Mostly just whatta spring day, but so far the whole spring has been incredibly lush and green. Absolutely gorgeous! I don’t get to see a lot of it since I live just outside the city limits, but every Saturday I drive out to a farm for milk or to my parents (10 miles of farms between our homes), and I get to just drink in the green.

Today started out great, too. Hubs was going out to play with the guys, and I couldn’t stay asleep, so I actually got up at a decent time (1pm). Then, I called dad for some last minute info about a farm store/bent & dent and ended up talking to him for about 20 minutes. He usually answers the phone with “talk to you later, bye” (not literally, but I’m sure he would if he could), so actually chatting with him was awesome.

Then, on my way to said farm store, I passed a charter bus- the company name emblazoned on the back? Chariots of Hire. I’m not joking. Totally made my day.

I got to the farm store and found my second favorite brand of bacon for $1.50 less than I usually pay for it. Then I went to an actual farm and picked up some great pastured meat and offal (and they had sweetbreads! Seriously- it’s almost impossible to find sweetbreads!), and then drove home. And the weather. Was. Gorgeous. Windows down, all the way, baby.

So, and here’s the best part, the weather was still gorgeous when I got home. It’s too early for bees or wasps. The sun was out (no clouds, no rain). Nice breeze. And everyone else is outside taking walks and drives to enjoy the weather. This kind of day is rare enough, but this kind of day on a non-work, non-I-have-to-be-somewhere-right-now weekend day? THEY DON’T EXIST. Except for today. And I got to take advantage of it.

I pulled out my crochet, and a blanket, and plopped myself down under a tree. A nice family walked by and asked me about what I was crocheting, and their adorable little boy stared at me for a while, and a bunch of kids were riding bike and playing basket ball. And then I took my crochet and propped it under my head like a pillow and lay (layed, laid? I always get confused there) there for a bit looking at the sky through the tree branches. And then? I packed it all up and took a walk. Why? Because I wanted to!

It was so nice.

Now, however, I have laundry to do, a carpet to vacuum, food to eat, and instructions on how to cook sweetbreads to look up.

Hope everyone else had a day as lovely as mine!