I went with my friend Laura to University of Toledo the day she was getting her parking pass etc. 'twas a gorgeous summer day with construction going on and I found the construction noises to be comforting as well.
As for what I usually do on warm sunny days, I like to just go out in my backyard and sit in a lawn chair and just...relax. As soon as I get a laptop I'll be spending probably all day outside when it gets to be warm enough.