Come enjoy nature with us. It's good for you.

We feel bad for the picnic. It's being so easy and well-behaved compared to its twin the cocktail party that we keep forgetting to give it the attention it deserves.

Poor picnic.

When it starts acting out to get our attention we sure will be sorry.

Don't worry picnic, we love you JUST AS MUCH as we love the cocktail party, we swear. We'll buy you a car on your 16th birthday just to prove it.

Ever loving mind: LOST!

Back to the matter at hand: THE PICNIC!

Bring your kids!
Bring your own food!
Bring your own drinks!
Bring your own everything!

Show up at the Rose Garden at 11AM (we'll get there early to stake out a spot -- we're thinking we'll shoot for the picnic tables on the Naglee side) and enjoy some quality time with your fellow Lions.

We've heard from multiple Lions who can't make the Saturday night festivities but who are planning to come to the picnic, so please be sure to be there!

A few notes:

1. Alcohol is not permitted at the Rose Garden but...uh...if you don't blab that there's whiskey in our coffee we won't blab that there's rum in your Diet Coke. Hair of the dog and all...

2. Speaking of dogs, they're not allowed at the Rose Garden either and since they're not as easy to hide, we'd recommend you leave Fido at home.

3. Don't let the BYO-Everything thing deter you! There are plenty of nearby places to grab-and-go your lunch:

Zanotto's is riiiiight up (down?) Naglee at Bascom.

There's a Togo's on The Alameda and Race Street.

There's a Chipotle on The Alameda and Morrison.

Calvin's Cheesesteaks has reopened on The Alameda and Shasta -- just a few doors down from the old location.

Falafel Drive In is still there too -- on Stevens Creek near Bascom.

See?

You won't starve.

So come and not starve with us!

And if you still have Saturday night's mascara smudged under your eyes, we won't judge.

Much.