Sunday Brunch and Too Much Sunshine
By Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (118421)
Gainesville, Florida
June 14, 2020 4:58pm CST
The forecast called for another stormy day here in north Florida, so once again I didn't make any big plans. I thought for sure I'd be myLotting all day from the comfort of my home. But lo and behold, right around 11:00am the clouds parted and gave way to some beautiful sunshine! So I grabbed my girl and told her we were going to brunch!
There is a local outdoor cafe right around the corner from where I live that offers a great menu, and bottomless mimosas on Sunday. So we grabbed us a seat in the shaded patio area, ordered brunch, and dove right into those mimosas. Soon after, a live band took the stage and provided some nice entertainment for us.
After we had our fill of mimosas, we decided to take advantage of the sunshine before the clouds moved back in, and we headed out into the grassy area adjacent to where the band was playing. I had on shorts and a t-shirt, so I just took my shirt off and laid on the grass. My girlfriend, being more fair-skinned than me, parked herself under a nearby tree and we listened to the band and sipped on more mimosas. Eventually the clouds moved back in and we packed it up and headed home.
I'm glad we left when we did, because when we got home I realized I was sunburnt! I already have a good base tan, and I didn't think we were out there in the sun that long, but I guess when you're drinking bottomless mimosas that you can quickly lose track of time! Thank goodness for the multitude of aloe vera plants I have in the backyard! The aloe gel was very soothing on my red skin!
How was your day? Did you do anything fun and exciting?
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@DianneN (246525)
• United States
14 Jun 20
Sorry about your sunburn, but glad you had a wonderful time. You should know about that Florida sun by now!
I had lunch under the umbrella on our deck, took a walk around the block since we last spoke, and fell asleep reading again in the sun. I didn't forget my sunscreen.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Jun 20
@DianneN Yes, it's always their fault!
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Jun 20
You were my inspiration today to get out in the sunshine! I figured you shouldn't be the only one having a good time outdoors! But at least I'm glad to hear you didn't forget to put on sunscreen! I didn't bring sunscreen because laying out in the sun wasn't originally part of the plan; it just sort of happened. I blame the mimosas! lol
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Jun 20
I'm usually pretty careful, I blame the copious amounts of mimosas I drank for this incident.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
14 Jun 20
It looks like you are having a good time there while here we just stay at home. Your picture made me hungry.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Jun 20
I was a little disappointed that my meal only came with two pieces of bacon. As a bacon lover, I would prefer a whole plate of bacon! 
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
14 Jun 20
@moffittjc well, I have to agree that if you love bacon then I wonder why you ate the 5 pieces in advance and leaving only 2 slices for the pictorial.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Jun 20
@Alexandoy I didn't want anybody to see so much bacon in the photo!
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Jun 20
@NJChicaa Vitamin C from the mimosas, and Vitamin D from the sunshine! And Vitamin E from the aloe! I think I've got it all covered!
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@NJChicaa (115959)
• United States
14 Jun 20
@moffittjc See! It was a HEALTHY brunch!
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@NJChicaa (115959)
• United States
14 Jun 20
@moffittjc just getting your vitamin C!
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Jun 20
Well at least you got out of the house like me. I originally thought I would be stuck inside all day due to the weather. Although the dark storm clouds did roll in, it never did actually rain!
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Jun 20
@CarolDM Oh dang, I hope the hail didn't damage your vehicle.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
14 Jun 20
@moffittjc There was a hail storm while shopping. Crazy, came out of nowhere.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
15 Jun 20
Thats nice, aloe gel soothing on your red skin. Impressive that you grow your own.
Mimosa is not a term I have heard before, but if its bottomless booze I daresay I could try it.
All this talk of garment removal ...
Not good for me.
Brunch sounds awesome. I would grab a girl for that as well.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jun 20
A mimosa is a drink made from equal parts orange juice and champagne. It's really good. A lot of times a little grenadine is added as well. It's served in a champagne flute.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jun 20
@JimBo452020 It's considered a girly drink here too. You don't see many guys drinking mimosas. In fact, there weren't many guys there at the cafe at all. It was almost entirely women. And as far as drinks go, I really wanted a Bloody Mary, but those aren't bottomless drinks, so I figured if my girl was going to drink bottomless mimosas, I might as well join her!
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
15 Jun 20
@moffittjc
It would be considered a bit of a girlie drink here.
But then again Methylated Spirit used to be a popular drink here.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
14 Aug 20
Those are good looking eggs, an omelette? Sounds like a great way to spend a Sunday.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Aug 20
Yes, a very delicious omelette.
