ria for me while we go camping. I think I already explained that and provided all the details in my other blog post. I just need my friends to come over sometime to learn how to feed, crate, and put the leash on her/harness. And to play with her.
During the camping trip, Nicholas, Cameron, Risa, and I want to play our instruments around the fire at night and have everybody sing along. We just need to get good folk music. But I think we have that covered because Risa ( my sister-in-law) knows a lot of songs already. Hopefully, everything will go great for that!