Fall in Cleveland

While I don't have a lot of photos from this weekend, I swear I left the house for a few things.

On Friday, I attended the Best of Cleveland magazine awards with a group of girls who included Alexa, Always a bridesmaid, Cleshopaholic and I even finally met Heischic in person! Although, I think I had to coerce her off the escalator going down to come over to where we were sitting. As it turns out, we only live a few miles from each other and even work out the same gym.

The event was super cool because we were able to go all over the Rock Hall from the bottom all the way to the top, sampling different food from some new places I've never heard of on the west side. (I need to venture from the east side a little more.)

I tried a red velvet cupcake from Main Street Cupcakes and two macarons from Coquette Patisserie. Plus, a few glasses of wine and some food from a few other "best of" cleveland.

Here are the only two pictures I have to prove we were, in fact, present at the event:

Lisa and Alexa

proving we were in fact there

Saturday was a relatively relaxed day that started off with my second week of training with @jenarenschield, followed by a lunch with my aunts at Market in Rocky River and a lazy night in with the BF.

On Sunday, we visited a staple here in the midwest known as a farm, but more specifically, an apple farm where they make some of the best apple fritters.

Even though they didn't have the fairytale pumpkins I saw at Trader Joe's, we ended up buying two small ones with a lot more stuff then I anticipated. The BF is like a little kid in the candy store buying blueberry glazed donuts, cider, apples and some crazy chocolate-covered peanut butter candy.

Oh, and two caramel-covered apples, that I will gladly help him eat!

And, 30 years ago today, my parents were married and my dad accused me of forgetting! That's right people - these two are in it for the long haul. Thirty years of marriage, two awesome kids later plus three dogs (and one adorable cat) they are still together and having fun. For the past 10 days, I've been receiving text and pictures from my dad as they vacationed all over Florida from Jacksonville, the Keys and Fort Myer's Beach together. .

Greg and Julie circa 1976 or so

Snapped by my cousin on their Florida vacation

Happy anniversary to two of the best people I know! (Mom- no yelling about the 1976 photo either. I think it's cute and you will just have to deal with it.)

Today marks the spot

It was two years ago that the BF and I made it official. (Applause or tears - you choose.) It was two years ago when I was the intern and he was the full-time employee that I just couldn't resist (this is his story, not mine). After many months of what I thought was "our" secret, our cover was blown to more than one of co-workers. (Here I thought no one knew we were "secretly" dating.)

In honor of this day, I'm not going to give a list of thank-you's for the past two years, but rather a list of your welcomes.

Your welcome:

-for dating you.
-for laughing at your jokes when no one else does.
-for increasing your sense of style.
-for expanding your taste buds at local Cleveland restaurants.
-for having an amazing, talented and beautiful girlfriend.
-for not being a head case.
-for riding on your motorcycle with you even though I fear for my life because you drive like a maniac.
-for not making fun of you to your face for your OCD with cleaning or your hair.
-for being neat and clean (Ahem).
- for not stalking/calling/texting a million times when you are out doing "guy things."
-for being hot and ambitious.
-for being BFFs with your friends (I think they like me more than you).

Now. Where's my gift?