30th Birthday

I cannot get over this photo of my 4th birthday....26 years ago today!

My parents were 29 here. They'd been married, had two kids with a third on the way and were living in their third state.

My dad, looking like a baby in his old fraternity shirt (I still remember it, really thick soft blue cotton). My mom, looking like she's about to cry and beautiful clearly pregnant with my little sister. I remember that chocolate cake.

Time Flies.

Then and Now

Emily and I Then:

And Emily and I now:

Happy Birthday to my confidant, cousin, sounding board and friend. I'm looking forward to our next big adventure.

Simple is good: Pasta Version (Meat Free Monday)

A few months ago, for a girls night with two of my favorites, I made this pasta based on Joanna's recommendation. It was stupid good, but I kept wanting the Ricotta to melt a little more into the sauce. Call it a personal preference...

A few weeks ago when my brother was on his way through town for the start of his great adventure I made us a slightly altered version of that fantastic pasta. Altered in that I used linguini instead of Rigatoni and Mascarpone instead of Ricotta. Let me tell you...it was divine. Creamy and rich without being heavy. You only need a tablespoon or so per serving, a little goes a long way.

The rest of the container? Breakfast! Spread it on hot toast with a little olive oil and sea salt. You won't regret it.

A sweet gift

Three new outfits for little one.

Last night we went to Indianapolis for a quick trip to meet up with Brian & Lauren for Brian's 30th birthday celebration at his families home. We brought him Scotch and some of his favorite cookies from Cincinnati (nothing says happy 30th like Scotch and cookies!) and they surprised us with this awesome present.

Lauren had a few custom onsies made to represent our Alma Maters and our "first born," Sophie. They are adorable and such a delightful surprise. I can't wait to put them on baby. 

Husband...I promise not to play favorites with the OSU outfit. Ok. I promise to try not to.

True Story

I read somewhere that the best thing about having siblings is the shared history. 

Here is a little piece of ours...

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Follow the Adventure!

Exciting News for Columbus!

Starting a week from today!
You'd think that someone who just spent most of her week suffering from a terrible bout of food poisoning (lets not talk about it) would be a little leery of a bunch of food trucks, but I could not be more excited. I realize they are everywhere now but the Columbus iteration is really fantastic.
Last time I saw a bunch all together like this was the food truck festival last September and it was crazy crowded. I didn't get to try the Cheesy Truck and considering it is housed in a garage really close to my house...it taunts me daily. 

Bring it on!!

On simplifying my life...

Have you ever noticed that when you are really busy or over committed the littlest of things really start to bother you? I've had the same gmail account for 6 years and I have no idea why I felt the need to keep some of the bologna that was floating around in there. The other day, as I glanced at the onslaught of newsletters I SWEAR I've unsubscribed to repeatedly and several 25 reply long emails about plans that happened weeks ago, or are already in my calendar I thought...WHY am I doing this to myself?

So I just deleted the whole entire thing. 

Ahhhhhhhhhh.....