I love when I get to spend a ton of time outside on the weekend, both doing things and also doing nothing. This weekend was one of those weekends. Plus, I got froyo. So that's always a win.
It started with working from home on Friday, which was very pleasant. I don't think I'd want to do it every day, because I'd never have any human interaction. But occasionally it's nice to work from your couch in sweats and get a little break from the dull drone of coworkers.
Working from home also meant that we got a earlier start to the evening, and made it down to my dad's at a reasonable time. Enough time to pick up my sister and go grab pizza and froyo for dinner and dessert. Then it was back to the house to watch Love It Or List It before calling it an early night.
As usual, Saturday started early with a 5:30 a.m. wake up call, as Bailey was looking for his walk. He wanted to switch it up, and we went down a different street than we normally do. What a crazy way to start the weekend!
After some eggs and toast for breakfast, it was off to the reservoir for a SUP lesson. It was only my second time on a stand up paddleboard, but I really love it. It's a great workout that doesn't really seem like a workout. My only complaint was that we had to wear full on life vests (instead of the PFDs that strap around your waist like a Spi Belt). So, crappy tan lines. Which means that when we got back to my dad's house, I laid around on the hammock for a while (and fell asleep for a little while, until I realized that I was really hot).
After a nice half-nap in the sun, I decided to take care of my neglected garden. Which meant weeding, digging up some unwanted plants, and using the hedge trimmer to cut back some others (which is so fun!). And also, dragging the really heavy garbage can around the back yard.
Finally, at around 4 p.m., I decided to take a shower and put on real clothes. I spent an hour or so inside watching Girl Meets World (not sure how I feel, but I feel I owe it to them to watch) and Say Yes to the Dress. Then, we piled into the car to meet my dad in Ocean Grove for dinner (pizza again, which was really hot and burned the crap out of my mouth), a concert (doo wop, which we didn't actually pay to see, but just hung out outside with the unwashed masses and "audited") and ice cream (mint chocolate chip and cookie dough hot fudge sundae).
I slept well that night! Even Bailey was pooped, and slept in until 6 a.m. on Sunday. Then, it was walk time!
Since I was already up early, and it was getting hot out, I left at about 8 a.m. on Sunday morning to go to the park and do a hilly walk/run. Despite my best efforts to beat the heat, it was still hot. And my legs were tired from SUP and gardening on Saturday, so it wasn't my best run. But whatever, it's better than nothing.
When I got home, it was time to help dad trim the hedges for a while. After showering and heading the the store with my sister for groceries, my dad and I went to the Red Bank Rockin' Country Festival for lunch and some country music for a few hours. Oh, and for a mechanical bull ride. Which is a lot harder than it looks.
It was a great weekend, but Sunday night called for some relaxing, which included the World Cup, a yummy dinner, and a bath. Which is really a great way to cap off a great weekend.
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