So Landon and I went into Provo Canyon last night with a few friends and had a bonfire and BBQ. It was nice to be out of the house hanging out with married couples and enjoying the lack of drama that comes with that. People don't usually feel left out in this situation because in the end we all pair off and leave for the night leaving companionship for everyone. (I really, really like my companion. He's pretty awesome and looks really cute making a fire. But on with the story.)
Unfortunately, our night did not go as expected. First, we got there and it had just start to get dark so we knew our time to set-up was going to be limited. Second, we could not find a fire pit that was available. So we ran around the park looking and finally found one like ten minutes later. But our biggest problem was we didn't have small enough wood to get anything going from the little twigs and grass to the big logs.
We tried and tried and tried to get this thing going. And there were 6 of us there fanning and getting more twigs and more grass. With 2 boy scouts among our group you would think our efforts would be successful. But they were only successful enough to cook the food. Well try and cook. I think my hot dog was fine but the hamburgers were a little sketchy. I'm surprised I didn't get sick from it.
Sadly, after 3 and one half hours we admitted defeat and departed from our sad little bonfire, so only watch a new group rescue it when we left. We talked on the way home about what we needed for a more successful fire next time and about Crossword challenge.
Crossword challenge deserves it's own post though, maybe next time.
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