How A Lafayette Couple Turned A Parking Lot Into A Picnic Spot

(Lafayette, Louisiana) - You have to admit we've had some very pleasant weather in Acadiana for the last few days, and it looks like it will be sticking around for the next several days.

While daytime temperatures are reaching the lower 80s, lower humidity in South Louisiana has made outdoor days much more bearable since that strong cold front swept through a few days ago.

On the air recently, we mentioned that everyone should move their desks outdoors and work outside, but if you can't, you can do what a young couple was spotted doing in a Lafayette parking lot.

Outdoors for Lunch

I recently stopped at a store after work for lunch, and as I walked across the parking lot, I noticed something different. As I walked toward the store, I saw a young couple sitting on the tailgate of a truck, chatting.

I didn't think much of it, but when I exited the store, I looked over again and noticed what they were doing on this gorgeous day in Lafayette. They were doing more than just talking.

The couple who propped open the back of the pickup truck sat on the tailgate and had lunch. With a few restaurants next to the store, they apparently got food and decided to eat outside. The restaurants in this parking lot don't have outdoor seating, but that didn't stop them from enjoying lunch under the beautiful blue sky.

So, as I was leaving the parking lot, I looked over at them again, and I thought, we should all be outside having lunch, or even an early dinner. Summer is brutal in South Louisiana, and with the weather we're having now as we start Fall, we should all do what this couple did: enjoy a meal outside.

For the record, I didn't get a photo of them enjoying their visit and lunch on the tailgate, as I didn't want to come across as a creeper, but I was inspired to do the same on the gorgeous day.

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I bring this up because I want to thank the couple I saw in the parking lot for encouraging me and reminding me that it's okay to stop and enjoy what's around us. We're all so busy these days, but maybe we need to do what they did: find a place to sit and take in this gorgeous weather as we approach winter.

Fall Weather in Louisiana

We only have so many weeks a year to enjoy pleasant weather in Louisiana, so it's time to open the tailgate and enjoy lunch in the sun. Take a look at this extended forecast from Acadiana News First, and plan to enjoy lunch in a park, your yard, or a parking lot soon.