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@LadyDuck (457822)
• Switzerland
16 Jun 20
@moffittjc My skin is pale, it takes forever a sunburn to fade, this is why I avoid to stay in the sun too long.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Jun 20
@LadyDuck For people with fair skin, it is definitely smarter to avoid a sunburn altogether.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jun 20
The sunburn has already faded today. I had a nice base tan to start with, so I knew the burn would not last long. My skin is not painful to the touch at all, so I know the sunburn is gone.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48908)
• United States
13 Aug 20
We had a thunderstorm yesterday that decided to start when I was mowing and a good distance from shelter. I get drenched.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48908)
• United States
13 Aug 20
@moffittjc I made it to the covered patio and sat for awhile listening to the storm.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Aug 20
@Tampa_girl7 I probably would have enjoyed doing the same thing. Maybe make me a glass of tea or lemonade and just sit out there and watch and listen to the storm.
@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Aug 20
Oh, wow, that really stinks. Unless you were so hot that the cool rain felt good! But I always hated it when it would start raining when I was in the middle of mowing. Or even worse, as soon as I finished washing my vehicle! lol
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@JESSY3236 (18885)
• United States
15 Jun 20
I didn't do anything exciting. But I did watch a movie again. It was Murder at the Gallop.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jun 20
Was the Murder at the Gallop better than the Murder at the Trot? haha
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
17 Jun 20
@JESSY3236 Haha, so it did involved horses! That's funny.
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@Hannihar (129388)
• Israel
15 Jun 20
@moffittjc
Sounds like fun to go for brunch when the weather turns beautiful. Glad you got out when the weather was nice and sounds like you had a good time. I was inside on Sunday working on the computer and watching TV.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Jun 20
@Hannihar I agree! I'll save that laundry for a rainy day! I hope we don't go a week without rain, because I really do need to do a load of laundry! haha
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jun 20
That’s what I did all Sunday afternoon! I should have been doing laundry instead, but I was being extra lazy!
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@Hannihar (129388)
• Israel
15 Jun 20
@moffittjc
I would say you were taking advantage of the nice weather. Laundry you can do when the weather is not nice outside.
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@freelancermariagrace (27219)
• Philippines
15 Jun 20
Sounds like you had an awesome time with your girlfriend. I had a quite productive day yesterday. It’s past 12 midnight here and I am working right now.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jun 20
Why were you working so late?
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Jun 20
@freelancermariagrace Very true. There are too many distractions during the day. But there are also distractions at night too. You were playing on myLot when you should have been working! 
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@freelancermariagrace (27219)
• Philippines
16 Jun 20
@moffittjc Night time is the best time to work as it's peaceful and quiet 
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
15 Jun 20
the last time i burned was in Florida! great weekend ended up walking 10 miles on Sunday (we did our father's day this weekend due to schedules for next weekend)!
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jun 20
I actually thought this weekend was Fathers Day, and I called my kids and yelled at them for forgetting my special day! But of course they quickly set me straight.
I blame the bottomless mimosas!
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Jun 20
@DocAndersen Bummer! That would suck if you ended up having to work on Fathers Day.
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
15 Jun 20
@moffittjc i had to move it because i may have to work next Sunday.
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@mynameiskate (2562)
•
16 Jun 20
Too much sun and I peel so careful. Love the outdoors though. Been sitting under my tree in the shade.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Jun 20
It's better to sit outside under the shade than to risk getting sunburned. Also helps protect you from getting skin cancer.
@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jun 20
The sunburn has already faded and I’m not even red anymore. The base tan saved me! Lol
@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
15 Jun 20
That's great! I hope you enjoyed your brunch.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jun 20
Thank you! We had a very enjoyable afternoon!
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jun 20
We sure did lose track of time! Probably didn't help that we were drinking! lol
@Poppylicious (11133)
•
15 Jun 20
I'm sorry, I don't understand this post. Cafe? Live music? What are these things of which you speak?!
We stayed at home. Again. Watched Netflix. Again. Drank tea in the garden. Again. The highlight of my day was a noisy helicopter whizzing overhead; Facebook told me it was part of lots of police and an ambulance near the traveller's site on the edge of town. Nothing in the news though so that was obviously a bit of a damp squib.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jun 20
How much longer are they going to keep you in lockdown? They had to start opening things back up here, people were about to revolt! Lol
@LindaOHio (155929)
• United States
15 Jun 20
I'm sorry you got sunburned. That Florida sun is scorching. Glad you had a good time though. Nothing happened here.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jun 20
The sunburn wasn't as bad as I thought, as today it felt better and the redness was gone. Probably didn't hurt that my girlfriend kept rubbing aloe on me yesterday.
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@paullynecharllotte (16)
• Recife, Brazil
15 Jun 20
This looks so delicious, it is making me my mouth water :D
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Jun 20
It was okay, not the best meal I've had, but it was satisfying.
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