Another Picnic in the Park

Yesterday we decided to have an impromptu picnic in the park. It is still a picnic even if you are eating Checkers burgers, isn't it? But that makes it sound a little less glamorous, so let's leave that part out.

Lucas looks so happy, doesn't he? But he really was.
See....

Of course, what man wouldn't be happy about the ever expanding belly of his wife?!?

None that would admit it to a pregnant woman's face, that's for sure!

Picnic in the Park... First Trimester Style

What do I mean by first trimester style?

I mean, the father-to-be is happy and glowing....


... and the pregnant lady is still recovering from this morning's havoc.


Oh, well. At least someone is glowing!

We picked up Subway (Toasted, of course, to prevent 'listeria' - whatever that is - because you know there is a 'no' list for just about everything you can think of during pregnancy) and enjoyed our routine lunch in the park. I am so glad to have Lucas back. He just recently returned from his 10 day trip to Colombia, where he broke the news! More on that later...


Oh, and I definitely did not see the first picture of myself, get extremely horrified, and put on powder before continuing our very 'non-staged' photo-op.... just in case you were wondering. Haha!

In my defense, I needed that powder since I picked the husband up at 12:30 last night (a.k.a. this morning) from an airport over 2 hours away and was still at work at the crack of dawn. Okay, 9:00 a.m. isn't the crack of dawn but it sure felt like it after only 4 hours of sleep.

Thanks, husband, for capturing that moment.

Picnic in the Park on a Hot Summer Day!

Whew! It is toasty outside!! I'm not going to complain though because I'll take a hot summer day over rainy or cool on any day of the week!!! The husband and I found a nice table in the shade and enjoyed lunch together in the park.

I forgot my camera but he did manage to snag a picture of me with his iPhone.

I promise I'll give you a full photo recap of my very busy wedding weekend soon. But classes for my MBA are now officially underway and I am swept up in school fever!!! I think I originally underestimated the amount of work it will take to complete an MBA in just over a year while working full time and - of course - maintaining my tennis and social calendar. I'm crossing my fingers as I dive right in to graduate work. Hooray for school!

Picnics in the Park ARE BACK!!

Spring is almost here! The weathermen are reporting we received our last frost (hopefully) last night and warmer weather is headed our way. Today is a beautiful, sunny day with temperatures in the upper 60s (and climbing). We celebrated by reinstating our Picnics in the Park!

Lucas poses with my highly-coveted antique picnic basket

Lucas surprised me with a pineapple the other day
(no flowers, no candy, no lingerie.... a pineapple). I do love pineapple.

And a few pics of us...

And now that I have my camera handy, here is that photo of me with some of the junk food from Saturday night...

Looking forward to many more picnics this spring!!

Thursday's Picnic in the Park

I forgot to bring my camera out today but Lucas had his trusty, new iphone and captured this picture of our lunch in the park. Today was the simplest I've done yet - ham & cheese sandwiches with chips. No watermelon. No pasta salad. Nothing special. Sorry, Lucas. But I still enjoyed the company and the nice break from the office. Back to work!

(Doesn't he look so excited about this?)

Thursday's Picnic in the Park

Yes, I am aware that it is not Thursday so I guess I should have titled this one "Friday's Picnic in the Park" but I didn't so live with it.

Lucas and I decided to have our weekly picnic today. It was a beautiful day in the park..... except for these pesky little creatures!
I swear, they saw us coming for sure. They saw me with a picnic basket and knew that meant food. Hello, little guy!
But Lucas and I, being the knowledgeable citizens (and gluttons) that we are, knew that giving them any of our food would mean that they would not leave us alone. So we feasted without the ducks. Ham sandwiches and chips with watermelon and a cookie for dessert.
But this guy knew we'd give in. "Please, feed me!" he said. (Geeze, these ducks are worse than Rafa.)
How could we resist their sweet little faces? When we were done with our picnic, Lucas began feeding them our leftover watermelon.
Are you ducks happy now?

Good food. Good company. Who could ask for a better lunch?

Thursday's Picnic in the Park - Week 2

Last week, Lucas and I decided to start having our Picnic in the Park every Thursday. This week, Mother Nature was not on our side.

So Picnic in the Park was turned in to Picnic in the Office. The scenery isn't nearly as nice but at least I got to spend lunch with the husband. I have missed him while he has been away the last few days. Last night on his way home he stopped at the Mellow Mushroom in Nashville. So today, we had leftover pizza! Sooo good. Thank you, Lucas!

Thursday's Picnic in the Park

Lucas and I decided to have lunch together today at Big Spring Park. I got to use my picnic basket! While we were having lunch and enjoying our time, we talked about how we should do this every week. Thus, our Picnic in the Park tradition has begun. Hopefully we'll be able to get together for a picnic every Thursday! Unfortunately, Lucas has a crazy work schedule and is always going out of town so we may not make it every Thursday but it's just a goal to work towards.

As we arrived at the picnic table Lucas said, "Okay. Hand me the camera and open up the basket. I know you want a picture for you blog." Isn't he sweet! Ha! He's getting the hang of it now.



For lunch today we had chicken salad sandwiches, pasta salad, and watermelon all served with lemonade (or bottled water with those little packets of flavor)! Delicious!