P is for Picnic
When it’s this beautiful outside, the last thing I feel like doing is slaving in front of a hot stove, especially when it’s Spring Break.
Lucky for me, my local supermarket provided a solution: an instant picnic!
Nothing could be easier. Just go to the grocery store, 1) get a freshly-baked baguette or a packet of whole wheat pitas at the bakery section, 2) pick up some spinach dip, tuna salad or chicken salad at the deli counter, 3) choose some ripe strawberries or bananas from the produce aisle, and 4) round things up at the coolers for some ice-cold drinks.
Then head for a park somewhere, roll out the picnic mat, breathe in the clean fresh air and eat your simple, healthy food.
Our last jaunt took us to Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore, CA. After eating, the kids threw rocks in the lake while Lorenzo and I just lay down on the mat and watched the clouds go by.
Mmmm…it doesn’t get much better than this.
