the last bit of the ohioian adventures.

trips back to my favorite little city, chargrin falls!

a lot less snow and a lot more heat. but i still managed to find some nice little treasures in the darling boutiques. {thanks g-maaa for the seed money!}

delicious treats at CHOCOLATE BAR.

chocolate pasta? check.

chocolate martinis? check.

chocolate molten cake? check.

mini chocolate smore bar and campfire? check.

chocolate overload? you bet. and worth it too.

{this was the meal that led to the sugar rush insanity photos}

TESS LOST A TOOTH!

a giant molar as a matter a fact.

i tried shamelessly to steal it so i could put it under my pillow, and failed. something about putting a useless tooth under your pillow and getting money still mystifies me. darn it i wanna wake up with cold hard cash under my head!

TOTAL DOMINATION!

dots is one of the worlds greatest games to play when you have time to pass. i remember playing it on the o'charley's kids menu as a kid as i anxiously awaited my chicken fingers and fries. i'd like to say i was griff world champ but my sisters might say otherwise. so imagine my surprise when tess whipped out her itouch {kids these days} and had a dots app! so naturally we dueled. and i destroyed. complete wipeout. and the competitive side of me was overjoyed. people, its the little things in life. {i'll leave out the fact that tess turned seconds later only to annihilate me}

channeling our inner rachel zoe with shades&sterrbucks dranks.

what's all that inside the top of my cup you ask?!! CINNAMON OF COURSE!

beautiful airplane views on the way back.

i love the window seat!

have a stupendously marvelous day!

p.s. sometimes when you're feeling down and out and on the verge of a breakdown you can get the simplest of comments that sort of turn around your whole day around. and with that i'd like to say holly and becca, me oh my, thanks for making me smile! {as it turns out they both have magnificent little blogs that i love!} on a totally unrelated note, how great can the blog world be!

HOLY CATFISH!

what happens when my sisters and i go fishing?

complete and utter chaos. that's what.

to say we weren't expecting such a giant and ugly fish is the understatement of the year. and we might of freaked out a teeeeny tinnnnny bit. {where were all the men during this?! thats what i want to know!}

on a sidenote, i don't think i've ever said the phrase "oh my gosh" more in my life. maybe i'll stop. also we didn't end up keeping any of the fish we got. we untangled them and threw them back into the ocean to swim free! {is it obvious that we are a family of vegetarians?!}

hope your day is filled with laughs!

p.s. no animals were harmed in the filming of this video.

p.p.s. but we're still sorry peta.

sitting on the dock of the bay.

a day spent with sisters at the dock of the lake. {with the addition of hundreds and thousands of fish who just seemed to throw themselves at us...}

first catch of the day!

{DINNNNNER's READY}

followed quickly by catch number two. and some squirms.

bread, googley worms, nets, and night crawlers. yeah, i'd say i'm basically a certified fisherwoman.

major props to emma, who tackled all the grimey duties like hooking up the worm and detangling the fish. the gal's a beast. #don'tmess

hold the phone!?? are they, is that really.. THEY ARE NOT FIGHTING! oh sweet baby Jesus, it's a miracle!

old school vintage radio was the soundtrack to the day.

MONSTEROUS catfish!! with whiskers that were 5 feet long {or something like that}. after all the little fish we were getting we were not prepared for this monster. {insane video to come later}

hey girl hey.

i don't know if this photo conveys the fear i had of the squiggly worms getting near my space. because if i had to choose to fight a worm or a death eater... i'd choose the latter.

fish total: 9

most fish: tie between tessa&i.

biggest fish: emma

total time: who knows. it summer. the living is easy and the fish {apparently} are flowing.

after a stressful day of traveling hours spent at my grandmother's dock fishing was simply delightful. and hot dog, i didn't know my calling in life was to be a fisherwoman! somebody ring up Jonah, we're going fishing!

hope your day is filled with unexpected joys and adventures!

NOLA

this past easter weekend i joined one of my favorite families on an adventure to NEW ORLEANS! {i had never been!} it was tons of fun {"gooder... uh good"} i was sad it was over so quickly! but i guess responsibilities are a must. and i'm so thankful for the jam packed 3 day adventure!

a 7 hour car ride = lots of delicious treats, crazy games {20 questions- "is it brown?" "uh maybe" "is it a reptile" "hmm maybe" "is it a house pet" "ummm maybe" "does is have 4 legs?" "it might" ended up being a platypus!}, cabin fever, goofy faces, lots of music {beatles music marathon!}, a ten minute nap that feels like it was a 4 hour one, fast food restaurants and shady gas stations {jet pep anyone?}

lots of painters lined up on the streets reminded me of charleston! they were all so talented. and i love the fleur de lis all over the city! {i wanna be apart of the who dat nation!}

adrian was the best and did a charcoal painting of chels squared&zayne. {you can tell who isn't related. ha, my black hair and my awkward looking face. oh goodness!}

all the architecture was beautiful and so french inspired! walking around the french quarters made me dream of parisian sidewalks, nutella crepes, and quaint hotels! {we even walked by brad&angie's house. no shiloh sighting but the most intense security ever.}

there were still tons of beads everywhere. in the trees, streets, on balcony's. and all the masks were so ridiculously fun. {i'm working my eyes here as tyra would say. just a giant smile with my pupils!}

MOTHER'S.

{filled with celeb memorabilia and voted best dive!}

only the most delicious waffles ever.

so many fun shops.

i especially loved this one filled with flower squirting pins, goldfish purses, tin lunch boxes & these animal masks. {they even had the masks from breakfast at tiffany's.}

i can't wait to go back. again and again. and again!