07.15.11

We spent a gorgeous weekend in Chicago with some b-school friends to celebrate Paula's birthday and get prepared for Paula and Ankur's wedding festivities.  Ankur took us all up to Little India where they outfit us in kurtas and sold me more gold bangles than any person could ever wear in a lifetime!

 Brunch at Birchwood.  We have now been there twice as a group.  Does that count as tradition?

 Trying on clothes in Little India

 Chicago skyline from the rooftop - I miss this city!

 Scott + Marisa

 Turning 30 never looked so good!

07.16.11

A few weeks ago we celebrated my Dad's 60th birthday by taking the whole fam to North Captiva island off the coast of Florida.  None of us had ever been there before but I have a feeling we will be going back sooner rather than later!  

 Due to the fact that you had to take a $60 ferry to get off the island, we had one shot at getting the right amount of groceries for the 9 of us for a week!  

 Tori

 Ellie

 Katie

 Our view

 Cartusciello ladies

 Playing with Uncle Dave

 Post-pool smoothies with Elle Belle

 Three men and three ladies

No one thought we could eat this jar of pickles but Mr. Pickles and I got darn close!

 Morning hike with Dad

 Golf cart shenanigans

 Classic Tori

 Evening nature walk - our house in the background

 One day we chartered a boat and my dad drove us all over the place, hopping from island to island for lunch, shelling, and a little manatee watching!

 Shelling

 Cabbage Key - where Jimmy Buffet wrote Cheeseburger in Paradise

07.04.11

Happy Fourth from Cincy!

06.12.11

We flew home for Memorial Day weekend to spend time with both our families and the Burks.   We couldn't have asked for a better start with my parent's treating us to dinner on the rooftop of Reata.  Lovely weather, good conversation, and delicious food!

Saturday morning we headed over to the Burks for breakfast and proceeded to work off our Whataburger and Starbucks treats with playing inside and outside with the two big girls.  To be clear, Dave worked it off playing; Tash and I worked it off chatting.   It is always so good to catch up with that family!  

On Sunday we had fun visiting Fielder and eating lunch at the newly opened Babe's Fried Chicken.  Nothing like fried chicken on a Sunday afternoon!  Luckily we got to see Gran prior to the Babe's-induced Sunday afternoon nap.

We came back to summer in full swing in Cincy.  I have been re-adjusting to my loss of a "house manager" and we both have been enjoying the stressful, late nights watching our Mavs in what has been a fantastic series thus far!

05.20.11

I love, love, love Louisville, KY!  

Penguins on the Roof.  Why not?

 Cool hotel integrated with a modern art museum

Funky sculpture in the bar

 Louisville Slugger's Walk of Fame

 The Hotel's Mascot

 Fourth Street Live

 Interactive art

 We waaay overpacked

 Churchill Downs!

 The big winner (that never happened to be my pick!)

  Louisville Slugger Museum