The Krohn's Conservatory Butterfly Exhibit

nothing can make a normal day better like a trip to an exhibit. and if it's an exhibit with a good chance of having flying things land on your hair, well, count me in! --except bats; those can stay the hell away!-- yesterday we took a trip down to the Krohn's conservatory to check out their butterfly exhibit. i'm pretty sure they have been doing it for years but i've never actually been. and for only $6 a person, i was blown away. 

you walk in this giant room filled with the most gorgeous flowers and literally hundreds of butterflies swarming around. we learned quickly that they don't really care for dark clothes. (we were practically the only people that didn't have butterflies landing all over us. bummer.) 

but they do love perfume, scented hairspray, obnoxious hawaiian shirts and strawberry yogurt! there was a toddler there with all kinds of these flying beauties landing on her and so i asked her mom what the secret was. she said "well, she's covered in strawberry yogurt... so that probably helps!" 

note: roll around in yogurt if we want an experience to remember

 

OTR SENATE

so we have been talking about making it over to The Senate for what feels like forever. everyone talks about how freaking fantastic it is and i'll admit i was starting to feel completely left out. so today, i stomped my feet and held my breathe until jon agreed to brave the rain. (i'm kidding... he wanted to go, too! sheesh) but really, the weather was the grossest gross which made taking photos less than easy or enjoyable. i mean there is just no easy way to hold an umbrella, camera and purse all at one time. 

oh well, i'm glad i got at least a few shots, because this food was unreal. you've never seen such gorgeous hotdogs (that's a sentence i never thought i would write) and they had the most fun names, too. Jon got the "lindsay lohan" and i got the "trailer park" .... along with a side of bacon fat fries and lobster macaroni. so so good. hope everyone has a wonderful- and at least semi dry weekend. i'm off to take a nap to let all that goodness in my belly settle down.

until our next food coma, senate! 

MY 8 FOOT WIDE YARD

city kids know how to make due. we know that a strand of parlor lights, a grill and a few chairs are all that you need to create an impromptu "yard". sans mowing. 

COLD WAR KIDS

nothing like a good concert to get the summer spring -whatever this is- started! seriously, what is like where you live? here, it was snowing one day and 80 the next. no exaggeration. it was 82 today. what is going on!? not complaining though. i'll take sweat over frost bite any day.

 columbus is very different from what I'm use to. most people think of northside as a sort of a "hipster" town? i guess? (that sounds so annoying) and when we visit other places, i sort of agree. i hate to categorize us, but what are ya gonna do?? i felt a little out of place from lack of wearing a lacoste polo, but hey- they knew how to throw a great concert! until next time, Ohio state!