Brother Bear's Return!

It's #TBT, which was perfectly timed for today.

There is a handful of faces from my past to which I still make efforts to stay connected; this guy is one of them:

circa.... 2008?

Yeah, this guy was an older brother to me for a few years, and someone I considered [and still do] one of my favorite friends along the way. We ran in the same close-knit circle of friends for several years and then eventually strayed separate ways via life, jobs, moving and all that fun stuff that gets in the way of people living in their early 20's forever. He's now living in Texas and I'm now back in Ohio for the third [and hopefully final] time.

I hadn't seen him in probably almost 2 years.

say whaaaaaaat?!
today! 11.20.14

And THEN, I went to Northside for lunch with Elisa and Becky, and from the parlour at Melt in Northside, I spotted this dapper dude strolling down the sidewalk outside.

No. WAY! :D

Brother bear, it was terrific getting to see you today, even just briefly. What a small world! I hope Texas continues to treat you well, and maybe I'll swing through the next time I find myself that way!

one more from the archives, 2007 : family dinner!
nalom. james. me. ladd. catie.

^^ Love those people ♥

Small world we live in :)

Happy Thursday!

xo | cmd

Happy Birthday, Shef!

Since I made/used this last year to commemorate this guy's birthday, I'm going to take the easy road and do the same thing this year... since I haven't seen him since that last time :(

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY [30th, at that]
TO THIS GUY! 

Shef, I hope you had an incredible birthday, and that year 30 is all it can be & more. You've earned it! I hope Cali continues to treat you well, and if we're in the same small hometown at the same time this year, I hope to at least say hi :). HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Here in my little world, it was a client facility tour day, which warranted jeans for the day. That of course made office yoga that much more enticing.... and long story short, this:

itty bitty bakasana :) 

^ Those jeans were not interested in any sort of ground work today, but that just made it all the more challenging, and when you're learning to float like I am, it was kind of fun.

Anyway, we just finished up dinner at Main Street with Jess; Chad wasn't working tonight since he's apparently called off Wednesdays for volleyball and life forever thereafter, haha.. but still fun either way.

So far so good on the week! See ya tomorrow, blogbots!

xo | cmd 

PSA: Pitch Perfect 2 [Reminder]

ACCA-SCUSE ME?

Yes, this is a personal PSA that Pitch Perfect 2 is coming out On May 15, 2015.

I repeat:

5.15.2015

Here's this, to get you ready:

And here's a conversation I had tonight with one of my bests, who is the same person who saw the first Pitch with me, and with whom I'll be going to see the second: 

♥ you, awesome nerd... 

And yes, that's a picture of Hilary Swank, as she appeared on Conan tonight. 
All the yes, for this movie.  Whoooooo's with us?! 
xo | cmd

[First] SSSSSSSSNOOWW!

Ohhhh, Sydni you lucky bug!

Here's one of those "old folk" moments where I get to say,

"When I was your age..... "

She had her first official snow day today, which did and didn't surprise me:
I wasn't surprised because it seems like it takes a lot less these days to warrant closing down, but a bit surprised, even offended in that joking-way as I thought back to the days when the drift would be halfway up our front door in the morning and we were still expected at our seats when the class bell rang.

Aaaaaanywho - it's our first snow of the year!

my backyard (: 

^^ (See? Noooot really that much snow)... Gorgeous, nonetheless!

Here's some shots I stole from my sister, back home at her property:

gorgeous work, sis! 

^^ She's up by my parents, which is North a few hours; their snowfall is usually a bit heavier than ours, and she's the lucky one of us who had time today to get out with a lens to capture it all. ♥ them!

Needless to say, it was a slow day at work, but I made up time afterwards on a couple of knitting projects that are kicking off the winter season. [Rob also warmed this place up with his signature turkey burgers; remind me next time to share that recipe!]

blueberry trinity infinity ["raspberry" stitch]
for elisa :) 

orange lorne infinity
for rebecca :) 

There will be plenty more knitting to come in the next several weeks as we prepare for Christmas. It's the perfect snowy day escape. Back to it!

STAY WARM & STAY SAFE, FRIENDS! 

xo | cmd

It's Knitting Season!

Today's Roster of Schtuff:

1: Yoga

2: Church - home

3: Knitting. 

4: Knitting. 

5: Knitting. 

6, 7, 8-12: Knitting. 

13: Dinner. 

14: Knitting. 

16-20: Knitting. 

Solid list, right? 

#knittingweather

My fingers [& eyes... & brain] need some sleep. 

zzzz. 

xo | cmd

Scarfie Saturday

I. 

Have. 

Been. 

KNITTING.....

All. 

Stinkin'. 

Day. 

At least that's how it feels. My fingers felt like they were ready to fall off around 6pm, when I finally peeled myself away after about five straight hours of work. I'm not complaining, no, but to say I felt a little cross-eyed was accurate. Christmas presents are well underway, and we're not even to December yet ;).

We rendezvoused earlier with Rob's boss & a few of his co-workers for dinner, and he dropped me at home to nurse this headache I developed somewhere in the afternoon... I'm sure I'll be zonked by the time he's back.

I suppose I'll be curling back up on the couch for some Big Bang Theory and... you guessed it...

remember this, from 2 years ago?
..... get ready for 2014, haha.. 

[More.]

KNITTING. 

:)

See ya on the flip side, blogbots!

xo | cmd

Next Time, OTR.

Regardless of how long you've known someone, there will always be opportunities for learning new things. One thing that my poor Rob learned [the hard way] tonight, is to never let Becky and I consult together on makeshift plans for dinner.

[Remember the last time that happened?]

Anyway, we laugh about it to keep from snarling, because in this case, OTR proved to be a waste of time, which is rarely what it is on a typical basis.

kaze | otr

Because this an after-the-fact moment, and because I've had time to cool off, I'll share our experience there this evening more diplomatically than we all felt earlier this evening:

1. The service was awful.
2. The server was frumpy, quite unpleasant, and unapologetic for forgetting half our order.
3. The food wasn't really worth the dime we paid.

That being said, redemption both before & after our visit to Kaze came in the form of stops by Quan Hapa, The Eagle and Bakersfield, places with which we'd assumed Kaze would compete in terms of overall quality. It certainly has a more pretentious vibe about it, but we'll just have to split our differences on this one and agree that we're just not... that.... pretentious enough to frequent a place like that and actually tip on services that... shabby. Disappointing, but eh.. ya live, ya dine, ya learn.

P.S. - Rob, yes, we will wait the hour next time for Eagle. #worththewait

Anyway, disruptive as the Kaze experience was to an otherwise enjoyable evening, the company was entirely worth the trip out, and for that I'm thankful :).

We'll start over again tomorrow, yeah?
.. Can't win 'em all...

xo | cmd