Open Your Eyes...

Even though Brett and I love (and I mean love) to travel all over the place and go on fun and memorable vacations, obviously we can't live life vacationing all year round (though we'd like to!).  So in the mean time, between our great trips, we like to take advantage of all the fun mini adventures we can go on close to home.  Whether it's finding a new place to hike or biking in a park we've been to numerous times before, just getting out there and exploring is what keeps us sane between big trips.  This past Sunday we did just that: threw the bikes on the car and drove down to Mingo Creek Park for some weekend biking fun.  I had a big ol' smile on my face the whole afternoon.  It's amazing what you can discover so close to home if you just open your eyes.

Let's Go for a Hike...

{Mingo Creek Park}  Lately, Brett and I have been trying to get out of the house and do more fun things on the weeknights.  Often times, we get stuck in this routine of: work, come home, go running, shower, dinner, pass out.  And that is just no way to spend these precious summer days.

So a couple nights ago, we packed the cooler, jumped in the car, and cruised over to Mingo Creek Park.  We went for a hike, then found a quiet little spot in the park and had ourselves a picnic.  Complete with pretzels, hummus, raspberries, veggie burgers, salads, and a couple beers (shh, don't tell the park rangers...).  Oh, there was also a lot of swinging and frisbee playing.

This is summertime to me.  Looking forward to many more weeknight adventures to come...