major snack action while camping at remove Lake
It’s been about a week since we got house from camping at remove Lake, as well as I believe I’ve *finally* recovered. Ha ha ha ha! Ξέρω. You would believe that sitting outside, like, making s’mores, playing Go Fish, car parking your butt in a chair as well as reading for two hours directly (DREAMY) would be totally relaxing, but…no, not really. I discovered a great deal from this trip, including that camping can be type of exhausting, particularly if you have to plan the trip as well as parent a young person at the exact same time. I mommed SO HARD, you don’t even know!
Why is eating a hot dog outside so fun?!
The path to the swimming area at remove Lake
Relaxing after a couple hours at the beach
Camping as a parent is waaaaay harder
Honestly, I did not recognize exactly how tiring parenting while camping was up until now. most of my previous experiences with camping were trips where I just showed up with a sleeping bag as well as a box of Frosted Flakes, since every summertime in high school, my finest buddy Jen’s prolonged household would pack up all the gear as well as the youngsters as well as the food as well as drive out to a lake somewhere in the middle of nowhere, where we’d spend a few days camping. I didn’t appreciate all of the work included in the planning as well as the food prep as well as the packing.
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I was crazy exhausted when we got home, however happy since we entrusted to great deals of great memories that I hope get tucked away into Connor’s memories like those trips with Jen’s household are tucked away in mine (like the time my buddy Cindy as well as I unknowingly pitched our camping tent on a slight downhill grade, so we spent the entire night slowly moving down the hill in our sleeping bags, HA HA HA!).
Yes, I’m on a cot.
Thumbs as much as remove Lake
By the way, remove Lake specify Park is lovely. 100% recommended. It’s about two hours north of Marin County, as well as it’s a gorgeous location to camp since there’s a great deal of trees as well as life surrounding the like, so there’s great deals of animals as well as plants as well as locations to hike, fish as well as swim.
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Γάτες & μακιγιάζ φούτερ;
$ 42
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There are three campgrounds within the park, as well as we stayed at the Kelsey Creek one in site 88, which was perfect for us since it was a bit further from the primary strip of campsites as well as consequently quieter. It likewise had great deals of trees for shade. The only drawback was that it’s a bit far from the swimming as well as fishing areas, about a 15-20 minute walk, so if you have bit ones, you may want to trip bikes or drive your vehicle out to those places. Yes, you can totally walk there (and there are beautiful, simple trails), however it takes some time.
The creek next to our campsite
Fishing in a tutu, since that’s the method to do it
Baby’s very first camp s’mores!
Now, exactly how remove was remove Lake? Well, it was a bit murky, to be honest! In the swimming area, the lake itself is nice as well as warm for swimming, which was nice, however there were a ton of plants floating on the surface near the water’s edge, so you won’t be able to look down as well as see your feet like you can in Lake Tahoe. Connor was a bit bothered by the plants at first, however after I told her that they were “mermaid jewelry” as well as made some lake grass into bracelets, she got into it.
Also, there’s an outside shower close to the swimming area, so you can quickly rinse off before returning to your camp.
A view of the lake!
Ενα νέο βιβλίο!
When we weren’t swimming, sitting around or snacking (THERE WERE A great deal OF SNACKS), I was reading. I started a book I’ve had on Audible for ages, The silent Patient, a new York Times finest Seller.
Super scary, man
It’s a fictional thriller about a lady who allegedly murders her hubby as well as then refuses to speak. She gets a new therapist who starts playing detective to get to the root of the murder, as well as chaos ensues. It’s suspenseful as well as scary, so I wouldn’t phone call it relaxing, however if you like a story that doesn’t let up, you’ll most likely enjoy it. I am so far.
Speaking of reading, don’t laugh, however I just added Mariah Carey’s memoir to my reading list. Her book is coming out in September, as well as I believe I’m going to pre-order it as I like me some Mimi.
I hope she talks about the making of her Butterfly album, which is my preferred MC album since it has a great deal of her finest songs, most of which are underrated, IMHO — The roof as well as Breakdown (with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) are quickly in my top 5.
Mimi’s makeup!
Yet one more eternal source of ’90s makeup inspiration
Oh, as well as ohmigosh! — I just recently fell with a Wikipedia black hole (you understaΑκριβώς πώς είναι) καθώς και ανακάλυψε ότι το bizzy bony, ένα από τα μέλη των οστών, κάνει μεγάλη υπεράσπιση για τα παιδιά που απαχθούν από τότε που απαράζονταν ως παιδί. Ένας babysitter είδε μια φωτογραφία του για τον πιο επιθυμητό της Αμερικής, καθώς και ακριβώς πώς διασώθηκε από τους απαγωγείς του.
Καταλάβατε αυτό; Δεν είχα ιδέα.
Απότομη μετατόπιση μπροστά
Καλώς. Σε ένα αναπτήρα καθώς και εντελώς άσχετη σημείωση, έχω κάνει αυτή τη γρήγορη γεύση σαλάτα πρόσφατα καθώς και την αγάπη του – σαλάτα γαρίδας πέστο με αχλάδι gorgonzola vinaigrette.
Είναι εξαιρετικά εύκολο. Ξεκινήστε από την απόψυξη μιας χούφτας παγωμένων γαρίδων στο ψυγείο όλη τη νύχτα. Στη συνέχεια, την επόμενη μέρα στο μεσημεριανό γεύμα, να εξαλείψει τα κελύφη καθώς και τις ουρές, καθώς και να ανακατεύετε σε μερικές κουταλιές προεπιλογής πέστο.
Ένα συρραπτικό του TJ, Pesto Genova
Στη συνέχεια, σε ένα τεράστιο μπολ, προσθέστε 2 φλιτζάνια σπανάκι, 1-2 φλιτζάνια σε φέτες αγγούρια καθώς και πιπεριές, καθώς και φόρεμα με δύο κουταλιές της σούπας του Trader Joe’s Pear Gorgonzola Vinogrette (είναι στο ψυγείο, σάκους σαλάτα).
Yummy!
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Προσθέστε τη γαρίδα στα χόρτα σας, καθώς και εσείς τελειώσετε!
Ο φιλικός της κοινότητας ομορφιάς σας,
Karen