I really suck at this.

I'm a very bad blogger. I have no excuses to my lack of blogging, because there's definitely been blog-worthy stuff going on in my little world, and each time something interesting happens I make a mental note to blog about it later, most times I even take pictures too! But, alas, I never actually get around to blogging it.

Yesterday was definitely blog worthy, however. It was B-E-A-UTIFUL outside. Stunning, gorgeous, brilliant... get the picture? So it as decided that some of us would meet up with a friend and her 2 ridiculously adorable kids for a picnic at the park. This isn't your normal city park.. It's more of a park/hiking/biking thing... almost state park-ish. Lots of beautiful hiking trails, paddle boats & fishing in the lake ect. It's pretty huge.

Annnnyway, things were going great, we ate, soaked up some rays, let the kids play, & generally reveled in the gloriousness of spring in the Carolinas. Then we decided to take a walk on a PAVED trail around the lake. Sounds harmless enough, right?

So, we packed the kids into the double stroller and were off. We made it over halfway around the lake and the pave trail became a very well made gravel path. We figured we didn't have much further to go & it was so nice out, that we'd just finish the loop before heading home, sober continued.

About 15 minutes later the nice gravel path became dirt & quite bumpy and uneven. Ok, that's an understatement. It took two of us pushing & one holding up the front of the stroller to get it through the path. We kept telling ourselves we were almost there, but truthfully, I was starting to get worried. We'd already walked at least a half mile, and suddenly the only people we were seeing on the trail were passing us in the direction we were going in and the TURNING around and passing us again on their way back. But we were too far in, and I'll be darned if we were going to to back through the bad path we'd already done.

3 1/2 miles later, me in a sun dress and flip flops (hey, i signed up for a picnic, people!) with the 3 of us taking turns pushing/pulling/yanking the double stroller, and stopping more than once for the little guy to relieve himself in the bushes (newly potty trained. You so what you have to do), & dodging the bikers speeding past us(because apparently we managed to get ourselves on the bike trail), we finally saw a road in thr distance. We had made it out of the woods!

Even though we were completely and totally unprepared to take an almost 4 mile hike, it was an afternoon I will NEVER forget. We couldn't have asked the kids (ages 15 months & 3) to behave any more perfectly, they were perfect angels and never complained or cried once. Of course they are two of the best, sweetest, most adorable kids I've ever known, and if I could be guaranteed to have a children just like them, I'd have 10.

So, that was my Sunday. Memorable,fun,beautiful. It left me happy, thankful, and even a bit sunburned-- which I accepted gladly.

Life IS good. Every day can be the best day of your life. How do I know? Becaus I said so. Go outside, worship the sun, take a deep breath and let it all just seep into your soul. You'll be oh so glad you did.

::sarah::