The Sweet Busy-Ness Of Life In The Winter

Once again my mistreated blog has been forgotten and put aside...but I

do think about all of you often and miss you when I am unable to stop in

for a visit! Winter used to be a time when I spent

 more time INside but these days

that is not the case!

We have been busy this Winter with Grace and her school's Ski Club.

Before January my daughter had never been on skis but you should see her now!

I am so proud of how she is not afraid to try new things!

In fact, just this past weekend she took a cake class at 

Cake, Hope and Love, a fantastic

local bakery!

She was the youngest in the class and did such a good job!

We also celebrated Chinese New Year in style once again! 

We took a small group of dear friends to one of our favorite places

and indulged in some of our favorite dishes!

Bill and I have also enjoyed some fun evenings out. Last weekend we 

dined at De'Lish, one of our favorite spots in downtown Dayton. How about this?

Rosemary encrusted, chargrilled lamb chops drizzled with a Red wine,

 mint infused demi glace served with a Creamy Risotto studded with corn kernels 

and a sautéed medley of julienned zucchini, squash and carrots. Sound good? It was!

After dinner we headed across the street to see the 

The Human Race Theater Company's production of "Lombardi" 

at the Loft Theater.

It was nothing short of amazing!

The next day we headed up to Columbus to see The Who in concert!

Our creaky knees reminded us we weren't quite the same as 

we were the last time we saw them perform but they still sounded great and 

proved you are never too old to rock and roll!

I also had the pleasure of shooting my first maternity session!

 We had so much fun and their precious daughter is

due very soon! I can not wait to meet her!

Since our son moved to Michigan to work for IBM, he gets home about once a month.

He was here just before Valentine's Day so we went to one of his favorite restaurants, 

Kabuki, to celebrate a wee bit early. Is there any thing better than having

all of your family together? Nope!

Their plates are small works of art!

On Valentine's Day Bill treated me, Grace, my Mom

 and one of my oldest friends, Terri, to

dinner at Savona. 

I had the Caesar Salad and Angus Rib-eye with  Blue cheese compound butter, 

Yukon  Gold potatoes and Cajun onions...yummy!

Our Winston has enjoyed the little bit of snow we have

 had lately. As odd as it may sound to some,

our family loves snow! We all do the happy dance each time the

 wet, white stuff is in the forecast!

Of course, after being out in the cold all day, sitting by the fire with a cup 

of hot chocolate or mulled wine is definitely one of the sweet things about Winter!

Just a quick peek at what is keeping me busy and, mostly, out of trouble

lately! I hope you are all doing well, staying warm and enjoying 

the sweetness that life brings us even on the

dreariest Winter day!

Warmly,

Susie Q