Out and About

The Heart of Summer.

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I feel like we are in the heart of summer… even though it seems like it’s just about over (as my coworkers so graciously remind me!)  This past weekend, felt like the stereotypical summer weekend, and it was so much fun! It started on Thursday night when a friend invited us out on her boyfriends boat. A bunch of us loaded up with yummy hors d’oeuvre, some drinks of choice, and then we cruised along the coast, singing, talking, and watching the sunset!  Not to mention the weather was perfect. It was nice to socialize with everyone outside of the office, and with our significant others!

Cleveland!
Co-worker photo
Kelsey, Me & Allie
With Moz!
Kevin & Allie
B and Me

Friday evening we went out with my aunts.  We have a recent tradition were we try and go out to dinner whenever they are about to go out of town, which is about once or twice a month (esp. over the summer)! We had happy hour dinner and drinks at Georgetown in Lakewood.  They have a great happy hour!  I would highly recommend the “One Drop” Martini – Vodka, Olive Juice, Tabasco Sauce, and Blue Cheese Stuffed Hot Pepper… it was so good!  I also had the Mushroom Pizza, which had Wild Mushrooms, Prosciutto, Basil, Parmesan, balsamic and olive oil drizzle, amazing!

Saturday, I road tripped up to Vermilion, OH with a bunch of girls for our friend Erika’s bachelorette party! Our days itinerary started with brunch on the beach followed by a winery tour via limo bus to a few different wineries in the Vermilion area.  We went to; Quarry Hill Winery, Vermilion Valley Vineyards, Matus Winery, and Paper Moon Winery.  I was very impressed with the wineries, although they were very spread out, so the limo bus was a smart move! The tour was an all day event! The boy came out and picked me up and we grabbed a later dinner at a local brew-pub.

Sunday, we got our morning workouts in and then headed to his parents house for a classic pool day, lounging out and cooling off in the pool when needed!  Plus we brought Moz and she went for a swim a few times (even though she is not a fan!) when she wasn’t playing with Haywood, his parents labradoodle.

Erika’s Bachelorette Party!
Lauren, Erika & Me
The Captain aka Bride-to-Be!
Moz & Haywood
Pool Day!

The weekend was full of sunshine, good friends and family and good times!  It was definitely your typical summer weekend.  I can’t wait for more warm, sunny days!

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Animal Attractions.

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At the beginning of the month I had the pleasure of attending “Animal Attractions” at the Cleveland Zoo in the Rainforest!  I went with my better half, and we met up with his co-workers from Cleveland Magazine and their significant others! It was Thursday, February 7th from 6-9pm.  There was a variety of food samplings from some of Cleveland’s finest restaurants including; Great Lakes Brewing Co., Amp 150, the Cleveland Cupcake, and House of Blues.  Open bar sponsored by Sam Adams isn’t a bad thing either.

The rainforest was completely open so we got to see monkeys, bats, turtles, a porcupine, an anteater, and a Capybara (which is the world’s largest rodent we later learned) and many other little critters.  We attended one of the wine and food pairing sessions, which had Jacob’s Creek wine.  The food was amazing!  It was really fun.  106.5 the Lake was there with their Plink-o game board which you could play to win prizes. I shockingly was the only one who managed to break it, my Plink-o chip would fall out every single time! I still won a prize any way, and made it onto their web-site. Shawna and I were also photographed by the Plain Dealer and made it into the paper and on the web-site, it is a very nice photo I must say!

Animal Attractions was a great event at the Zoo, and we had a great night with friends, great food and some exotic animals! It is definitely one you should look into attending for 2014 especially if you’re feeling the love next February!

Animal Attractions link to event page (click here)

106.5 The Lake web-site with my picture! haha (click here)

Photo (directly below) by Bob Migra, Special to the Plain Dealer (click here for link to event photos)

 

 

Good to be in CLE

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This past weekend was a busy one!

Friday night I attended the ever so fabulous Best of Cleveland Party at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, thrown by Cleveland Magazine.  This was my second year attending and it was filled with nothing but the best! Burgers from BRGR 9 and B Spot, cupcakes, and Sushi Rock sushi! (for the VIP’s) Not to mention Pier W had thee biggest shrimp I have ever seen! The music by the areas best cover-bands echoed throughout the legendary Rock Hall, while everyone enjoyed yummy samplings of food and tasty cocktails.  Throw that in with great friends and you have a great evening with everything I love about this awesome city of Cleveland!

Saturday night we attended the Cattle Barron’s Ball (actually in Akron) which supports the American Cancer Society.  It was a night of jewels, jeans, and cowboy boots (which I pulled out of the closet and rocked!) all for a great cause. Friends of ours joined us for this lovely occasion.  A silent auction took place for most of the evening, along with a live auction during dinner, where an adorable lab/doberman mix sold for $800.  And a Pandora bracelet went for $4,000 only to be given to a little girl fighting cancer who got the bracelet donated in the first place! It was a touching night and brought the sad reality about how many people in this world do fight but sometimes survive this devastatingly horrible disease.

By the time Sunday rolled around and the 70 degree sunny weather hit, I was just ready to relax, get a good workout in and hope for the Browns to come out of their loosing streak! Which they did! It was a good weekend to be a part of this amazing city.