The fat lady whines, too?

I'm feeling more blah today than usual for a Sunday. Usually it's my most energized day of the week, because after two nights of sleeping when my natural schedule prefers it, I'm ready to get stuff done! But last night, Travis and I went camping, and it was less than superfun for me. He spent the day tubing with a bunch of friends, and I joined up after the river fun for just the second half of festivities. Spending the day getting drunk and sunburned isn't exactly what I'm in to these days, so I actually got quite a bit done with my afternoon around the house instead. I had assumed that other people had done the planning for the camping portion of the trip, but apparently all plans ended once tubes were in the river and coolers were full and floating alongside. Nobody thought to bring food to the campground for dinner, except for what a few people brought for themselves, no firewood - nobody had even reserved any campsites! It thunderstormed for a large portion of last night, and since there was nothing but caffeinated beverages (or beer) to drink, I was wide awake for most of it. It was quite possibly my most miserable night in a very long time. I was physically tired from working around the house all day, but my heart was beating fast from the 4 oz of Mr. Pibb I had - ridiculous. Worst of all, it was HOT in the tent, so much that I actually wet my hair down trying to cool off, and I was relieved when the rain started. I was doing my best to sleep on my side, but my camping pad didn't provide much padding for my hips, which feel somewhat bruised today as a result. Also frustrating was waking up and realizing that I was feeling more hung over (headache and general crappiness) than Travis, who, judging from the amount he drank yesterday, deserved it much more than me! I thought I would be fine camping, since it's so much like what I was okay with two weeks ago on Ragbrai, but apparently I've gotten a lot bigger since then.

So, I'm done camping for a while!! I've spent much of today curled up on my bed, reading a book, and just enjoying being comfortable and well-fed. I guess that's what weekends are for, although I wish I had the energy to use my day productively. Travis is working on the car (tire pressure alarm went off for some reason, hopefully tire pressure!) so it's nice to know that he is rested enough to be productive after his day of playing yesterday.

On a totally unrelated note, I have been thinking a lot about my friends in Minneapolis after last week's bridge collapse. Normally it's fun when you realize what a small world it is, but in this case, I'm hoping that it's a big enough city that you all escaped without experiencing any personal tragedies.