So we had a picnic basket lying around. We acquired it from some friends --- who had it laying around for so long that they gave it to us. And so I thought about the tragic life of this basket. Never fulfilling its' purpose. It was then that I told Jake we had to take it out for a day in the park.
This is our delicious banquet. Hoagies, homemade Mac n Cheese bake, some nice crunchy grapes - you know the kind that practically shatter when you bite them. Yum! And for dessert we indulged in some soda, and I made some mini peach pies! Quite domestic.....
It took a good portion of my morning, but that is some niiice lattice top, eh? Perfect for... say.... a PICNIC!
And here we are swept up in the romance of it all..... (er, forcing Jake to pose like this for a brief moment while we snapped a picture.) I am pretty sure it was those crunchy grapes that inspired such a whimsical streak in me.
After we were nice and plump from eating only a fraction of the food I had packed, we pulled another blanket out of the car and.... you guessed it.... took a nap! Don't worry, we let the picnic basket stay out on the lush green grass as not to ruin the outing for him.
It was blazing hot, even in the shade, so I didn't actually doze off. Though Jake was out in a matter of minutes. I will refrain from posting the picture of him sleeping --- Because of his willingness to go on this picnic I suppose I can spare him that. (Just picture his face squished against a makeshift pillow and the rest of him sprawled out on our neon orange fleece blanket.) As he enjoyed his summer slumber I took a little stroll around the park. Mostly people watching and being a creeper :)
It wasn't long before Jake came to, and we got in a little frisbee time.We used to do this a lot while we were dating, so I enjoyed the nostalgic memories as he threw it buzzing toward my head --- must have been that Del Sol color changing frisbee that actually won my heart.
....And we let the picnic basket watch. He makes for a phenomenal spectator.
Our next move was to walk down to the shaved ice booth for a refreshingly cold treat. Turns out they were closed for the season. Really? Summer is NOT over dudes! We figured it had to be because the college kids were out of town and that is of course the majority of their business.
So we walked across the street to Gator Jacks and got a nice big cup of ice instead. I am a BIG ice lover, and let me tell you that a cup of ice never tasted soooo good. We sat at a bench and watched the ambitious runners go by. It turns out we knew a few of them, and counted their laps for them. mwa hahaha. Another pal of ours rode by on his bike, so he stopped and chatted about Harry Potter for awhile. These are the moments we live for kids!
Meanwhile the picnic basket was thoroughly enjoying the fact that we left him in the car. Sorry man, it can't always be about you ya know! But we hope you lovely day at the park.
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