Day 72~ Picnic in the Park

Guess what?  Spring has finally arrived.  Friday was absolutely gorgeous.  It was 80, sunny, and low humidity.  It was the Friday before a long weekend.  If we had been in school it would have been torture looking outside all day.  For sure, there would have been an extra recess to pass the time.

Working remotely gives me flexibility with my work hours that I have really treasured.  I've definitely taken advantage of that because I know I'll probably never have it again.  Since it was so gorgeous, I took a little bit of time in the morning to read outside.  I headed to a small park near our house.  I read some more of Untamed.  I'm tearing through this book.  So, so good.

I also took another great Melt class with my friend Marisa.  She lives in NYC and for the past six weeks I've taken a Friday class with her.  The lockdown has allowed me to take classes with her and I'm definitely thankful for that.  I was definitely severely lacking in the self-care department.  The lockdown has definitely given me the chance to see how valuable that can be.  I am making a promise to keep it up, even after my schedule returns to it's hectic nature. 

The big highlight of Day 72 though, was our picnic plan.  The other day I noticed a post by one of our favorite local restaurants, Puritan and Company.  They were offering a picnic basket for the Memorial Day Weekend.  It looked absolutely delicious and seemed like the perfect thing to go with this beautiful spring day.  

Maybe it was because we were getting food from Puritan, or maybe it was the weather, or the prospect of eating outside, but I decided to get dressed up for the occasion.  (Note to self- I have forgotten how to wear real shoes.  It was also really freeing to not care that I didn't have a pedicure.  No one has a pedicure.  It's all good!) Of course, the most important accessory was the mask. (WEAR THE MASK!!!)

We took our cute picnic box over to JFK Park in Harvard Square.  It has great views of the water.  We were pleasantly pleased to see people social distancing in the park.  We spread out all of our treats and enjoyed the weather and the views.

It was really a beautiful way to spend an evening.  This summer isn't going to be like our usual summers and that's ok.  We're going to get to be creative and to focus on other things.  And if this is how I spend some of those nights, I'll be very happy!