Three day weekends give me life, and last Monday was Columbus Day.
No work + beautiful weather + a visit from my favorite = one amazing day off.
Phil is one of my closest friends, and last weekend he was visiting the city before heading to Navy supply school in Rhode Island. We had a whole day together, and it started how any good day off should: brunch.
Later, as we walked by Central Park, Phil commented that he had never seen the iconic Bethesda Fountain, despite having lived in New York City his entire life. This sparked a spontaneous Central Park adventure.
Renting a row boat on the Central Park lake was never the plan (evidenced by our forced trip to a fancy upper east side bank -- #cashonly), but spontaneity is the spice of life. Plus, boating on the lake has always been a dream of mine and I live my life in pursuit of the insta, so it was really a win on both counts.
Also, look at those cute little turtles.
Real talk, rowing is not as easy as Noah Calhoun would have you believe. I made fun of Phil's skills for 10 minutes before taking the oars myself and becoming the most uncoordinated person alive. To be fair though, Noah didn't have to navigate around 100 other boats... just some ducks.
If you can't tell, we stopped for pics about as much as we rowed. I serendipitously dressed in nautical stripes, wearing one of my new favorite shirts from the Madewell x Sézane collection.
Side Note: That whole collab is so beautiful and french and I'm in love.