So we had a busy weekend that was topped off with a leisurely walk around our town lake yesterday afternoon. The reflection of the trees on the water was lovely…along with the lily pads, frogs, the fall foliage beginning to turn, and our daughter leading the way with a hand-drawn map scrawled on pink Barbie notebook paper.

A nature experience for sure.

Throughout our stroll as we enjoyed the quiet songs of nature, the brisk air and the warm setting sun, I could see how Robert Frost could be so moved as to write his timeless poetry about these natural surroundings. This, in turn, made me ponder my own observations and experiences from the weekend.

They are as follows:

- “The Fast and the Furious” is a really good movie franchise. And that blonde guy is really attractive.

- For every new cashier they add at our renovated Dunkin Donuts, it will cost you an extra 6 minutes waiting in line at the drive thru so that you can repeat your order at least 9 times.

- If you have your niece and nephew stay overnight and you let them open a box of temporary tattoos with their cousins which they then cover their bodies with, you should explain to their parents that although they may look like they spent the weekend at San Quentin, they actually played at the park, ate pancakes and were well supervised the whole time.

- The phrase “settle down” is useless.

- Ask a handful of 1st grade boys what they want to call their soccer team, and they will, with great fervor, suggest something manly and powerful, like “The Pussycats.”

- People who make unsafe illegal u-turns purely for the sake of their own convenience should be forced to street race the local cops for slips (that means you have to give them your car if you lose – I know this because I now love “The Fast and the Furious”. And yes, I know the movie came out like, 8 years ago).

- Yelling “Are you ‘kidding’ me!?!? ” out of the window of your minivan is probably not the most appropriate way to address the driving infractions of others.

- Anyone who thinks we are still in an economic slump should go to the mall and experience the anarchy that is the sale rack at Banana Republic.

- If you’re wearing an American Eagle Outfitters t-shirt and you’re walking around the store of the same name than duh, I’m going to mistake you for a retail associate and ask you to open a dressing room for me.

- Does anyone realize that the word “Twit” is in Twitter?!

- When two roads diverge into the wood, definitely take the one less traveled by, at least until your toddler announces they have to go to the bathroom.