When someone says the word “picnic”, we usually think of the typical picnic in the part with a brown baskets and a red and white checkered tablecloth. That makes sense of course, but that only scratches the surface of this time-honored, fun tradition.
One thing that I’ve stressed to friends is to be spontaneous with picnics – I’ll get into that more at a later time – and to have them at unconventional times and in creative places.
A friend of mine and her husband like to sneak out and have little romantic getaways – picnics – after the sun goes down… or as the sun is setting. And the setup is quite different. After leaving the babysitter with their kids, they drive around for a while until they find a somewhat-secluded area of town, sit down, and call their favorite restaurant to deliver food to them. (Now, this doesn’t work everywhere, of course. Bigger cities likely won’t deliver to a “secluded area”, but if you live in a small town and know the owner and drivers, you’re set.)
The beauty of this type of picnic is that there’s little or no preparation other than calling the babysitter and making sure you have enough gas in the car. It’s a perfect and inexpensive evening out, and it can be a relaxing escape from the day-to-day hustle and bustle of our working lives. Some variations of this might be to blindfold your husband/wife on the way there and see if they can figure out where they are… it might add a little mystery to the fun!
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