Company & The City Museum [Take 1]

Happy Friday!

I was greeted by Joe, Tim, & Lynn when I got home from work. I had every intention of cooking dinner, but by unanimous vote, we decided on a more relaxed option of Eckert’s. Off we were to enjoy Joe’s favorite fried biscuits and some good country food. Taking visitors there has always been a favorite of ours, and it was no surprise that everyone enjoyed the experience.

now that's coffee!

Back at the house, it wasn’t long before my sister and nephew rolled in from Ohio, bringing with them all kinds of delectable edibles from either Mom or the farmer’s market. Tim had brought with him some authentic coffee beans, complete with manual grinder. I never thought I’d regret having traded our traditional coffee maker for our Kuering [and I still don’t], but now would be an excellent time to have both, as selfish as that sort of seems. It’s funny how the upgrade in technology can almost be, at times, inconveniencing. Hah. In any regard, while we were forced to momentarily postpone fresh coffee, we weren’t hindered at all in terms of regular eating. No sir, we were entirely prepared for all of that. J

 



fun @ the city museum



We’d already decided to take Tim & Lynn into St. Louis, specifically to the City Museum downtown. For the natives here, I don’t believe it’s considered much of a new relic, but we’re still enamored by its creative intensity, so naturally we show it off to our friends whenever possible. To our disappointment, we didn’t realize until after we got there that my 14-year-old nephew could’ve easily gone with us, as the rule for 18yrs+ doesn’t apply if you’re there with someone who is 18+. Oh, well. It’s probably for the better, so that Paul wouldn’t be excluded in the trip, and was there at our house when we returned anyway. At the museum, Tim & Lynn were beside themselves taking in the child-like visualizations brought to fruition on adult-sized scales. Joe and I had only been there once before, so it was a refresher of what was to be offered. We climbed, crawled, ascended, descended, and slid down the 10-story spiral slide, loving every minute of watching each other maneuver through tiny tunnels and crawlspaces.

It’s now almost 1am; we just got back moments ago, and I… [aside from post-dating...] am… beat.

Gooooood Night!

xo | cmd

Lunch with Lynn | Dinner Time with Donna & Todd

We're back home in Cincinnati, and for some reason, it's just a relieving feeling. We started off our mini-vacation by driving down to meet Lynn in Kentucky for a relaxing afternoon and some lunch. I'm sorry, Lynn, I didn't think to photodocument the occasion. I promise I won't be a slacker next time around.

We left Lynn's around 3:30 to go pick up Joe's tux for the Castelli-Wuest wedding, and then stopped back home to clean up quickly before the rehearsal dinner.

Todd & Donna's wedding will be at a country club on the other side of Cincinnati. We nearly got lost finding it, but as luck would have it, our GPS did its job and we made it there for the rehearsal dinner. This place is gorgeous, and I'm so excited for Todd & Donna!

todd & joe | cori & donna

We stayed at the rehearsal dinner for quite some time, enjoying the company and enjoying the food!
Tomorrow's the big day... We'll get rested up now!

the dills | joe & cori

xo | cmd