i LOVE hotels!

okay, i love hotels. it's kind of a strange love. for example, i am currently in las vegas. this is a pretty happening town. now, i can see the strip from my room but i'm... in my room. because i love it. if i needed to self diagnose myself i would say it's because i like to step out of my life and into this or because no matter where i go, if i'm in a hotel, i'm doing something out of the ordinary. i'm out of the hum drum every day life. i could stay in the marriott in south bend and still feel like i'm on a spectacular vacation. it's so wonderful. so tonight, i'm staying in my room. i got takeout, i took a nice hot shower (compared to a camp shower style) and i'm sitting here in my pajama pants, watching movies and cruising the net. it's wonderful

keep in mind that i just spent five days camping in northern wisconsin where i showered in a camper shower. and for those of you who don't know, that's not easy. today i could only shave from the knee down because the hot water ran out. you typically have to pick between washing your hair and shaving both legs. it's... an experience. but i had the camp fire and smores and thunderstorms during the night. oh and the excitement of having a BEAR in camp. they set the bear trap and we still saw nothing! i drove the boat for the kiddos to tube, we took a boat ride and found TWO eagles with their nests and a beaver. i also found a turtle but i'm still scarred because he peed all over me. it was quite unfortunate.

so, here i sit, in my fancy hotel room (that i got for super cheap from hotwire.com - the only way i could afford to stay here $60!!), with mosquito bites all over my ankles. and if i weren't a germophobe, i'd totally be enjoying this suede body pillow but instead, i will look at it from across the room.

ah, vacation!

:)