We're off!!

This morning the hubs and I are taking our son to Washington DC.  We decided when each of our children are in 8th grade they get to pick a spot in the US they want to visit.  I am really excited Matthew choose DC, it has been years since I have been and there is so much to do.

We have a lot to cram in these next 4 days, I thought a trolley tour tonight of all the monuments at dusk would be a great way to see the beauty of the city plus get a lay of the land.

We have our lists of museums to visit

Air and Space

Natural History

The Holocaust Museum ( I have heard this is haunting)

The Spy Museum

Museum of American History.

At this point I might need to spit up with the hubs and my son.  In the American History Museum, there are a few exhibits I am so excited to see but I don't think the boys have any interest...

fashion of The First Ladies

Julia Child's kitchen

In addition to the museums we are going to see

The White House

Capital Hill

Lincoln Memorial

Tomb of the Unknown Solider

Of course we will be dining at some well known and tasty establishments..

and I promised my girls we would go to Georgetown

and bring back some love

Have a beautiful weekend!!

Scenes from my Weekend

I always have the best times with my college friends,  as time goes by and we all have gotten married, had children, been divorced, whatever, it does not matter where we are in life we all have this connection that cannot break.  

Friday night we grabbed some munchies

and caught up

and stayed out way too late

Saturday we hit up a few of my favorite spots

Saturday night was the big reunion dinner at one of my favorite restaurants in Nati

we had a private room on the second floor so we could get as crazy as we wanted

My quote for the weekend, "I am always 20 in Cincinnati"

Girl Friday

Today I am off to Cincinnati...

for a college reunion

on the agenda

and 

Have a beautiful weekend!!

Dining Benches

A couple weeks ago I finally got the bigger, better kitchen table that I have been eyeing

I love it but I am having a seating situation.  Our last table was oblong so I just put 5 chairs around it for my family.  This one is rectangular so it really needs 6 chairs to balance it out.  I could get another black  leather parsons chair for our table

but what I am really thinking is to get rid of 1 chair and replace a side with a dining bench.  The more I search for benches the more I am convinced this is what I want.

The more I search, the more I am convinced this is what I want but I have not found "the" bench yet so the search continues.

Got my Life Back

The auction is over, and it was a huge success!!  My weekend was so fun and so exhausting.  I am still dragging my feet today.

Saturday morning I was at the hotel by 7:30 am to get started on the ballroom.  This was a fund raising event so we had a very small budget.  I think we did a good job with our $500 for 27 tables.

We finished up by 1pm so I had just enough time to meet my friends and get my hair done

then run home and get ready

The doors opened at 5:30 and we were ready to bid away.  This was our first year doing everything electronically, when you walked in you got your bid pal and everything was done with a few clicks

This is great for raising more money (don't have final numbers but what I did see was amazing) but I am not going to lie, you do feel a little anti social...you are constantly checking to see if you are still winning, have you been outbid etc.  I was in a conversation with people and doing exactly what I tell my kids they are not allowed to do, check their phones and not look at people when you are talking to them.

By 9:30 the auction was officially over and the band was setting up

 I grabbed my dancing partner (no, it is so not the hubs) and watched while the band set up waited for the fun to really begin.

My feet are still aching today, I wonder if I can play tennis this morning in my Uggs.