now that the weather is finally warm and it appear spring has sprung, i’m heading to the woop woop. what’s the woop woop? it’s an Australian colloquialism referring to a fictional location in the middle of nowhere. amusingly, i think it’s one of the few words i’ve recently learned that may actually make me sound less intelligent by using it. that’s probably bc i learned about it off a bottle of a wine, but it was darn good wine at least.

so yea, i’m going on my first camping trip of the season this weekend. someplace close, i think, in shenandoah. mathew’s arm maybe? i’m not entirely sure right now and i’m actually ok with that for once. i need some spontaneity in my life!

but my OCD did kick in yesterday…there were a couple things i needed that i didn’t get on my last trip to REI.  so in preparation, i ventured outside DC (gasp!) to REI in bailey’s crossroads. mostly bc my handy dandy iphone told me it’s supposed to rain and i have no rain jacket, but there are a couple other things i needed to pick up. for instance, coffee has recently become a necessity so i needed some way to get my fix on the trail. also, i was informed that i couldn’t participate in fun camping games without a headlamp. two hours later, i walked out of REI with one bag including the following items (thankfully I had a dividend to spend) and more:

• rain jacket
• coffee press/mug
• sandals
• belt
• headlamp

now that i have everything, i’m ready to go!!!  no doubt there will be pictures taken on this trip so be on the lookout for pics of me dirty and sunburned, but well-equipted nonetheless!