With that being said, I found this little diddly on Pinterest (typical) that lists 365 activities to complete over the course of a year that are supposed to make you happy. It's so aptly named the "365-Day Happiness Challenge". "Bring it on!" I said. So here goes!
Day 1: Friday, September 30th, exactly one year before our wedding day, we went camping. We drove up to Guanella Pass at 6:30pm, without a camp site reservation or any idea of where we'd be sleeping for the night. Which stresses me out beyond belief, because I like everything to be planned very specifically and very well in advance of the event taking place. The road up the pass was dark and winding, and I figured we didn't stand a chance of finding a "dispersed" camp site.
Lo and behold, Grant swerved off the road as soon as he saw a little dirt path that opened up into a dark clearing in the woods. The site was hidden amongst brush and trees and right alongside a small, cold creek. I have to admit that I'm a little bit of a scaredy cat in the wilderness, so the fact that we were in the middle of nowhere with just a measly camping lantern and our half-poodle to protect us, I was slightly on edge. So I took matters into my own hands and got quite drunk.
We made a lovely bonfire, talked about work, travel, our wedding, and other life stuff. We grilled a steak, some veggies, and polenta on a cast iron skillet over an open flame. We drank a swanky 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon (and beer... and whiskey.....) out of plastic cups. We sat next to the fire until our hair and clothes were filled with the smell of smoke. And it was absolutely freezing (Ollie's water bowl froze solid!) so we crawled into our sleeping bags, still wearing our slippers and jackets, and fell asleep to the sounds of the rapids in the creek and the swaying Aspen trees in the sky.
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