on tuesday, we had a bit of a family outing to celebrate birthday's over the last couple of months. it's always a pleasure to be surrounded by these wonderful people. & plus, i finally got my film camera working again (yay!) after way too many months without it so it was fun to capture the moments using that gem. my favorite is the one of my mom giving me that, 'stop taking my picture,' finger.
this is currently the picture on the desktop of my computer. can you blame me? goodness those eyes, they make my heart melt.
as a child, my mom and I used to go to a local whole-in-the-wall spot once a week to treat ourselves to our favorite: breakfast for dinner. We would order eggs and pancakes, hash browns and a basket of biscuits (which we normally snuck home in napkins). that was always one of my favorite nights of the week. i thought it was the best thing in the entire world. the once-traditional local spot didn't stick but breakfast for dinner has always been one of my favorites. last night, i made lemon blueberry pancakes from scratch they were pretty darn good if I do say so myself. for the recipe, go here.
i have always been a sucker for stationary, and the store on paper in columbus' short north really caters to that love of mine. they have an awesome assortment of merchandise [posters that can be used as gift wrap and decorative recipe cards, among other awesome stuff] and i catch myself spending hours just browsing their selections.
most importantly this week was a trip to jenis, my favorite ice cream stop in this state, a visit to a local art festival where I found funky necklaces made from antique odds and ends, watching excitedly as lola gets bigger, and enjoying morning bike rides in the beautiful glacier ridge.
my mom and i packed up and headed to pittsburgh this past weekend. talk about a city full of personality- this place was incredible. we found some gems of restaurants: there was coca cafe where i had pancakes that rival those of nashville's pancake pantry. at girasole, the food took me straight back to italy, and zenith's vegetarian brunch had us eating within an antique goldmine. aside from the incredible food, we ventured to the mattress factory art museum, the andy warhol museum, mount washington, and wandered the many districts, only to truly discover how much we enjoyed this city.
