Exhausted from all the gift unwrapping and scoping out scraps that fall from plates, Santa dog takes a very small break.

My friend’s have a insanely busy schedule and their youngest son didn’t get a proper birthday party. (Don’t fret, there was a celebration, but it was just amongst family.) So when a free weekend finally emerged some months later, he wanted to have a shindig at Arcade Legacy in Cincinnati. And though I was a [...]

A hat tip to Nick and Amy for inviting me up!

Went to a chili cookoff even though it was hot as blazes outside. This was fine because there was cold beer. I didn’t bring any chili, but I did bring cookies. Tasty goods all around. Mental note: Get mom’s chili recipe. Oh, and there were lots more photos of the chili and the winners of [...]

I took very few photos this evening, but there was no need as Swissmiss had an excellent photobooth on site to celebrate her blog’s fifth birthday. View some choice photos on her site – or - see the whole lot of ‘em! The photos do an excellent job of capturing the blast that it was.

Years in the planning, my friends were finally able to host one of those murder mystery dinner party things. It just so happened to be Jodi’s birthday so that was icing on the cake. I’ve never done one of these costumed themed parties, and though I don’t think it’s plausible to solve the mystery with [...]

Buckets of rain off and on all night, but the patio kept most of these student dry and comfortable as they celebrated the end of the quarter.