The meal left me all warm and fuzzy, and Joshua was such a chatterbox that the mood was really upbeat.
Then drove to Forevergreen Park, the biggest park in the city, with a massive artificial lake that's absolutely gorgeous when it's full of yellow water lilies In summer. In winter, the lake freezes over, and birds sometimes perch on the ice. People buy some bread, crumble it up, and throw it on the ice for the birds to peck at.
Joshua also bought two loaves of bread and handed one to me, "Eliana, you feed them too"
"Sure thing "I opened the bread, crumbled it up with my hands, and threw it onto the lake. Several birds immediately came to peck at it, making quite a scene
After we finished feeding the birds, we strolled around the park. I don't usually go out for walks, but despite the cold, I was really enjoying myself.
Finally, we arrived at the mountain. The stone steps were fairly clean, with all the snow trampled down by hikers
