06 April 2009

Picnics. Postures. Planning

April so far has been kind to us, very kind. This weekend was warm, sunny and delightfully lazy. My weekend involved

Yoga. I was proud of how I did in my bikram yoga class. I have low blood pressure and at some point during every class I’ve become so light-headed that I’ve had to stop & rest. After talking with my teacher I’ve increased the amount of salt in my diet and before this week’s class I downed a whole bottle of Lucozade. This time I was able to really push myself… I felt so much stronger & managed each & every posture. Best class ever!
A picnic. Mr B and I packed our picnic basket with sandwiches, crisps, m&ms, cashews & two beers and headed to our local Thames riverbank for an afternoon of lazing in the sun. It was wonderfully warm. I snoozed, fed the ducks & took photos. Mr B read the paper. It was bliss.
Best friends. Our friends came over for a meal on Saturday night. They surprised us with some Easter goodies! We had a lovely evening of lasagna, wine, chatting & seasick steve.
Holiday planning. Mr B and I talked about 2009 travels. We’re re-thinking our plan to go to a Greek island … for some reason it is absurdly expensive. It was working out at almost the same price as our 10 day honeymoon to Indonesia!! So we’re thinking about going somewhere much further afield & I’m unbelievably excited! We’re considering New York & LA, Australia, Sri Lanka, Egypt… we really have so many places on our wish list and no idea which place to choose! Do you have any ideas?

So this week is going to be fun… we’ll be planning our holiday, looking forward to our long Easter weekend, enjoying quiet commutes to work, savouring our lie-ins on Friday and Monday morning and… getting familiar with our new car which is being delivered to Mr B’s office today!!!

14 comments:

  1. UM...all of those vacation destinations sound oh so fun!

    Your weekend does sound like bliss...especially the picnic. I love having a picnic! (Stone and I got engaged while on a picnic in Washington, DC)

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  2. ooh, Egypt!

    We went to Sri Lanka about 2 years ago - it was nice, but not one of my favorite destinations. Let me know if you want more info (we went to Colombo, Kandy and Kalutara).

    Sounds like an absolutely lovely weekend!

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  3. Good for you on the yoga class. I love yoga but I can't seem to find a great class in our area that fits into my schedule. I also love that you & the Mr. enjoyed a picnic together. I've always wanted to do that but never have. That is now on my list of wants. :) XOXO

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  4. Yippy for you with the yoga class! Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend. I must say I am a bit jealous you have long weekend coming up. Enjoy a little for me as well please.

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  5. sounds like a great weekend. Picnics like that make me happy. Boy has a park near his house that is perfect for lazy days like that. Maybe next weekend...

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  6. that sounds like a great weekend!! the picnic sounded beautiful=)

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  7. I bet your picnic was so much fun! I love relaxing weekends.

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  8. Come to India.... u will not b disappointed for sure.

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  9. Ooh, a new car sounds like fun! You'll have to share pictures. As for holidas, I'd vote for Australia, just because that's the top on my list of places I want to visit. Or Fiji... it looks gorgeous. NY and LA, eh, ok, I guess. But if I were choosing, I'd go somewhere foreign! Probably just because I live in the US!

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  10. How exciting! And I'm referring to everything in your post! I would love to get into yoga some day. There is a new spot right by my house that I'm curious about, but I have a gym membership so it's not really feasible at the present time. Your vacation ideas...totally blissful! Would love any of those places, other than L.A. If you make it to California I would suggest something more Northern and along the coast. (La Jolla (pronounced La Hoya) is beautiful and right outside of San Deigo, also beautiful! San Francisco...tons of fun and lots to see...the wine country/Sonoma/Nappa Valley is a short car ride away, too.) New York...haven't been yet but would love to see that fun city in action.

    Can't wait to see a pic of your new car! I just love seeing the steering wheel on the other side. I know, I know... I'm a complete dork!

    Glad you had a great weekend!

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  11. yay for you and powering through yoga! bikram is killer even if you are in tip top shape! come come come. do come to nyc! even though you have listed a few other cooler places. ;)

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  14. New York would be great!

    But so does Sri Lanka or Egypt.

    What to decide, what to decide. Tahiti and stay in those huts on the water. My cousin and his wife went for their honeymoon and they said it was the most relaxing beautiful time they've ever had.

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