Block Party

Yumi, Summer and I went up to the Athens Halloween Block Party tonight. Look at all these old geezers we ran into!

Waiting for the Honey for the Heart parade to start.

Here it comes!

I really loved this bunny and owl duo.

More bunnies!

After the parade, we stopped at The Union for a drink. Summer was Mia Wallace from Pulp Fiction. So good!

Magic 8 Ball had to make a quick phone call.

Then we headed to Central Venue to see The Wild Honeybees! Emily was dressed as Audrey Hepburn from Breakfast at Tiffany's.

After the show, Emily joined up with us and we all went to a house party. It was a pretty excellent Uptown Halloween experience this year!

Happy Birthday to me!

Mom and Dad took me to the Union Street Diner for breakfast for my birthday this morning. I don't go there often, and I asked for an "iced coffee." I assumed it would come black, and I could add some cream and sugar if I wanted to. This is what I was delivered! The mug was lined with chocolate and caramel, and there was a ton of half and half in it. Definitely sweeter than my usual morning coffee but it was hilarious and I did drink it.

We had dinner at Mom and Dad's. Cincinnati Chili! I'm on a Cincinnati Chili kick and can't get enough. Mom's recipe is DELICIOUS.

Mom also made a Texas sheet cake. Yum!

Make a wish.

Mmmm!

Fern Hollow Farm

Tonight I went out to Fern Hollow Farm with Emily to see her band play! Emily has been getting her nails done for a couple of years now, and every time she goes she asks me "What color should I get?" and I always say "NEON YELLOW!" and she always laughs and says "Never!" But then this week is my birthday, and for my birthday she got neon yellow nails!!!! Isn't that SO NICE?! And look at how cool they look!!

I gave out several unicorn pegasus tattoos throughout the evening.

Their set was amazing!

Drew and Uncle Tom with their unicorn pegasus tattoos!

Fern Hollow served an amazing farm-to-table dinner featuring bison empanadas. Everything was delicious!

It was such a magical and special summertime night. I'm having the best birthday week!

Happy Birthday, Dad!

We got together at Mom and Dad's to celebrate Dad's birthday tonight! I made enchiladas, but forgot to get pics of dinner. We also played Golf! Little Kate made this delicious peach cake for dessert.

Felix and Lucy were hoping to snag a slice.

Matching with Heather

Heather and I have managed to amass so many matching pieces (hat, earrings, tee shirt, boots) that we were overdue for a matching outfit night!! We went to the Tap Room to play euchre with Val and Yumi, and then did a little photo shoot.

Ahhhh matching matching matching!!

Happy place!

It was really ridiculously fun.

 

And then we headed to Eclipse to see The Wild Honeybees and dance!

Cheers! Oh, matching glitter too! 

Matching in the bathroom!

Matching Tattoos!

Today I went to Columbus to get matching rainbow heart tattoos with Clark and Anne! The ultimate level of matching!! PERMANENT MATCHING FOREVER! We went to Janine Ramos, and it was a really great experience. Clark and Anne both have lots of tattoos, but this was my first. Look at the color lineup!!

Here we go!

Done!

Look at how colorful and cheerful they turned out!! I looooove them!!

XOXOXOXOXO!

Janine got a unicorn pegasus tattoo while we were there!

Davis Trip

Our family got together in Davis this week! When we got in on Thursday evening, Mer made us pulled pork sliders. Yum!

Friday morning. You can see Felix's big face peeking out of that screen door!

Look how cute!!!

Yard dogs!

We took a drive to visit Blackwater Falls State Park.

Cheese!

We stopped at the Shop N' Save for some groceries, and Kate and I found these sparkly unicorn gummies named after us! We had to get them.

After lunch, we went out for another excursion to Lindy Point.

Mer, Mom and me!

Felix loves coming to Davis.

Look how happy he is!!

I made green chicken chili for dinner, but didn't take any pics. Felix is the best roommate ever.

The next morning we went for a great hike near Mer's house. This is Felix's favorite place to hike over there.

The moss is so soft and puffy! And green!

Hiking through the ferns.

Standing in the ferns!

Me and my boy!

We went for an afternoon excursion to Pendleton Point. It was a gorgeous afternoon!

Family photo!

Smile!

Then we went into Thomas and hit up Tip Top for some coffee drinks. Cheers!

Then we headed back to Davis for some beers at Big Timber Brewing Company.

Cheers!

We brought Sirianni's pizza home for dinner. Mmm.

The dogs really really wanted some pizza. Look at Felix, he can't even SEE! Just sniffing for pizza.

 

Please??

After dinner, we did some target practice with the BB gun.

Pew, pew!

The dogs were definitely not invited outside for target practice! I just love how cute Felix's big head looks peeking out that door.

 
 

Haha, and here is Felix's big head poking his way into the guest room!

Monday morning, we did some more hiking and exploring before heading home to Ohio. We headed to Canaan Valley Resort State Park. The sunlight was beautiful!

 

There are some marshy wetlands in the woods. I would love to paddle board here!

Smile, ladies!

 

Mer and Kate in a beautiful sunny fern gully!

Lead the way, baby boy!

Almost heaven.

Time to pack up the car and head back to Athens. One more picture of his cute big head peeking out of the door. I'm not sure why this gets me so much but he just looks extra cute!

We stopped at Mt. Top Convenience on the way out of town to pick up some pepperoni rolls. They're voted the best pepperoni rolls in the state of West Virginia. And mmm, boy, are they good!!

And then we hit up Dairy King for dessert as we continued towards home.