✿ Saturday With Sydni ✿

This is how today started:

not complaining one bit.

& Then...
SOCCER PRACTICE!

soccer monster!

-- I felt like I was back in my childhood, except on the other end of it now. I've only seen pictures of me then, but they were not unlike the scene today: Sydni in her pint-sized soccer gear - cleats and all - and a t-shirt that even in the smallest size available drooped off her tiny frame. As much as I tried for the pigtail today, it looked unusually disheveled by the time we got there, which in a way magically available only to little girls, made her look that much cuter.

so cute. so. stinkin'. cute.

soccer kiddies

And some short but fun action I captured [*note to self, take an actual camera next time.]
 

^ My little [future] left-wing (:

^ Red Light, Green Light!

I just.. can't get enough. (: (: (:

Soccer practice off the checklist, we made a break for iHOP.. because it's Saturday, pancakes sounded amazing, and we had no agenda. We were already in Mason, so once breakfast was out of the way, we made a stop at Half Price Books and came out with a couple of movies, a book for Sydni, and of course: Insurgent. I couldn't resist buying it, but didn't feel like paying retail for the thing [proud consumer moment]. It's the second of the Divergent series that I started last week.

insurgent by veronica roth

And ok.. I originally planned to start the thing today, while Sydni napped or snuggled up for a movie at the end of the evening or something. No. Instead, I devoured it cover-to-cover before tonight was over. I'm still blaming Nikki for getting me hooked. It's. So. Good.

Between chapters [& Sydni's nap), we got outside for bike riding, bubbles into the sunset, and some hiking around the area. She's my little trooper!

bubbles into the sunset: i could literally do this every day.

& again, because we're spoiling ourselves today, Graeter's!

hahaha.. graeters!!!

.. And that is how we do it on a Saturday. Tomorrow we'll be on the river for a bit, but for now it's time to call it a day.

xo | cmd

All KINDS of Flashbacks

Well today definitely trumped yesterday. I woke up at a decent morning hour, and right away was able to celebrate Sydni's first soccer practice! It's a little hard for me to grasp that she's actually a year older than I was when I started playing, but also that she is now playing... aaaand... that she appears to be a left-footer like me. Enter proud parent moment HERE. (: (:

ahhhh! my little leftwinger!

*Sigh. Time, please slow down! :/

On to the rest of the day, I had a few initial things in mind, but quickly realized I'd left my wallet in Mike's truck last night. I didn't mind at all; it gave me a reason to stop by Findlay Market for a couple hours to hang with him and Becky.

welcome to the only cool [outdoor] spot at market today

After market, I stopped by Kroger and snagged up a a couple of peaches for a cobbler recipe I've wanted to try. I came home...& fast forward to the finished product!

y-u-m.

If I do say so myself, this was.. a SUCCESS! This makes me look forward to Fall.. that means baking season for this non-baker. Maybe this year I'll get really good at this whole baking thing.. maybe. Haha.

Anyway, with a new dish under my belt, I spent the rest of the afternoon tidying up around the house and taking a nap before the evening began. It was a late start at that, too; I met up with Nader and Keith just after 11 in OTR. We wound up at Neon's, where I ran into some very familiar faces! I shouldn't act all that surprised, but it was a refreshing sight & hopefully the first of many reprises now that I'm back.

david & nina! blasts from the past... 2004 (:

OTR has yet to disappoint, even on a low-key night like this one. My favorite part of the entire evening however, was the 2-hour stretch of conversation that somehow always happens after the establishments- & even the streets- are quiet. I'm inspired and challenged by these little chats and realize again how thankful i am for candid friends in my life.

"the famous neon's unplugged" ... aka... neon's
summer 2013♥

Suuure, this is backdated... I didn't make it home until nearly 2:30am... and frankly I'm still a little sleepy.

I'll leave this on a grateful note: my friends, this incredible summer... family, Sydni, Rob... all of it (:

Until next time...

xo | cmd