Happy Wednesday!
Full disclosure: That originally said “Happy Monday, but I caught the mistake right before posting it. But today is Wednesday, so…Anyway, how was your weekend? Relaxing? Crazy? Fun? Productive? Mine was a little of each and it definitely flew by! Russ and I went out with my friend Angela in Philly on Friday night, and then we went to WCU with Jesse on Saturday night. Christine threw herself a “surprise party”, so we had to go for the big surprise. Hehe.
I worked both Saturday and Sunday, and then had my one and only day off on Monday! I planned a day for Russ and I to spend together and tried to come up with something fun, relaxing, and active. So we went to Marsh Creek State Park, which I knew would cover all the bases.
The day started bright and early with a 4 mile run around the ‘hood…
And then after packing food and my iced coffee (in a peanut butter jar), we were off!
I had never been to Marsh Creek State Park and was amazed that although it was only 15 minutes from WCU, I had never been. There is a beautiful lake, hiking and bikeing trails, a pool, picnic areas, boats for rent, and fishing.
We started the day with a hike and foraging through the forests for raspberries. They were all over the place, so I picked & ate all day.
Russ waited patiently while I picked every berry in sight, and of course, he ate some of the berries since he is Mr. Henny Penny.
After a while, we set up towels and sat under a tree for lunch.
Since my parents left me with an empty fridge (#poorcollegekidproblems), our pickins’ were limited. We had…carrots, pretzels, chips, mac and cheese, yogurt, and pb & j to split.
I may have forgotten to pack utensils, so we made spoons out of carrots and pretzels. It worked…but so did our hands. #Classy.
We lied in the grass for a good while before debating whether or not to go boating. We (he) decided against it and instead, we went for another hike (walk)…
sat by the lake…
and then drove…to Plato’s Closet. While he sold clothes (and made $$), I bought clothes (and spent $$). They gave him $50.00 for clothes! I have never earned more than $12.00 or so. Hmm. Anyway, I found some good things, and since I had $19.00 off, we didn’t pay too much in the end.
The rest of the day was spent packing up Russ’ apartment, eating dinner, and hanging out.
It was a really fun day with Russ and would be especially fun with a big group of friends! I think I’ll have to add that to my bucket list, huh? I’m feeling especially grateful for Russ, everything he does, and his ability to make me crack up right before we take a picture.
Check out that nose flare!
Off to work!