This week was officially Fall break after the first 9 weeks of virtual learning are completed. We now have been all home together since 7 months and we needed a break. I need a break...work is overwhelming right now and I feel closed in and needed to get out and away (safely of course). So we decided to book a cabin for 2 nights at Pickwick Landing State Park in South TN (5 miles from the MS border).
On Saturday, early afternoon, we arrived in Pickwick and stopped by at the local tourist watering hole. Not to mingle or eat but to take in the scenery and to pass the time till we can get in to the cabin:
Once we settled (aka cleaned and unpacked) in to the cabin and threw a quick dinner in to the crockpot, we went right back out on a leisurely 3 mile afternoon hike.
Instantly, we felt relaxed being out and about in nature and away from the news, people and hectic of the daily grind. We all slept well that night.
The next morning, I went for a run around the trails while Derrick and the kids tried their hand at fishing. They only caught a little dead fish though. But Daddy taught them how to skip rocks.
After lunch, we went kayaking. It was an absolutely beautiful Fall day and everyone loved this new family activity.
A delicious treat from the Shake Shack was well deserved:
On another hike before dinner, we discovered lots of different fauna and creepy crawlers.
And since we were at the lake, I could not miss out on seeing a sunset. My little girl and I braved the cooler evening to sit at the lake and watch the sky turn from blue to yellow, purple to red.
The perfect little getaway during a pandemic and just what we all needed.
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