September 19, 2025 - Friday

It was a pretty good day, but there were some very difficult parts of it too. I just feels like any time I'm packing for something or getting ready to head back home from a trip I am an absolute crazy person. This camping trip was no exception! We did school in the morning, finished up around noon, and then we rushed around the rest of the afternoon. Thankfully, everything was packed and ready to go around 3 so we didn't have too many hours of panicked packing. 

Set up was hot and sweaty (yay for camping in 90 degree weather!), but it was efficient and that part was over pretty quickly too. Then the relaxing began! And that was great. It was a fun night. Travis and Kylienne came for the night, but they are kind of at each other's throats right now, so that's a little awkward. Also, their kids are...not my favorite. I try to love them, but they're so attention seeking that it wears on me pretty quickly. I just worry about what they're not getting from Travis and Kylienne and how that might be pushing them to seek it out from every single adult they encounter. For instance, James and Matteo were playing catch with the frisbee and Riven intercepted one of the throws. She joined in the game and James easily included her. He asked her a question (that I didn't hear) and her response was, "I just don't want him to play." And pointed at Matteo. James said something like, 'well, he's my kid and I want to include him' and she got a little huffy but kept playing. I can't tell you how many times Keira or Riven came and sat on me and Ben's laps or between us on the chair without asking. And it's not like we're close friends that they know well! We literally haven't hung out since late May or June. I don't know, man. It's awkward and I don't enjoy being around them. But at the same time, I think it's good for Travis and Ky to be around a group of people like this. They don't have anything like this in their lives.