First week of June – 29-May through 07-June

2020 hasn’t been a pleasant year. 2019 wasn’t great either, but it wasn’t quite as bad, all told. 2020 though…

Thanks to COVID, we weren’t going on our spring trip. I was hoping to take Sarah and myself to France, or maybe Colorado, to take a real climbing trip. A chance to escape a bit, and explore the world together.

Instead, we were stuck in the house, with almost every trailhead closed, the gym’s doors barred, and very little positivity going on.

It wasn’t a great time, but I’d already booked the vacation time with my manager, so I figured that at least I could get a bit of relaxation in. Stay-cations aren’t a bad thing, and even though it wasn’t exactly what I’d been planning on, I was actually quite excited for it.

I had a video game I was enjoying, the yard had a few projects that I’d been waiting for a chance to work on, and I needed the chance to catch up on sleep if nothing else.

So what did we do?

• Hiked the Wildwood trail with Ollie!
• Worked in the garden, and enjoyed the flowers!
• Took walks around the city!
• Mowed the lawn and perfectly edged the patio! (I think I did this after the week off, but it’s not big enough to warrant its own post)
• Relaxed!

It was a solidly good week off.