TURNING HOME.

what a whirlwind few weeks this has been, and will continue to be. i still can't believe my best friend is married! i'll have photos of the actual wedding later this week - forgive me for slow posting, we are also moving over the next couple of days!

on friday, i flew into cleveland to kick off wedding weekend. getting in early gave me the chance to hang out with my sister and do some of my favorite ohio things. such as, eat fox's pizza, drive through my hometown and watch sunsets like this.

i also got to have a pet fest with this girl!

and have dinner with grandma at the chicken house, which i haven't been to in six years. it was as good as i remembered.

then, it was time for the festivities. one of the best parts of the weekend was getting to see tricia's family and just hang out at their house like we were back in high school. we got ready for the rehearsal dinner in her bathroom, like we had done for dances and cheerleading almost a decade ago. it was very surreal.

i mean, i'm not going to say this is my #1 photo from the entire extravaganza, but it is a pretty good preview for what's to come.

#bestbrideever

birthday instagrams. plus, so many animals it's like my life is a zoo.

sigh. i am having a heck of a time organizing these photos. so, we'll just go in the rando order that blogger added them in! first up: my surprise present from b that got delivered later in the week! a new camera lense. over-the-top this year for sure, after we agreed to not do bday presents anymore. just you wait until september, sir.

so, this little guy is outside my work window every day. he will literally stick his whole body in and do this crazy teeth clinking sound that scared the beejesus out of me the first time i heard it. i finally shut the window on him and what does he do? taps his hand on it! can you see his little palm, like "hello? i am out here!"

 

art and michelle's little lady, goya. 

 

ahh, super sweet {literally} birthday present from my work bff, sandra. i was shocked and touched! and everyone at work was very jealous.

flowers from b. they still look beautiful, a week later!

my birthday present to myself, a birchbox subscription. 

haha! birthday text from jade! super cute, thanks mom. 
 

noodles and co sent me a coupon for my birthday! free pasta dish, thanks for the casual fancy patio dinner noods!

book club with my prsa girls. very thankful for midweek wine breaks.

tons more iphone photos to share - coming at you later this week. maybe i'll tempt my squirrel coworker into another photo shoot. you never know.

christmas from a dog's perspective.

"from the smell of these, i think they are my gifts."

 "are we ever going to open these?"

"no, really, let's get to it."

 "yes, yes, yes, yes!"

"i love christmas."

"and i love all of you. even if my face doesn't show it."

hope your christmas was as good as jadie's, bloggy friends!

dog sitting.

we babysat my parent's dog jade marie this weekend! get ready for a post full of pooch.

at first, she was not amused.

but then, she warmed up to her new surroundings.

 and quickly picked a favorite.

so we hung out around the house.

 we sweated in the 100+ temperatures.

we enjoyed the view.

we took car rides.

and a good time was had by all.