Technlological dependency

We finally found a free weekend this summer and went on our first camping trip of the year.  Yes, I know it's already the middle of August, but summertime is very busy for us and we don't get many free weekends.  So Thursday and Friday were spent cleaning and packing up our super-cool Estavilla with all of the camping essentials (food, games, bedding, and beer) and then Friday afternoon we were off.
 
After our three day commune with nature, I have come to realize that we are waaaaay too technologically dependent at home.  I would like to atone this to the chaos of summer, but really, come on!  It takes more time to program important dates and appointments into my cell phone than it does to grab the pen and scribble it down on a calendar.  There has always been something "on" in our house (unless of course we aren't home).  During the day I've got music on and in the evening Dustin has the TV on, not to mention the computers.  Lights not so bad, all of the other electronics give us enough light to see by when it's dark out.  We are terrible!  My biggest dependency stems from my hatred of summer, I hate being hot and for some ungodly reason I was convinced to move SOUTH!  Three months of the year I get cold and snow, that's it!  Three months where it's icy and you can see your breath and I LOVE it.  The rest of the year it's rainy, windy, and hotter than hell.  My biggest technological dependancy -> AIR CONDITIONING.  Best thing ever invented :)  

So why the eff would I want to go camping out in the heat???  Two reasons.  First, escaping from all of the technology is the most refreshing feeling ever.  No cell phones, no computers, no TV, no plug-ins at all.  I actually really prefer the "rustic" life.  I think writing on paper is way funner than typing on a keyboard, and I'd way rather be reading a book than surfing the internet.  Unfortunately the "real world" that I live in thrives on e-mail and web-sites.  Second, my love of water far outweighs my hatred for the heat, especially when you can swim outside in a freezing lake! 

In the end, Our weekend was a compete success.  Our site was in the shade and still very close to the lake, the glass cutting 1 am swim was a success (even though a few had some troubles making it till 1am, you know who you are), we almost completed our list of games to play (we didn't quite make it to bocce, but we did play spongebob volleyball), and lastly I think everyone had a LOT of fun :)  

Oh, and I didn't miss my e-mail or facebook updates one bit!