Indoor Glamping...Camping in Style

Tonight Mike and I were invited as guests to Christian's school's fundraiser. 

The theme of the evening was Bingo Glamping. Or Glamping Bingo. I have a hard time remembering, but there was glamping and there was bingo, one way or the other. 

Glamping. Have you heard of it? Well, we sure hadn't. And to make matters trickier, we weren't actually going camping. Wait...maybe I've gotten too far ahead of myself, for, if you didn't know, glamping is a combination of glamor and camping. 

So we were stuck trying to figure out several things, and not with much time to do it. First, what in the world did glamping even mean? Second, were we supposed to dress like we were going camping but in glamorous clothes? Third, and related to the second, were we supposed to dress in fancy clothes except for something campy, like hiking boots or a camo vest? The questions seem identical, but they aren't. There are nuances, folks. 

Mike looked up glamping on the internet, and hello! plethora of information on fancy camping gear and clothes that look like you might be camping but are just a bit chic-er. It seems like there are a couple of glamping camps.

Ha. 

We learned that there are tents which contain multiple rooms. "Why be crowded?" one website questioned, boasting a humongous, roomy tent which would easily house your whole family and may have included a shower. 

(Just kidding about the shower.)

There are mattresses that blow up luxuriously so none of those pesky roots and rocks poke through the tent bottom into your back or your sides while you are trying to sleep in the great outdoors. There are fancy food cookers which allow you to make gourmet meals even though you are far from Central Market, if you are "really into food". I'm guessing there are also utensils, light fixtures, and other special furniture and electronic devices which take all of the outdoorsy inconvenience out of camping and offer you the comforts of home without all the...home? 

Now, the other glamping set is the wear-flannel-lined-cargos-with-hiking-boots-and-plaid-shirts-as-well-as-a-fitted-fishing-vest-along-with-a-cute-hat-to-Starbucks group. And, really, some of those outfits were absolutely adorable. And very campy. With the glam touch of a darling purse. 

I was particularly attracted to the flannel-lined cargos. So. Cute. And I've been a fan of the hiking boot for many years now. Sometimes I even like to hike!

After great consideration, we decided what we would wear. I was nervous that when we showed up we would stand out like the two oddballs that we are. (I mean, do you know us?!) But as far as outfits went, we parked the camper right in the middle of the clearing. There were people who were more glamorous. There were people who were more campy. So...I think we did a good job dressing ourselves. (And it was really fun, actually, to see the different takes on the theme.) (Also, no one else had a clue what glamping was before this event.)

The food was good, the bingo was fun (even if it wasn't all that fast), and the company was great. Mike even won a few things in the silent auction that will be neat to share with the kids tomorrow.

The only thing missing was a campfire and a guitar.