the little camp out.

james and i are both sick today. my head hurts really bad and i've just been dizzy and feeling yucky all day. james is a bit worse... he's really stuffed up with a bad cough and head ache as well.

but anyway, i've been meaning to post this update for a while... so i better get to it.

so last weekend was the lab camping trip. i didn't manage to get a group photo with everyone, but we did get this one of just james, helix and me. we had a lot of fun. it wasn't nearly as bad as i thought. i do have to admit that we didn't make it both nights, we ended up coming home saturday night around 9:00. eliza, one of the other thesis students, and i were just ready to come home. i didn't get much sleep on friday night because helix kept growling at all the noises, so i felt the need to come home and take a shower and get in my nice warm bed. i guess it got down to the low 40s at night. too cold for me!
this was our little set up. james brought a big air mattress, which was pretty comfy. i took a nap on saturday, when helix was outside of our tent, and was able to get some sleep.
on saturday, helix took his first swim! james and i were so excited. his little tail stayed above the water. so cute.
james had a lot of fun cutting fire wood with this little hatchet. then he was determined to make a "spear" with it. he's been watching man vs. wild on the discovery channel. i'm convinced that is where he got the spear idea. haha. i told him he should bring the spear home with him as a momento, but he ended up throwing it in the fire before we left. i'm sure it made a good smore fire for those that stayed the second night.
james also got a little canoe lesson from claus, my pi. he went out a couple times and never tipped over. i have to say, i was really proud of him. he wanted me to go out. HA. yeah right.
my favorite part was the hammock. hehe. it was a tricky hammock... my pi's daughter, yumi, kept getting stuck in it because her buttons on her shorts would get caught. but it was still fun to have a hammock in the middle of the forest.
overall, it was a successful trip. now i want to go again with all my friends. i think one night is kind of fun. i don't really think i would want to go for longer than that though. but yeah, sitting around the fire can be so much fun.

otherwise, father's day was good. we just grilled some steaks and stuff. i gave my dad a box of his favorite chocolates. the same thing i gave him for his birthday. i wasn't planning to double up, but last week, he finished off the other box and said "good thing father's day is coming up, so i can get some more chocolates!" so i just went with it. he was happy, and so was i. :]

well i think that's about it. i guess i am just going to lay down and see what this darn head ache does. :/
i hope everyone has a good week!

p.s. thanks for the advice on the last post. i am starting to get over it. sometimes i still get a little upset when i look at his arm, and other times i feel ok. so yeah... i think i'll be ok with it one day. :]