Great Expectations

The problem with having great expectations for an event, is that it often leads to disappointment. That was the case for me this weekend. We've all been looking forward to a camping trip that we've had planned for several weeks. In fact, we opted out of several other activities that conflicted, so that we could meet up this weekend with two other families at a campground on Lake Grapevine. One of the couples recently purchased a boat, so we were anticipating a weekend of relaxing with friends, boating on the lake, and lots of good camping food. Once we got through the chore of setting up camp yesterday afternoon, we had a great evening with beautiful weather, fellowship with friends, and s'mores around the campfire.




All that fun changed a few hours after we went to bed, when the wind started blowing - to the tune of 30 - 40 miles an hour! We woke up to the sound of our tent being beaten by the wind; Kenna thought it was thunder, but there wasn't a cloud in the sky, just the wind. We were seriously afraid our tent was going to come down around us. One of the families even opted to sleep the rest of the night in their car. Thankfully, both the families we were with are blessed with a great sense of humor and we had a good time laughing this morning as we shivered around a fire, trying to stay warm. Since none of us had slept much and it was still too windy to go on the boat, we decided to pack up and head home today. Things just weren't turning out the way we had planned. So, what's a girl to do with the disappointment of a weekend gone wrong? I'm choosing to focus on the positive - we made it through the night safely, we had some good laughs with good friends, and we have a great story to tell around the campfire for years to come - "Remember that time we camped with the 40 mph winds..."