I didn't go to work today. I mean, I went. I just never fully checked in. I hurt my wrist wrenching boxes the other day - whatever. Couldn't type. Wouldn't type. No accountability...
I've been thinking about trying to take a small vacation before we get in this van. I want to get out of the city and into a forest for a couple days. Cabins were really pricey and/or difficult to find on Craigslist, so Jenna and I got onto the State Park website and booked a "rustic cabin" at Black Moshannon State Park in central PA for the weekend of April 13th. It's a long drive, but everything - absolutely everything - was booked solid in the state parks closer to Philadelphia. Black Moshannon is actually almost all the way back to my home town of Johnstown. It probably won't be particularly remote or lonely, but it's going to be really lovely and give us both some time to read, decompress, and reflect. We can hike and explore and generally have a leisurely weekend.
I think we both feel very grown-up at booking our first vacation, just the two of us - even if that vacation is just a $100 weekend in the forest with some ramen noodles. I can't wait.
In the meantime, we got a WWOOF password from one of my friends, who's currently doing that, so we plan on researching a couple of farms at which to work during our trip. I think it's going to be a great way to extend our funds and give us at least a little structure for the summer/fall. We're thinking roughly of booking one farm in maybe the Upper Peninsula of Michigan or maybe Minnesota for early July, and another in the Pacific Northwest for late August or early September. We have to see what opportunities are available and plan accordingly.
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