Sunday Picnic

Jason is the best! For this date, he had to plan a little in advance and prepare our picnic in the morning.  We went to Church, had a member's meeting, and then took off for Boulevard Park.  He brought our outdoor blanket and we found a space to set up with a little sun and shade (don't worry - we brought sunscreen too!).  A couple years ago I won this Bota Box picnic set, which has most everything you need for a simple picnic...including a holding space for your wine bladder - but we didn't utilize that feature.  Jason had packed a lunch in the morning which consisted of cheese, meats, fruit and crackers, along with a tasty sparkling lemonade.  I love picnics, and I love cheese!

To top it off, the weather outside was perfect!  We could have played some games or thrown around a frisbee, but our lives have been quite busy, so it was nice to have some relaxing time to catch up and discuss some of the things we'd been thinking about.  Also, I love people watching, and the park was plenty busy for that!

Foot Golf!

If you have known me any amount of time, then you would know soccer is my favorite sport. I started playing when I was in kindergarten, and soccer took up a vast amount of time as a youth.  A couple years ago I finally joined an adult league here in town, and a little while later Jason even joined in on the soccer fun!

Last year we discovered this thing called FootGolf.  If you like soccer and haven't tried it - go do it!  Or, maybe you don't like soccer, but you like kicking around a ball - go do it!  The golf course on Lake Padden offers it on weekend evenings.  Basically, you 'tee' off, and try to get your soccer ball in the hole in as few touches as possible.  Just as in golf, there is a par value assigned to each hole, and you are competing against friends for the lowest score.  The distance ends up being a little shorter than that of the golfers as you tee off closer, and the FootGolf hole is before you reach the green.

Initially, we did have to wait a few minutes until the groups ahead of us were onto the 2nd hole, so we had a chance to sit and enjoy the sunshine together.  So lovely.

Anyways, rather than me telling you about it, you should get out and try it.  It's a fun way to get outside, enjoy some sunshine, and be active with your significant other or friends.  We ended up playing a few holes together, and then did another round with friends. 

Side note: When we were checking in to play, I found out that Jason had booked our tee time back on Tuesday (we played Sunday) and I was incredibly impressed.  For some reason, knowing that he planned our date and set things up ahead of time made me feel really good.  So simple!

I loved this date idea, as it was easy and fun!




Cost:
18 holes for 2: $36.00

Check out Lake Padden's FootGolf.