Saturday, January 23, 2010

January Picnic

I know this winter hasn't been especially long (yet) nor especially cold (so far)... but, all the same, I recently found myself wanting to do something to brighten things up.

As I was brainstorming things to do that could help shake up the doldrums, I remembered that way back, when I was in college out in Boulder, some of my roommates and I implemented a yearly BBQ.. on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It brought back such fond memories that I decided to resurrect this idea in my here and now.

So, I invited people over and we fired up the grill out back, threw out a blanket on the living room rug and had ourselves a veritable picnic in January. Then, as a little extra reminder of Spring, I got a few flowers to put around the room:


It was really fun.. We'll have to do this more often!

4 comments:

Natalie said...

i love the idea! i may have to steal it someday and make it an annual thing too!

misskate said...

Heck yes! It's the best thing for Chicago Januaries :)

Zac said...

I'm sad I missed it. Maybe next time!

misskate said...

Zac - no worries; family trumps all! :)
We'll be sure to keep you guys in the loop for future events for sure!