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. 

Ohio Brew Week 2025

Happy 2025 Ohio Brew Week! It was an excellent time in Athens this year.

Tuesday was Jon Sparhawk Day, which means MATCHING OUTFITS! Everyone is encouraged to wear a Hawaiian print shirt and shop local. Look at this crowd!

Janna and me!

As always, one of the highlights was the Top Deck Dinner on Wednesday. It rained off and on all day, so we weren't able to dine on the very top deck, but we did get a rainbow!

The menu was a delightful pairing between Chef Andrew Wenmoth of Culter's and Jackie O's. The first course was a tart trio: whipped pea & tarragon, charred strawberry & burrata, pickled carrot & miso; paired with Featherweight Petite Pilsner.

Course two was a Reuben-Cobb salad with corned tri-tip, house kraut, shredded swiss, cured egg yolk, dill pickle emulsion and rye crumble; paired with Kvass Mixed Fermentation Rye Bread Saison.

The third course was a hot honey duck wing, peach & basil slaw and smoked cornbread crumble, paired with Hazy on the Hocking Hazy IPA.

Course four was a McCutler’s Rib sandwich featuring a house smoked pork rib, BBQ glaze, pickled onion & koolaid pickles on toasted milk bread, paired with Gestalt German Pilsner.

McRib is Brandon's favorite sandwich, and he was SO excited for this course. Look how happy he is!

The dessert course was a bruleed apple & brown sugar pastelito with vanilla-oolong cream, bourbon caramel and cocoa sugar dust. It was paired with Endolith 13.3% Barrel Aged Barleywine, which was too strong for several of my seatmates which is why my cup is so full!

After the rain stopped, it was a beautiful night!

Ohio Brew Week Board group photo!

I was going to take Thursday off of festivities, but during the matching Hawaiian shirt event, Julie was telling us about these super cute pjs they have at Walmart right now. $10!!! Sooo it wasn't hard to convince me to get a set and come out in matching outfits on Thursday. Julie, Janna and I met for a beer at the Tap Room.

 
 

And then we headed to the Ciderhouse, where Lisa was also wearing the matching print!

Matching outfits is my happy place!

Jazz hands!

Jodie's Birthday Epic Day of Fun

Today was Jodie's 50th birthday! A whole bunch of ladies met at the lake for paddleboarding.

And then Missy had folks over for a potluck and cards! Heather and I wore matching outfits!

Matching in blue!

Missy's new dog Maldita is adorable.

And the silliest!

After Missy's house, we went to the Ciderhouse for Brandon's Golden Hour dance party. What an epic day of summertime fun!

Nelsonville Music Fest 2025

Happy Nelsonville Music Fest 2025! This year, they gave us markers to draw our names on our glasses. Of course I did a unicorn pegasus on mine.

Dancing to BALTHVS at the Porch Stage.

Me and Heather, with a photobomb from Suzie!

Waxahatchee headlined Friday night! She was so good.

The festival looks amazing at dusk.

 

Saturday! We ran into Kate and Alex and gave them glitter and unicorn pegasuses.

Rainbow nail tradition!

It was very very hot all weekend.

Janna and me and Valerie.

Janna and me!

Yumi and Heather chilling at the Creekside stage.

 

I always love to run into Anne and Clark at NMF!

 

Heather stays at my house for the weekend during NMF, and we have a tradition of having bagels and lox for breakfast. It's the best tradition, yum!

Janna, Val, me and Heather!

Ocie Elliot played on Sunday afternoon.

 

And then The War and Treaty. They were amazing!

Dancing to The War and Treaty.

We used the plates from the snack bar as fans. It was so hot!

Nelsonville Euchre Festival! 

Peace out, see you next year!

Father's Day

We gathered at Mom and Dad's to celebrate Father's Day! We had Lentil Joes for dinner, and carrot cake cupcakes for dessert. We also played Golf. For some reason, we didn't take any pictures except this one of Mer modeling her sweet bike wreck bruise. Happy Father's Day, Dad! We love you!