Went camping. Yes in the cold

all my friends think I'm crazy. I went to a lake, actually it's the river that feeds into it (Kings River), there's a free campsite there with bathrooms, benches and grills (17 campsites total). I've been there 3 times already.
It was just me and my dog, and one other group. It wasn't even cold! It's colder here in this town, the elevation is only 1000 ft there, so I knew there wouldn't be snow, but I thought it's be colder.
I took a blow up mattress, sleeping bag and 2 blankets, and a tent, it was very comfortable. My German Shepherd slept with me in the tent, as always. It was so comfortable, that I slept from 8 pm until 11:30 am !!
I used my one burner camp stove, make a big pot of soup, in the morning made coffee and fried up some sausages. I have a lantern, and around here the sun sets before 5 pm, after that i's dark. After 7:30, I read a book in my tent, then went to sleep. It was nice.
The river was very soothing, to just sit there and listen, I didn't even hike, just let me dog run around.
Definitely looking forward to going back. I bought a huge tent, it sleeps 10, has 2 rooms, but another area, I want to take them with some friends, and both my dogs. I'll buy a heater by then. I'd be nice to go on New Years Eve.