Christmas Eve

{ Mom & Dad }

{ The usual dinner set up... this seats more than it looks like }

{ New kitchen!! }

{ Mom, Aunt Dini & Meg }

{ Claire, Meg & Sarah }

{ Aunt Suzi & Nene }

{ Dinner time }

{ Dinning room dinner table & kitchen dinner table }

{ K dot C dot }

{ A boy and his beloved pup }

{ Post-dinner naps... sure looks cozy – not! }

These little gems are a continuation of Christmas Eve at my house :) Via this post you may remember that we were all a little stressed about the kitchen being presentable to the family for Christmas Eve dinner; well folks it was beautiful! Now, they have moved on to finishing the kitchen, building the addition, repainting, and redoing the floor in the living room! YAY! My mom said it should be done sometime mid february, so I just have to go home and check it out!

Happy Friday! Have a wonderful weekend!

(future) Home Inspiration

How elegantly beautiful is this home!? I mean c'mon. That kitchen! Wowzaa

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Home sweet home

Oh home... my mom sent me this picture of our house all ready for Halloween and it made me miss home a lot! I love that she decorates for every holiday under the sun. Even in college I would get frequent care packages for Valentine's day, St. Patricks Day, etc. full of little things to decorate the dorm or my campus house with! I'm hoping she continues this tradition forever because it makes me smile!!

Labor day relaxation

A calm afternoon at home in cleveland is the way I chose to spend my labor day!! Erie island coffee provided my mom and I with a wonderful, hot latte on a crisp September afternoon! Coupled with a much needed mom/daughter chat... It was a lovely afternoon!! Now for my dads good home cooking for dinner and headed back to Columbus :)

You can't teach an old dog new tricks

Although there is no way of getting my dog to do new things, I can get her to sit, lay down, and jump for me and photograph it, all with the help of some kibbles!

Meet Nikki!

A few weekends ago, I had the chance to go home and spend some time with my family and our dog, Nikki. She is a 9-year-old yellow lab, who is much more white than yellow! Every summer, my mom takes her to the groomers and gets her hair shaved (mostly so she stays cool through out the hot Cleveland summer, but she also looks younger). I find that this makes Nikki feel like a puppy again and used this to my advantage when I photographed her in our backyard! She was a lovely little model and I'm excited to see her again for labor day weekend :)

A place to call home

The small painting is a local artist I met while I studied in Florence. One of the most remarkable adventures I have ever been on! (Which reminds me, I need to post some pictures from my travels)

The roomie, Erin brought this home from her visit to Chicago. We split the whole jug in one night... it was delicious and turned out to be a very interesting night out in the arena district! ha need I say more!

I love wine and decorating with the bottles is super fun! This bottle of Erath- Pinot Noir was opened and drank move-in weekend! My mom gave it to me a house a house warming gift (along with a plant) and let me tell you if you like a good flavorful red- this is AMAZING!!! Five stars for sure :) Thanks momma!!

Welcome to my cozy apartment for two! My roommate, Erin and I moved to Columbus a few weeks ago and we're loving the city! There is always something to do and thousands of great people to meet!