Father's Day weekend

We celebrated Father’s Day this weekend. This year, most of our holidays and celebrations are “low key” given that we have a toddler and young baby at home, have been home-bound a lot over the past year and a half due to health reasons, and are also watching our finances. We are prioritizing our state of well being over trying to take on too much. Going in, it felt like it would be rather mundane to have celebrations this way. However, we seem to have arrived at a good balance of finding enjoyable ways to celebrate while keeping things simple, and doing so with minimal planning. I think that adjusting our expectations has been helpful in this.

For Father’s day, my husband mentioned that he would just like to have a beer and maybe go on a bike ride. On Friday, he received a hand print from our daughter that she had made at preschool with the caption "Hands down, you're the best dad!". The day before father’s day, we had friends over and shared a few beers with them while the children played. We got a small cake from Trader Joe’s and savored the delicious slices of cake with falafels, hummus and pita bread. 

On Sunday morning, my husband went on a solo bike ride for an hour and a half. He cycled up to a nearby reservoir and back. We called both of our fathers and wished them for the day. We all then walked to the farmers market and bought fresh produce, which is our Sunday morning tradition. While there, we bought him two plants as his Father’s day gift – rosemary and lantanas. We came back home and he made us brunch (I know, I should have been the one making it, but he is so much better at it!) of mushroom omelettes, sautéed potatoes and toast, using fresh ingredients from the market. In the evening, we went for a swim at the nearby pool and took the baby in for the first time. We shared a glass of wine together in the evening. In all, I think it was a relaxing and enjoyable Father’s Day celebration.

Morning view of the reservoir