family, wedding, art, wedding...in that order

Mr. Jake and I just got back from a weekend in Dayton to celebrate my friend/coworker Hilary's wedding. Since we were in the area, we went a day early to visit with Jake's parents and little sister, Calista. We ate lots of chocolate pie, steak, and cinnamon rolls. I think I'm STILL stuffed from Teresa's cooking. This picture just about sums up our visit.

Hilary's wedding was absolutely BEAUTIFUL. It definitely had her touch all over the details. Her dress, hair, etc. looked perfect. Congrats, Hil and Rob!
We had some time to kill in between the wedding and reception, so we were lucky enough to see the Dayton Art Institute right across the street from the reception hall. We spent a couple of hours looking through the galleries; something I've been wanting to do at the Cincy Art Museum for a while now. Jake and I really enjoyed ourselves. Unfortunately, I don't have any wedding pics to share, but here's some of the paintings we found at the Art Institute.

Claude Monet

Georgia O'Keeffe

Browsing the artwork

This was one of my favorites!

Turkey Talk

Look what I found out about this guy (check the third one down)...

Yep, sounds about right. :)

Flea Market and Bluegrass

Mom and I headed to the Brookville Flea Market bright and early this morning. We always leave with something-whether we really need it or not. I brought home some peach cider, a skeleton key, and a cool wooden box I'm sure I'll find some use for. Highlight of the trip? Catching the weekly flea market bluegrass concert, complete with a spoon player. Awesome. :)

This is why I love the flea market

Who DOES that?

Today was an errands kind of day. Ate lunch with Dad, did some wedding shopping, and even got a swim workout in with Miss Aud. And through all of this running around, here is the back of my car...

Why in the world would I have a headless dummy and an ear canal in my back seat, you might ask? Because I'm a teacher, and a very frugal one at that. Church wanted to get this out of their closet and I found a teacher friend that wanted it for her classroom. However, being 90+ degrees, I wasn't in the mood to lug it in to my classroom just yet. I'm lucky I wasn't pulled over for having a heinous crime scene in my car...

Grad Party

Busy couple of days! A little recap on the weekend; We had Tessie's graduation party yesterday at our house. It was a great kickoff to summer, getting to catch up with extended family and friends and make some plans for the summer. I also ate way too much pasta salad and yummy cupcakes. But that's what graduation parties are for, right?

Ahoy!

I had a nice day cleaning and setting up tents with the family for Tessie's graduation party. No really, I did! It wasn't too hot while Dad and I set up tents and cleaned the pool, and it was nice being back "home" for a while.
After a day of working, we headed to the movies to see the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie. It's kind of our thing; the family and I are big fans of the series. Even Dad will come see it, and he is NOT a movie goer. Johnny Depp never disappoints to make me cackle in the theater. I really liked Penelope Cruz's character, and they left it wide open for another movie. That's what I like to see!

Here's Jack Sparrow made completely out of Legos from one of our Disney trips in 2009.

Brugge Brasserie

To celebrate the beginning of summer, I met up with my two good friends (and bridesmaids!), Miss Lindsey and Miss Van. They always find the coolest places to eat in Indianapolis, and today was no exception. We headed to Brugge Brasserie in Broadripple. Any Hipsters or Foodies in the crowd probably know this area of Indy already. I ordered a chicken sandwich with mozzarella and pesto, and frites (fries), which came with all kinds of dipping sauces, none of which were ketchup. How awesome is that?! The food was delicious, the catch up (not ketchup) session with friends was much-needed. Ladies, we WILL do this again soon. Especially since I-465 into Indy doesn't seem like such a scary monster anymore. :)

Here we are on a sunny day a few years ago