{ that one time in ohio } ::

let's travel back to memorial day weekend when we hopped in the car and headed back up to our favorite stomping grounds! 

we spent at week in columbus enjoying all the things we've always loved doing! we got to see our most favorite people, eat yummy food and have an absolutely wonderful time! 

 pretty much all my pictures are random - i didn't do the best job of documenting everything we did. we were having too much fun to worry about pictures! but i'm glad i got the pictures that i did take! 

 so this is kinda how things went down ...

 

the boys bonded by getting ready together (so cute, thank you very much!) 

we swam in our hotel pool 

we visited our favorite Goodwill store! classy, i know! isn't that what everyone does on vacation? and while shopping brody got in a workout with his "up and downs" as he likes to call them. and of course we had to take a walk around where we use to live and visit the dairy queen that is located just a block or two from our old house. good times!! 

 and we ate...we ate a lot! because well, eating is something we do best! and on top of it, we've been craving all the yummy foods you can ONLY get in Columbus. be glad i didn't document every single eating adventure!

 

northstar cafe and piada were just two of the many favs! and on top of that goodness we got to eat with some of our favorite ohio state university statisticians! whom all just need to graduate and come get jobs at capitol one! just sayin! 

 

and if i'm going to keep talking about food...

 

then i will tell you how we of course had to stop off at Buckeye Donuts one morning for breakfast! 

 and well, while i am at it...

 

we had to enjoy the most perfect "slushie/slurpee" known to mankind! our favorite mt.dew slushie/slurpee whatever you want to call it goodness! okay...so moving on... other fascinating highlights also included...

 

riding the bus! if you didn't know...it's one of brody's ultimate favorite things to do! you can read more about that here! 

 we also...

 

spent a few days at our favorite water park Zoombezzi bay! our passes were still good, that's one reason we went back to ohio...was so use our passes one more time! we had a blast!! 

 and on top of that...

 

we had a play date with friends at the COSI (science museum) and ate lunch at noodles.

 we BBQ'd with some of our favorite friends...oh how we love them all! 

brody got to see some of his favorite friends! 

my amazing friend kelli put together a little birthday get together for brody at the park and we ate cupcakes and ice cream sandwhichs and played! 

 and if that wasn't enough...

 

we had to take a picture with Brutus...because we all love Brutus! 

 and finally the cherry on top of our trip...

 

hanging out with our extended family the Tolman's! we just love them so much! tyson and brody got to meet baby Frost for the first time and brody just adored her! 

 Oh Ohio! there's a song that goes a little something like this... 

I wanna go back to Ohio State

 To old Columbus town, 

To the stadium to hear the band, 

By far the finest in the land, 

I wanna go back to Ohio State

 To old Columbus town, 

I wanna go back, 

I gotta go back,

 To Ohio!!! 

 I pretty much have been singing that song since we moved to Virginia. And even with multiple trips back the past few months...I always wanted to stay there and not come back. but this time was different. this time i had my boys with me and well...coming back to Virginia wasn't so bad, probably because we were coming back home together. i'm not sure what it was. but i was glad we are here. 

 i am so happy for everything and memories i hold near and dear to my heart that that amazing place offered us. but i am happy to be here in richmond and be in a new place that offers us more memories and adventures and on top of it the people we've met are so amazing, and for that i am grateful. i am sure i will long to be in columbus for a while longer, and i know we will be heading back for season upon season of football games. but it feels good when you finally are in a place and are happy to be where you are! and even if virginia is our home forever or wherever we be...we will always be BUCKEYES!! 

 THE END.