[FIPS Was There...] Lakeside Roller Skating and Water Play…And a Little Day Drinking

Ever since I read the reports that this summer is going to be oppressively hot and miserable, I've become manical about enjoying every waking moment of every perfect weather day, like the ones we had this weekend. Er. Mah. Gerd. It was so fucking nice out this weekend! We're talking Goldilocks weather --not too hot, not too cold, but just right. 

On Sunday, I'd arranged to hang with a friend and our two daughters, and there was no way we were letting them stay inside and play minecraft or barbies whatever-the-fuck tweens do behind closed doors these days. They were going to be outside enjoying NATURE, dammit! So, we took them to Lakeside. We started them off with roller skating, which provided this important insight for any parents considering taking a group of kids roller skating, or possibly having a roller skating party: Getting kids all laced, padded and helmeted up takes for-evah -- don't plan on doing that all yourself, or the kids will never get on the rink. Mom-friend and I did not skate, which is totally lame, but we had our reasons. 

Post-skating, we headed over to the Bluestone Café for lunch. It ain't cheap, but the food was actually pretty good. I had the Roasted Kale Salad and the Truffle Parmesan fries, which were pretty tasty. I also heard someone at another table rhapsodizing over the pulled pork sandwich. We sat outide looking out on the water play area at a picnic table under an umbrella. There are two separate sections of the tables, one just for Bluestone customers, and one for anyone who might have brought their own food from elsewhere. 

The water play area is the expanse of the outdoor rink, and is basically a large, oval, ankle-deep pool of water, with fountains shooting out around the edges. The signs say it's only for kids 12 and under, I suppose to keep it from being overtaken by rowdy teens. I dipped my toes in the water and nobody called the cops. While the kids had fun splashing around, Mom-friend and I ordered a couple of glasses of Pinot Grigio, like a couple of real housewives, and sat back and enjoyed the people-watching...and the 80's soundtrack. 

What did you do this weekend?