Central Park, Shawnee Style

Can this beautiful weather please stay forever?

I am in love.

Other than the fact that our weekend required a good amount of homeowner duties, we enjoyed the fall weather to its fullest.

A Friday after-work happy hour at The Cashew to visit with an out-of-town friend, dinner on the Plaza Saturday night, and a nice little Sunday picnic at our very own Shawnee "Central Park."

We hadn't been to the Plaza in a while, and boy was it a bit enlightening. I had read about the problems they were having there a while back, but I just assumed everything was under control. I couldn't believe how many mobs of kids there were crowding the streets, hooting and hollering, crossing the street in groups of 30-40 (not kidding), causing cars to stop and honk. It was a little strange.

However, it didn't affect us from having a nice stroll while waiting an hour and half to eat dinner at PF Changs. Oh, and we sat next to Tech 9 at dinner. Brian thought it was cool:)

Our visit to, what we call, "Central Park" was everything I needed to end the weekend. Now, let's be real, it's no NYC Central Park, not even sort of close. But it's a huge open field of grass, attached to a park, and walking distance from our house.

So, we packed us a little picnic dinner and blanket and headed to the park. Turkey wraps, hummus with red peppers and pita chips, and grapes. It was superb.

We also brought along our softball gloves and a frisbee ring. I think we both got more of a workout than we anticipated due to chasing the frisbee, but we had a lot of fun! Jake loved it too. He's pooped.

I am headed to Vegas tomorrow for work. Only one night, but I am hoping the said-to-be 80 degree weather is just as enjoyable as this weekend's was.

Maybe I'll get lucky and win at the black jack table. I'm hoping for a pink chip.