Commencement Weekend
It was another pretty busy weekend for @mrsbozz and I. It doesn't look like they are going to slow down any time soon either. That's isn't to say we didn't find any time to relax, but I think in total we were home maybe six hours or so through the entirety of the weekend. It was graduation commencement at the school district where we both work this weekend. However, for us, it was a different kind of commencement.
We commenced our camping season this past weekend by taking a trip up in Northern Michigan to a state park that we have never stayed at together before. I'll be writing more about it in a future post, but just know that it was a great time despite a bit of uncooperative weather.
I'm always a bit surprised at how much camping refreshes my battery. The process itself isn't all that relaxing to be honest. The packing, the preparation, the travel, your mind racing with a million things that might go wrong or the other million things that you likely forgot to pack. It can honestly be a bit stressful. Add to that the idea of navigating expressway traffic with a rig that measures 55 feet long (from the front of the truck to the back of the trailer), and weighs close to 8000 pounds, and you can understand why stress levels might be high.
Once you reach your destination and everything is unloaded and set up, that all kind of melts away and you just melt into the bliss.
We have quite a few trips planned this summer, and if this first one was any indication of how the other ones might go, then I think our commencement weekend was pretty good. To be fair, the weather actually wasn't the greatest. It was pretty cold and rainy most of the weekend, but we made the best of it and had a really good time.
We packed up fairly early on Sunday morning as we usually do and made the drive home to get ready for the rest of our weekend activities. After getting the travel trailer home safely and unloaded as much as we had planned until our next trip, I spent the next hour mowing the lawn and cleaning out the truck so I can haul tables and chairs for our niece's graduation open house this coming weekend.
I then took a shower and put my head down on the couch to watch a bit of the NCAA softball tournament. There were some really good games this weekend and it was fun to watch some of the more unknown teams had a loss or two to some of the ranked teams. I think in the end, we are going to see a lot of familiar names in the Super Regionals, but you will have to read my posts from my @bozz.sports account to find out more about that.
Despite the fact that it was getting later on Sunday, our weekend wasn't quite over with yet. We headed to a local bar and grill to meet a couple friends of ours for dinner. @mrsbozz got the adobo bowl with chicken, and I got what this restaurant called the "Italian Torpedo". My wife really enjoyed her bowl and instead of getting regular rice with it, she opted for the healthier cauliflower rice.
Believe it or not, I occasionally eat cauliflower rice, and you really can't tell the difference that much. It's about one of the only ways I will actually eat cauliflower. My sandwich was pretty excellent with a mix of deli meats, cheese, and vegetables. I ate half of it and brought the other half for my lunch at work today. The fries were excellent by the way and between my wife and I those were all gone by the time we left!
From there we headed to a local theater in the town to watch a comedian you may or may not have heard of. Kevin James from "King of Queens" fame as well as "Hitch" and a selection of other movies was doing a stand up show and we had bought tickets back in the winter. My wife's friend from her building was taking her husband for his birthday and she suggested that we should try to go too.
The venue wasn't sold out, so it was pretty easy to get tickets. The name of the tour was "Owls Don't Walk", though he never once mentioned an owl in any of the bits that he did for us.
It was a good show with a lot of laughs. I wouldn't say the humor was anything groundbreaking. Many of the jokes while new were the same subject matter you have probably heard before. Being a bigger guy James made a lot of jokes about his weight. In fact, I would probably say that 80% of the show was him talking about how he is fat.
Despite that, he was able to make it funny and keep us entertained for a good hour and a half. This is only the third comedy show I have ever been to in my life and it was very enjoyable. He did have an opening act which was a guy by the name of Gary Valentine. He was pretty funny too.
In all it was a very full and fulfilling weekend. We now have a flurry of activity through the week and then another weekend on the road as we go down to Ohio to celebrate our nieces high school graduation.
It should be a really great time!
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Looks like a pretty good weekend. Glad to hear you got out and enjoyed a new park, the outdoors is a great place to relax. That sandwich looked great! I'm not a cauliflower fan either, but in rice form it's edible... Never seen a James show live, that must have been fun. He's a funny guy, he's also yo-yoed on his weight for years. It's tough to keep that weight off. I'm kind of surprised the show wasn't sold out though. Glad you had a good weekend!
Thanks! It was definitely a good time. My wife said she wouldn't mind going back to that park again in the future.
Looks like a pretty good, if busy, weekend! If it were me I think I'd let my inner hermit reign and stay at the camp ground until the last possible moment on Sunday night.
Check out is at 11, so you have to be out of there before then otherwise you have to pay for another night. Kind of like a hotel. The problem is, if you wait too long everyone else is trying to leave too and then you have a long line waiting to dump your waste tanks. We like having most of the day still free on Sunday to get the lawn mowed and laundry done. Perhaps when I don't have to go to work the next day we will be a bit more lax!
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It sounds like you both have found a way to balance work and relaxation, even if it's a busy schedule. Exploring new state parks in Northern Michigan sounds like a wonderful way to recharge, despite the uncooperative weather. Looking forward to hearing more about your camping adventure in a future article
Thank you! It was a really nice time. I will probably post about the park tomorrow!
Camping in the cold and rain doesn't sound ideal, but it's cool how you both made the best of it. I’ve never gone camping with a trailer before, but now I kind of want to try it after reading this.
It's a blast and a lot better than sleeping on the ground as you get older!
You had a full schedule but still made time to connect with nature and people, that’s inspiring!
Thank you! It was quite refreshing! I'm already looking forward to our next trip!
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