No, not Christmas...REI Dividend Time!! That miraculous event that comes every year toward the end of February/beginning of March when the fine people at Recreational Equipment Inc. send us notice of our 10% co-op dividend. Our dividend was fairly small this year (because we got all the gear we wanted/needed for the wedding...I am definitely not complaining about that). However, when combined with $250 in gift cards leftover from the wedding and a 20% off-the-most-expensive-item-in-your-cart coupon we are sitting pretty!! We have literally been waiting since October to put these cards to good use and waiting (rather impatiently) for the dividend. So, here's what we ordered this year: 
Keen Arroyo Sandals
Open Country 2-5 Cup Coffee Perk
REI Quarter Dome T3 Tent
3 man, 3 season, 4 pound backpacking tent. Enough room for the humans, the dogs, and our packs. Mike's aunt and uncle already gave us the footprint for our wedding, so we're all set!
Keen Arroyo SandalsBecause I hate wearing socks while hiking in the summer...but I'm tired of stubbing my toes and getting poked by sticks.
Open Country 2-5 Cup Coffee PerkEarly last summer Mike went to pour out the coffee grounds from our little cheapy French press and the whole thing fell apart. It was time for an upgrade!
One Cup Coffee Maker
One Cup Coffee MakerBecause Mike hates instant coffee while backpacking.
I wish I could say that we were set gear-wise....but we'll be getting a bike rack for the car before our trip West this summer, and down the road (hopefully before next winter) we want a four-season tent and snowshoes.
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