1. A cooler
Depending on your date and the situation, the cooler can vary. Most likely, younger guys are going to want/expect a painted cooler. For anyone who is unaware, this is a very time consuming process. It is fun to pick out what you want to paint on the cooler, but once you're about half-way done with painting it, you are ready to throw it out the window and swear that you will never agree to paint a cooler ever again as long as you live. Just power through it, ladies. Your date will be eternally grateful (and if he's not, he sucks and just ditch him when you get there and hang out with your besties instead). The easiest way to do it is to print out some designs that you like, you can never go wrong with beer logos, mountain scenes, and their fraternity letters, just to name a few. Then, you trace them with pencil and paint them afterwards. Most importantly, do not forget to buy a product called Mod Podge to help seal the paint and prevent serious chipping of the paint. Above are examples of coolers I have painted in the past! 2. Beer and Champagne
If you and/or your date are planning on consuming alcohol during the weekend, these are two things that are crucial. You are going to want champagne for some early morning mimosas because for some reason, everyone wants to get up at the crack of dawn every morning. Beer is just for the obvious reason that almost every guy loves it and is going to want it for possibly some beer pong game sort of thing.
3. Flannels, Flannels, and more Flannels
And leggings and boots and scarves and frockets and maybe a vest or two. It is going to be cold. Depending on where you live and where you are going, it could be EXTREMELY cold. You are going to want to be comfortable but not so incredibly frumpy that no one wants to be seen with you, if you get what I'm saying. So, I would suggest bringing a few pairs of your warmest, preferably fleece-lined leggings, your favorite long-sleeved t-shirts, any kind of vests that you own, button down over-sized flannels (which can honestly be purchased from Goodwill because who cares, it's mountain weekend), boots that don't kill your feet and didn't cost over $100 dollars because they might get ruined (it's safe to say that my Tory Burch babies will not be making the trip), and anything else that is plaid you might own. Here's an example of an outfit that I think would work perfect for the occasion! 4. Friends
Now, for some of you, going on a mountain weekend without any of your girlfriends would be viewed as a fun and exciting adventure. However, I feel differently. It sort of depends on the situation, as in, if your date is your serious, long-term boyfriend, that is obviously a totally different story. If you're getting set-up or if you don't know your date all that well, you are going to need some backup, just in case. Wonder if your date ends up being creepy? Or mean? Or just all around terrible? If you are all alone, you will have no one to send an "SOS COME SAVE ME FROM MY CABIN/DATE ASAP" text to when you really need it. Trust me when I tell ya, don't put yourself in that situation and you are guaranteed to have a good time.
If you keep these four factors in mind, you should have a great Mountain Weekend experience! And, your date may even turn out to be cool enough to buy you the function t-shirt. *fingers crossed*
XOXO
Lex
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