Apple Strudel Anyone?

Hi everyone!

Sorry I have been falling behind on here. Been busy, busy and trying to catch up on sleep when we can.

Not this past weekend, but the weekend before, my cousin Emily came up Saturday morning for some lunch and shopping. It was great to spend some time with her and show her the house too! I took her to Schmidt's in German Village and she seemed to really like it. Afterwards we headed to Easton and did some shopping. It was fun and I was really happy to see her and show her around Columbus a bit.

This past week we went out and celebrated my friend, Natalie's birthday. It was a fun night out during the week and it was great to see her too.

This past weekend we packed up and headed down to Dayton to visit with Danny's parents. On Saturday, Sandy and I headed to a cooking class at the Orthodox church in downtown Dayton. It was a lot of fun and it was nice to spend some time with Sandy and some of her friends. While we learned how to whip up some yummy recipes and enjoyed an equally yummy lunch, Danny and his Dad got to fit in 18 holes of golf. The weather was perfect for them to golf. Danny also randomly ran into his old coach from Wright State. I think we all are happy that he got a chance to see his old coach and catch up. It's funny how things randomly happen or work out, but I guess things usually happen for a reason. :)

After our cooking class, Sandy and I headed straight to the grocery to grab some items for dinner and the things we needed to try out an apple strudel dessert that we had learned to make at the class. Danny and I enjoyed a nice evening in Dayton with the Barkers. The weather was great and we got a chance to see the Nickley's lot and walk around the course a bit. We were happy that our dessert we made turned out and the guys seemed to enjoy it too.

On Sunday we headed to Cincinnati. We met up with my cousin Phil and his recently announced fiance, Elizabeth. The four of us went to the Bengals vs. Buccaneers game. It was a great game to watch and a ton of fun, minus us losing in the end. Bummer. Carson Palmer has got to get his head in the game! Anywho, we enjoyed some stadium food, stadium beer and Danny even bought me an OchoCinco jersey which I LOVE. It was a crazy day in Cincinnati due to the Bengals game, Octoberfest and the Red's playoff game that evening.

After the game, we headed back to Phil's to grab the car and then shot over to my sister's apartment at UC. We got to see her new apartment (very cute) and grabbed a quick dinner before heading to the hospital to see my Grandpa. My Grandpa has been in the ICU and my parents had suggested that my sister and I make time to see him. The three of us visited for a while and watched some baseball with him. I am very happy that we got to see him. He seemed in good spirits and was rather talkative. I know he enjoyed seeing the three of us as well.

That night we just wanted to relax (since we both had Monday off), so we watched the Reds playoff game with my folks and went to bed. Danny and I got some much needed rest before starting our journey back to Columbus. On the way Danny suggested doing one of the things on our bucket list, stopping at the Jefferson Outlet Mall. It was a great suggestion because every place was having an awesome sale. We both did very well, but I think Danny is the winner with this one. We found a sale I had told him about, where you buy a pair of shoes and get two free. He needed new black shoes, so he took advantage of this deal. The same applied for their slacks, so he got a new pair of black work pants plus two free pairs of work pants. Can't beat it!

We made our way back to Columbus then changed into some of our new clothes (yes, we are dorks) and went out for sushi. The weather was so nice that we had to do something outdoors. Sadly, there won't be many more chances to do this. We shared a bottle of wine and enjoyed an evening in the Short North siting on a patio. Priceless.

We are busy little bees but somehow always manage to make it all happen and enjoy every bit of it while doing it. We loved seeing our families this weekend and spending time with them.

Have a terrific Tuesday everyone!

~S & D