Crime Lab Camping Trip

We LOVE camping with Mike's work...and our time with them seems to grow sweeter with each passing campout. Here are 20 more things I added to my "1000 Gifts" list...bringing my number to #695, after returning home today from our most recent time this weekend.

#1 -  Dams that create lakes.

#2 -  Yummy food I didn't have to plan or prepare.

#3 -  Solitary bird filling vast blue sky

#4 -  Magical lights flickering in the woods. Mesmerizing those lightening bugs were.

#5 -  Refreshing lake water

#6 -  Quiet sunsets shared on the boat with Mike

#7 -  Amazing people Mike works with.

#8 -  Happy people

#9 -  Babies and kids and laughter

#10 -   Watching people’s ‘happily ever after’ dreams come true

#11 -    Glowing embers

#12 -    Crackling wood

#13 -    A dozen or more sails bobbing along the shoreline

#14 -    Wind

#15 -   A break from the extreme heat for a few days

#16 -   Hammock lulling me into a nap

#17 -   Leaves silhouetted against the twilight sky

#18 -   Happiness

#19 -   Toasted marshmallows

#20 - girls who feel the same way, "Dad, you picked a great job!" - because camping with those he works with is so much fun!

and now that we're home...five more...to top off #700

#21 - hot showers

#22 - washing machines

#23 - air conditioners

#24 - pictures on the camera

#25 - memories in my heart