Life is meant to be lived

Wow...what an absolutely gorgeous spring day! Ever since we moved to one of the most beautiful cities I've ever lived in (and I've lived in quite a few!), I have developed a new appreciation of nature and all the beauty she has to offer. Today was a perfect spring day...high of 71, low of 43. Not too hot to make you sweat, but not cool enough for a sweater. Lon and I had a yummy breakfast of homemade bran pancakes with fresh strawberries. We took a few hours (windows and doors open, of course) to hone some critical skills. He practiced (played) Texas Hold 'Em on the internet and I made a few pieces of hemp jewelry (which I promptly put on). Then it was time to head out and soak up this glorious Sunday. We headed close to downtown, parked, and walked about 2.5 miles into downtown via the Riverwalk (one of my favorite-ist parts of Chatt!). We passed a group of kids (age 6-17) playing amazing music (sounded very Irish when we passed by) under one of the TN Aquarium bridges. They were Bow-Dacious, a string band from IL...very talented kids! They had a good crowd gathered, complete with parents/kids dancing all over the place. Always seems to be something going on around town (which makes us wish even more that we lived in the heart of it). Then it was on to the 'Deal of the Day.' Almost every bar/restaurant in town seems to have some sort of deal on Bloody Marys and Mimosas on Sunday (Brunch rocks!) So we popped into Mellow Mushroom to have one of the best Bloodys in town. Nice and spicy...and apparently enhanced with a splash of Guinness. Yummy! There we split a small Kosmic Karma pizza for lunch. Delish...what's that? You don't know Mellow Mushroom? I truly feel bad for you...it is a very tasty, very laid back, very cool little pizza place with some of the best microbrews available. Besides, who could turn down pizza from a mushroom dude named Mel? What's Kosmic Karma, you ask? Only one of the most flavorful little pizzas you could put in your mouth, that's what! Picture it...freshly tossed spring water dough (nice and chewy), spinach, feta, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, mozzerella and pesto...all with a nice sprinkling of parmesean on top. Goes perfectly with a spicy Bloody (and water, too!). Afterwards we headed down to the river, took a new path, saw some beautiful forsythia, cherry trees and Bradford pears...everything is trying to bloom! Headed back to the Jeep for a nice round trip jaunt of a mere 5.8 miles. We earned our Bloody Marys today and we enjoyed every drop! :)
Now, I'm just working on some study questions on the respiratory and digestive systems and Lon went to a local R/C track to watch some races. It's going on 7 pm and the sun is still high in the sky...I LOVE SPRING!
Ahhhhh....been a while since I really posted....feels good. I hope the weather is gorgeous wherever you are. Get out and enjoy it!

(Side note...if you are being picky, that pic IS from downtown Chatt, but was taken last fall...we didn't take the camera walking with us today. However, it is very similar. There were no clouds today, the sky was bright blue and the trees are green. Just trying to keep it real!)