Weekending in the Sunshine

The very first thing that I did Sunday morning after getting out of bed was to throw open both of the windows in my bedroom. It isn't all that often that you get 70+ degree days in Charlotte in February and I had every intention of taking full advantage of that fact.

Patrick and I started out with the windows and porch door open while making pancakes, sausage, and eggs for breakfast with a little shag music going on in the background. Can't beat The Temptations on a Sunday morning!

We headed uptown to the Charlotte Boat Show around lunchtime to dream about all the things we'd buy if we had the money to do so. Boat shows usually consist of Patrick talking boat details with the salesmen and me testing out the sunbathing capabilities of the boat.

I pretend that I go for Patrick but in all honesty, I think I have just as much fun looking at all of the boats as he does.

The more ridiculous the boat? The more I love it.

I mean, seriously, do you really need a bar on your boat that has a place for you to hang your purse? No. Do I want it? Absolutely.

After the boat show, we wandered around uptown towards Mellow Mushroom for lunch.

Wanna know what's right next to the Mellow Mushroom?

Romare Bearden Park! It's only my favorite place in all of uptown Charlotte.

We found a sunny patch of grass on the far edge of the park by the BB&T Ballpark and laid down to soak up the sun. I have no idea how long we laid there but I could have laid there for a lot longer.

Everyone else in Charlotte seemed to have the same idea: get outside and enjoy the beautiful, un-February-like weather. So many people were outside throwing frisbees, playing soccer, taking naps, riding bikes, running, etc. It was great people watching. My favorite people are the two people with their bikes, a blanket, and a bottle of wine... my kind of afternoon!

After Patrick left, I decided to keep taking advantage of the perfect weather.

My apartment complex has bikes that you can check out so I borrowed one for the afternoon. A short ride turned into an hour and half, thirteen mile bike ride. I'm telling you, the weather was way too perfect to waste inside. You had to be outside yesterday.

I ended my day the same way I started it... bedroom windows open, porch door open, thoroughly enjoying the warmth.