Picnic with my family Essay
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Human beings are society-bound creatures. We need family and friends to keep us grounded. That is why family forms an integral part of our lives. Without family, all of would be without an identity, a background, or an origin. Amidst our quick-paced lives, we often tend to take our family for granted. We end up neglecting them and not spending enough time with them. A pleasant day out with our family is the best way to reconnect with them, as well as energize our selves.
A family picnic brings together all the family; it helps in strengthening bonds and the recovery of severed and forgotten memories. It brings all of us closer together. Last December, over the Winter Vacation, my family and I went to a picnic. The picnic took place in a bungalow that we had booked for an entire day, located two hours away from the city. A plush and beautiful garden surrounded the cottage, had a large lawn running around the circle, and overlooked a lake.
When the idea of having a family picnic was in talks, it had filled me with an impending sense of immense joy and excitement. A family picnic implied a gathering of all my cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and my parents. Since I have a nuclear family and stay with only my mother and father, the prospect of having my entire extended family over, gave me a feeling of unexplainable happiness.
Keeping in mind all the holidays, we had decided on the 26th of December; the schools were shut, the offices were closed, and the excitement of the Christmas celebrations was still fresh in the air. The weather was just pleasant, neither too hot nor too cold. We were twenty people in total, including all my cousins and distant relatives; we had booked a 35-seater bus.
On the morning of the 26th, at six o’clock, we departed for the venue, all fresh and lively. It was around nine when we reached the spot. The bungalow was prepared for our arrival. The pantry was stocked with supplies, and a ferry was arranged just by the lake. Having settled down in the place, we first set up temporary make-shift umbrellas and chairs on the lawn. My cousins and I got our tennis nets racquets out and were soon involved in a competitive game of doubles. The day trickled away, filled with enthusiastic chatters, pranks, and casual conversation and jokes.
We had a lavish and sumptuous lunch ( into the preparation of which all of us had contributed, some way or another). Later in the evening, we decided to take a ferry ride out on the lake. It was a soothing and calming experience. With the sunlight slowly fading away and giving way to darkness, we floated around in the water, music playing from the stereo we had brought along.
Around seven in the evening, when darkness had engulfed us totally, we set out for home on our bus. It indeed was a joyous and beautiful experience.