If you are ever in New Jersey, you have to check out the Grounds For Sculpture museum. It is a peaceful, spacious outdoor adventure where inspirations soar!
I've been a handful of times and have mentioned it in these post, Naked People in the snow & Bird Glow. This is the perfect place to go on a date, with a friend and even with a handful of kids of any age!(no kiddin, it's 42 acres for kids to roam and run with even some sculptures you can touch and lots of nooks to find and hide in).
I went with my super funny friend, Maureen. This adventure happened right after we dropped the kids off at school, we headed right for Grounds for Sculpture. Its taken 4 years for us to get there together and it was sooo worth it, we needed some serious friend without the kids time!
Have you ever been to a place where you never want to leave? Well, that is exactly how I felt when I went...a place were laundry never existed,the food is just incredible and the landscaping is just a perfect place to dream in...
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| Maureen |
Thanks to my awesome friend, Maureen for making my day! She spoke some very important words to me that day, "Michelle do you want to eat lunch surrounded by all the field-trip kids or go eat at the swanky restaurant. Its taken us 4 years to come here, Both have great menus, you decide" I chose swanky and am so glad I did, we had an amazing waitress, an incredible lunch and it was so nice to be dining like a lady instead of a mom on the go!
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| The "Rats" restaurant |
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| Sooo Yummy! |
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| View from our table |
We scooted back to school just in the nick of time for pickup. whew! It was so worth it, now we have a renewed vision, a fresh outlook of being a Mommy and our hearts are swelling with the rewards of friendship!
Here's to friends who nourish what you need & sun-drenched inspiring places! I hope you have a day filled with both!
(love ya Maureen, you ROCK! and of course super thanks to Grounds for Sculpture!)
UPDATE:
I'm still in love with this place, just wanted to add a few more pics :)
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These lovely birds are found roaming around the awe-inspiring museum, Grounds for Sculpture.
Ever since I went there a little bit ago I've been thinking of their beauty and finally I just had to share them with you!
I don't know if this white one is a male or female but this beauty just reminds me of an eloquent bride waiting for her charming groom to sweep her off her feet or if its a male he looks like an honored prince waiting for his royal bride-to-be.
Lately, I've realized I've been awakened by the
early dawn, sweet chirp, chirps of my bird friends. Their chirps are music to my dreams that lull me into morning daydreams (geez they start about 5 am). I don't know what they are saying as their little words chorus in and out of my dreams. Isn't it funny how when someone speaks a foreign language you fall in love with the beautiful sound not knowing the chores of their words.
I knew that soon my dreamy, daydreamy slumber would be awakened to the reality in just a matter of time, could be minutes or seconds... but right now as I looked at Nyla and all her animal friends and our dog, Dodger who have sleepily made it into my bed, I hear our other dog, Martine stretching and rolling in his bed; I wait for Andy's call to let us know he is safely back from his fishing trip and will be home anytime. I realize I'm really enjoying this moment of not knowing the words and just letting my ears enjoy.
As I stretched and smiled to myself, I looked at my arm and see dried up chocolate on my elbow, geez how long has that been there?? Reality of my goofballness has set in :)
After weeks or maybe more of seeing birds here, there and everywhere, I get it now, finally the delightful bird melody this morning has awakened me to love and understand the Sound and Enjoy the unknowing words of our animal friends as well as embrace the sound of my human friends; not to concentrate so much on the words they are saying but how they are saying it.
Maybe the Tone is where the lesson is. hmmm...I'm trying it!
Enjoy the luscious train of sound today. xxxxoooo Michelle
Special inspirational thank you's to Grounds for Sculpture and their beautiful roaming peacocks! Here's another fun time at the museum.
