Hi All! So, I'm a bad blogger - I tend to blog about once a month. I'm going to try and get better about that! Spring has, at least for a few short, glorious today, sprung here in the Hoosier state! The past 4 days have been spent without huge winter coats, the absence of salt/melting snow/sludge on the ground, and windows opened letting in fresh air! Just these few days have totally got me in the mood for Spring/Summer in Indiana! I decided I would do one of my favorite things, which is make a list. I present Po's top 10 favorite things to do in Indiana when the weather turns nice!
10. Go for walks - either on the Monon, or around the many cute neighborhoods in Broad Ripple. I love passing moms with kids in strollers, hard core cyclists, and the "punk bridge kids" walking around the canal. There's just something about not being cooped up in a gym...
9. Getting a pedicure at BR Nails. I love to go here when I'm not in any kind of hurry. They always have the newest magazines (Life & Style, In Touch, OK!...you name it, they have it!) and the pedicure chairs are heavenly. I love picking out my color, and then sinking into the pedicure chair and totally shutting off for the next 30 minutes...
8. Eating outside at Plumps. Great music, great tenderloins, an adult beverage or two, and good friends. Of course, Plumps can be substituted for Moe & Johnny's, Hogs Head, etc. Just love dining "al fresco".
7. Going to Indianapolis Indians games. This is one of my very favorite things - sitting on a blanket on the lawn, eating a hot dog and drinking a big ol' lemonade, watching the "Kiss Cam" and singing "Take Me out the Ballgame." The actual game is secondary to the fun of participating in "America's Pastime!"
6. Walking up the Monon to the SnoCone Shack! This little shack in the heart of BR is one of my hot spots during the Spring/Summer - especially on Monday's, which is double stamp night. I always get the classic - grape, cherry, and orange. Can't go wrong. There's always a line - teenagers, parents with kids, retirees. I even love standing in line at the Sno Cone Shack.
5. Going to the Biergarten at the Rathskellar to listen to the Polka Boys! Got to get there early, I've learned this the hard way. I truly think there isn't a more fun place in the city than the Biergarten and the Polka Boys on a nice night. Nothing like a cold drink, a big pretzel, and hundreds of happy people singing and dancing the polka to ring in the weekend.
4. Cooking out. Doesn't matter where. Where there's a cookout, there's cornhole, hot dogs, and brownies. Sitting with friends in the backyard, trash talking each other’s corn hole skills, and eating grilled out food is about as good as it gets.
3. Sitting on my porch/patio (which I'm currently without but will soon have) and reading a good book and eating a green flavor ice! I love to get home from work, change into comfortable clothes, and sit on the porch until it gets too cold/windy/dark and I have to go in.
2. Laying out by the pool at 206 N. Conde! Ahhh... Usually accompanied by a South Pole coke, a book, and my family, along with 100.5 (Kokomo's country station) on the radio. I never worry about how I look or who I might see. Just total relaxation.
1. Going to see a movie on the lawn of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. I think this is Indy's best secret - although, it's not so secret anymore! Bring in a picnic, cards, lawn chairs, and you've got yourself a night. I love laying down when it's dark and watching some 80's movie on the huge screen, pulling on a sweatshirt once it gets chilly about 10:00.
Well, those are my favorite warm weather activities. What are yours?? Bring on the spring!
