Keep Calm and Glamp On

Dear Avery,

This past weekend I experienced my first ever GLAMPING trip. What’s “Glamping”? It simply means “glamorous camping”…and by that, it means camping without the tent or sleeping bag. It’s “camping” in a cabin with a bed, electricity and a full bathroom…but in the middle of nature.

You get the point.

We went in honor of a wonderful friend, soon to be Mrs. Sarah Hilken, for her bachelorette party. It was the BEST weekend. We had long talks, were away from our phones (no service was pretty refreshing), hung out outside and had a fire going in the fresh air…. I mean, all the best things about camping without the dirty stuff. It was  A M A Z I N G. (Your dad will probably die reading this one day because he is very outdoorsy — but your mom will totally side with me — it’s the way camping should be!)

I have really creative friends, and I was happy to be apart of this process when hosting her party.

How does one plan a Glamping party? Well, here is what we did:

• Put treats on the each of every “glampers” pillow
• Painted pine cones in various colors and glitter and used them as a centerpiece on the main dinner table
• Used burlap material for the table runner and wrapped around the porch deck
• Hung paper lanterns from tree branches
• Wrapped the cabin doors with twinkly lights
• Made signs with paint and a wood burning pen (see the top right photo — this was hard, but really fun!)
• Made a “Future Mrs. Hilken” banner with twine and scrapbook paper
• Hung string of pictures with Sarah and all of us on a long piece of twine
• Brought s’mores ingredients and a had lovely night roasting mellows! << That’s a MUST.
• and put lots and lots of love into it

Here are a few pictures from the weekend:

Our main goal was for Sarah to have a weekend she’d never forget, and sure enough it was something we all will never forget. Planning this party was fun to do with my friends, but the best part was really the time we spent together. The laughs we shared, the tears from the laughs, and the great conversations that came from it (like our favorite and first memories of each other).

{Times like these make you feel supremely blessed and grateful to be surrounded by wonderful women.}

Cherish those moments, Aves. I know I do.

And when you ever get a chance to “Glamp”…. DO IT. And enjoy the glamorous life.

With love,

Aunt Megs