Baby likes the idea of traveling, as do I. The one thing I’m not too keen on is the woods. While I do love animals, I don’t like ones that can skunk you down or rip you up. I also don’t like the idea of bugs bigger than my face. But, he likes to camp and has gone to Pennsylvania a few times to do it. He runs down his list of supplies and is so proud of his leica binoculars it’s kind of funny.

I had no idea what he was talking about but when I came across Eagle Optics and looked them up, it kind of made sense. It’s easy to be proud of a pair of binoculars when you spent over $1,000 on them. That’s kind of pricey for me, I’m used to the Fisher Price ones I was using until recently (Yea, those puppies last!). I did find a few cheaper pairs in the $30 range on this site, that’s more of my cup of tea. :mm tea:

Eagle Optics is a good source for buying things like this because they have low prices, great customer service, an excellent selection and free financing on orders over $200. So if you’re dropping over $1,000 on a pair or two of binoculars, this is the place to go.

So looking through here for a while, I may wind up going with a simple pair from Audubon. They seem to be pretty decent and they’ve got one that’s even waterproof. Oh joy, I can watch the sharks appear closer than they really are…lol

Growing up on Long Island you didn’t hear much about paint ball, I don’t even think there was a place to go to in order to participate. Once I got down here, I noticed an over abundance of shops with paintball supplies, I found myself very interested in this.

We wondered into one of the stores one day and were looking around the cases and I found the TippmanX7 and fell in love, almost instantly. This gorgeous piece of paintball markers is about $430 but there are other places where I can find it for cheaper, that’s the beauty of the internet.

Behind this store was a field covered in more paint than I’d ever seen. They run an active paint ball war zone type of deal that’s open to the public and used rather frequently for those traveling down here in the summer. I don’t quite understand how they can run around in the heavy gear during the summer but more power to them.

We tried it out and I had more fun than I thought I would. I beaned him in the leg a few times. He beaned me back though, thankfully it hit the safety gear. Tuck and roll! It was a lot of fun though, I can’t wait to do it again. I’ve already told him that we’re going to have to setup our own war zone in the backyard and make all the neighbors get involved too…heh.

Baby and I spend a lot of time talking about what we’d like to do in the future. One of our major goals is to travel to all 50 states (by Winnebago) and see all of the little mom and pop places that make America what it is. We don’t care about eating at any major food chains, we want little hole in the wall places that are popular for unique reasons. What we’ve both agreed upon, however, is that if we do go to any highly populated area that’s very well known it’s most likely going to be Orlando because of their theme parks and Disney World because it’s … well … the happiest place on earth.

I know a few people who live in Florida and while it’s a pretty bad state to live in if you don’t like constant storms, it’s worth it’s weight in gold for the beautiful beaches and even more beautiful people. I’ve considered owning an Orlando Vacation Home, I’ve also considered a Villa in Disney because I pay pretty close attention to Disney news and there’s quite a bit going on down there at the moment.

I’m not sure if those goals will ever be met. Things like this usually require a lot of money that I just don’t have right now. If I can continue to bring in a solid $2500 a month than maybe I’ll be able to reach these goals sooner than anticipated, for now it’s just a dream that I hope to have fulfilled one day… nothing wrong with that.