Two days after graduating we did one of the most important things on my post graduation to do list; camping.

We have always fancied ourselves the type who *like* camping, but, you know, never really do. [There was one instance in mexico involving the lack of chairs, argentinean animal sounds, and the baja 500, but that is a long and unfortunate story.]

So last year our folks gave us a cash christmas gift to buy our own camping gear.  Hello REI used gear sale, you are my best friend.  I highly recommend. We got everything we need, way higher quality than we could have otherwise afforded, at amazing bargains. 

Inspired, I brought a few pretty things like vintage table cloths, a handmade quilt [hello, wedding present] and candles.  I mean hey, car camping, right?

I did a lot of guilty pleasure reading. Ben strummed his guitar.  We swam in a different creek every day. We hiked, and we sat around a lot too.

It was one of the best trips we have ever had.

PS. You. Californians especially; you have BEEN to Yosemite, RIGHT? SRSLY. Go. NOW.