Saturday, May 02, 2015

Bachelorette Hike at Old Man's Cave

After the bridal shower, we switched into Bachelorette mode! Our first activity was a hike at Old Man's Cave. It was a GORGEOUS day!



Ladies!



Marseille, Vana, Riley and Lisa.



I couldn't stop taking pictures because EVERYTHING was BEAUTIFUL.












Tunnel!







































Group photo at Old Man's Cave!
















Vana's Bridal Shower

This morning we gathered in Columbus for a bridal shower for Vana! Connie and Ginny hosted a beautiful fairy-themed shower.



Fairies!









There was lots of delicious food.



And mimosas!




Cheers!






Cheryl's Mom's meatball recipe. AMAZING. I wish I had filled my pockets with meatballs!



Twins run in Joe's family. Joe is a twin, and these are his twin cousins! They did not plan the matching outfits!



Vana and Kayla!



Lydi and Brianne!



Yum!



We played a game where Connie had asked Joe questions before the party, and Vana had to try to guess the answers. For every answer she got wrong, she had to put a piece of chewing gum in her mouth!



She did really well! She only had to chew a couple of pieces.



Family!



PRESENTS!



Mrs. Mitchell undies!



I got to be in charge of making a bouquet out of the ribbons from Vana's gifts. It was a fun challenge!



The ribbon bouquet turned out really nice!






We also played a game where we had to put 13 photos of Vana and Joe in chronological order by year. It was HARD.



The flowers at Ginny's house are incredible!



Happy spring!



Monday, April 13, 2015

Felix in the Daffodil Patch

The Daffodil Patch is looking glorious this week! We took Felix for a walk past the daffies, and decided to take advantage of the beautiful backdrop and take a few portraits.



Happy much??



Happy spring!

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Cherry Trees with Felix and Tacos

It's cherry tree week here in Athens! In keeping with tradition, Ben and I headed down to the cherry trees for a picnic lunch. We met up with Brad and Carl and tried Taco John's new street tacos. They are GOOD!



Unfortunately, the weather hasn't been cooperating this year. It's been cold, and VERY rainy this week. Today's the only day with a decent forecast, so we went even though the trees aren't in full bloom. We brought Felix!



Felix's first trip to the cherry trees!






Oh, hi!

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Cooking Club Brunch

Emily hosted a cooking club brunch this morning! She provided a decadent Bloody Mary bar.



So springy!



Cheers!



Summer made ricotta blintzes with a blueberry topping.



Of course, we had mimosas too!



Miss Charlotte enjoyed a plain OJ.



Yumi made amazing shrimp and grits.



Valerie and I both made stratas! Hers was spinach and cheese.



Mine was caramelized onion, red pepper and goat cheese.



Stratas! Emily also made a big batch of bacon to have as a side.



Nancy made raspberry cream cheese muffins. They were bursting with berriness!



We locked Charlotte outside for awhile so we could have some adult time.

Friday, April 10, 2015

Della Zona

Mom, Mer and I have been going to the monthly wine tastings at Village Bakery. Tonight, Dad and Pete joined us and then we went next door to Della Zona for dinner afterward. I had never eaten there. It was so good!!! Mmm, fresh doughy pizza!



It was Moms Weekend at OHIO, and we were seated next to some OHIO football players and their moms. Dad wouldn't leave them alone ("Are those your moms, or your DATES!?") so we ended up laughing with them a lot throughout the night.