Jack Austin (spoonified) wrote in tell_a_tale, @ 2009-05-24 23:12:00 |
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Entry tags: | jack austin, player: amber, player: tara, tessa austin |
Who: Jack & Tessa Austin (The Spoon and the Dish who ran away with him!)
What: Summer Camping Trip
When: Memorial Day Weekend
Where: Somewhere upstate; Definitely NOT in the city.
Jack passed up tickets to see Kings of Leon. His station manager had scored passes for most of the management, plus a few to give away, but Jack had turned them down. He already had plans with Tessa for the long weekend -- something they'd talked about, but hadn't managed to bring into fruition. The Austins were going camping.
Jack and his brothers camped all the time when they were younger. They used to take their tents out into the neighborhood, set them up and stay out all night long. They never made campfires in the middle of the grassy lot, but they took turns telling stories to scare the shit out of each other. Poor Chris usually wet himself and ran home in the dark. But this weekend, Jack had something a little different planned. He'd bought a tent from a summer sidewalk sale at a Coleman outlet store, and he had the oversized sleeping bag of Sam's that he'd had ever since he left home. That bag had kept him warm while sleeping in the bed of the old pickup he used to have -- it could withstand the test of time.
Most of the gear was loaded up into the back of the car, which had a bit of cargo space left. Jack was busy spooling up a long nylon rope -- the second of its kind he packed so they could tie out the dogs. Tessa had gone back upstairs to get the pups and bring her daypack, which had accidentally been forgotten on the couch.