Once upon a picnic

Once upon a time I heard a woman who had lived over 105 years attribute her longevity to always having something to look forward to. Along the way I adopted this theory. Through good times and through bad. Making lists of dreams, mental sketches of moments to come.

When we began the process of applying to the FS it was a great thing to look forward to. The blue skies ahead. When Paul took the job we immediately began daydreaming of all of the things we would do together as a family when we arrived in DC as we do before any trip. One of those things was picnicking on the reflecting pond in the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial.

While Nanny was in town last week we decided it was the perfect time. We made pimento cheese sandwiches, packed potato chips, cookies and cokes and headed out. We ate, fed the baby ducks and placed another check mark on our list of daydreams.