It was so much fun to go to John and Ashley’s (or should I say Dr. Strauss and Mr. Johnny’s ) last night! They have a great new place in the Short North that is new and adorably decorated!
When we got there Ash (the hostess with the mostess) had TJ’s Flax chips, hummus, veggies [...]
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We got home from Chautauqua on Saturday night after putting the dock in during the day. We went to bed so we could get up and run the 5 mile Blossom Time Run (the festival in Chagrin Falls).
Even Anna made it the 5 miles. Brady pushed her while we ran.
Then we came home and showered. I [...]
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On Friday afternoon, after lounging around the pool while the boys golfed on Friday morning, we went to the bridal luncheon! It was so much fun to be able to have a fancy lunch with the girls before the wedding.
The luncheon was hosted by my Aunt Kim’s good friends, Susan and Linda. It was at Susan’s [...]
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It’s been a busy couple of day with Kara in town from Denver! We had a great time taking Anna walking, to lunch, shopping, wedding planning for Kara and going to dinner!
In her Moses basket:
Having fun with her hands:
Kara kissing her little ducky bottom:
We also stopped over at our neighbors happy hour last night. The theme [...]
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Today we came home from Chautauqua and went straight to Bravo, a fun Italian restaurant, for a lunch with a few of my friends from growing up and their moms. My girlfriend Jackie who lives in Spain, and has for the past 4 years, planned the lunch for Kara and I. Kara is getting married this [...]
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Last night we went to our first Hanukkah party! Our friend, Chait (her name is actually Sarah) did a beautiful job hostessing!
She even filled the ice cubes with cranberries!
Here are some of the delicious treats she had for us- and this isn’t even all of them:
Punch: I was not able to taste, but looked and smelled [...]
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Thanks to Nasoya for sending me some coupons for some of their great products. I used the wonton wrappers to make some fun appetizers for the party on Saturday night. I am excited to use the Egg Roll wrappers for baked egg rolls on Thurs.
Turkey Stars (also known as Sausage Stars)
wonton wrappers – I used 36
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For food, I was not to set on any one thing. Since people didn’t come over until after 8, I knew I just needed munchies instead of heavy food. Here is what we had:
Soft pretzels with spicy and honey mustard
Turkey Treats – what Brady calls “Sausage stars” (he thinks I made them with real sausage) [...]
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Last night we had our annual beer tasting party. There was lots of this:
In the following fun varieties:
The winner of the best beer with a score of 76 points was:
Close, in second place, with a score of 75 was our beer!
The worst beer of night, with a milkshake like consistency:
The mini dixie cups of beer were [...]
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One of my best friends, Jen, is due with her first baby at the end of November, so we had to celebrate!
Classic Cucumber Sandwiches
Pesto 5 – Cheese Tortellini
Pretzels and Carrots with Hummus
Apple Dip and apples
Ceasar Salad with Chicken on the side
Onesie Cookies
Baby Rattle Cupcakes
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