Most of you already know that Brian and I road tripped it to Columbus, OH, over Labor Day weekend. Well, I finally finished uploading the pictures to Flickr for everyone to enjoy and love! 
You can see them here: Columbus 2009. I’ve written descriptions on some of the pictures for people unfamiliar with Buckeyes and Ohio State tradition — and believe me, there’s a lot of them!
Some highlights of the trip include:
- Meeting a blog friend, Heather, for the first time. We had dinner at Cap City Diner and I was relieved that our husbands hit it off and there were no awkward silences.
Heather is just as friendly and funny in real life as she is online. And prettier! She showed me pictures of their son and 4 cats. Yay! Another couple with 4 cats! Heather and I hoped that our husbands would do the O-H-I-O (can’t find a link to this) with us while our server took a picture, but nope. Heather and I did both halves ourselves and she did a great job photoshopping the 2 pictures together. - Our hotel. It was different from other hotels, with the exposed brick walls and Aveda — yes, Aveda — products. The Lofts used to be a wallpaper factory, I think, and seemed more like the many loft condos here in Chicago. We recommend it!
- The football game, of course! Last week we wished our tickets were for the USC game but now we’re glad they weren’t! We had tickets to the opening game against the Navy Midshipmen. TBDBITL (The Best Damn Band in the Land) did FOUR “Script Ohio’s,” which you really have to see live, before the game started because the Alumni Band performed, too. The latter ranged in age from 21 – 90. Having been a band geek myself, how cool is that? Also, John Glenn “dotted the I,” which is a HUGE honor, on one of the scripts! It was a really good game — a close one — and we pulled off a win.
- The place where Brian and I ate together for the first time. All of our friends have moved away, and many of our old haunts are no longer there, so we were surprised and delighted that Dan’s Drive-In, an old diner we called Dan’s DIVE-in, was still there. Brian and I had been studying with another friend of ours. When he went to drop me off, I was hungry and this was the only place I knew of that was relatively near my apartment and that would be open at 2am. They’ve since renovated the interior so it’s hardly a dive, but they kept the outside the same, which is cool!
We’re looking forward to taking this trip again next year!
Sounds great! I wish I lived closer to uhm…anyone. I’d love to meet you someday.
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I’d love to meet you, too! I’m a Dennis Lehane junkie and would love to visit Boston. I know you don’t live in the city, but MA isn’t big, right?
I know. Yay. Another couple with four cats!! (Indoor cats.) Any time you’re in Ohio, I’d love to do dinner!! I had so much fun. And I totally agree, you HAVE to see Script Ohio in person to really appreciate it. I love all the traditions… Script Ohio, the O.H.I.O. cheer around the stadium, Hang On Sloopy, The O.H.I.O. thing that we did… I’m glad you guys enjoyed your trip to Columbus.
I live near Columbus! You look like you had such a good time.
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Sounds like fun! I love the photo of you two at the game. I like going back to Cbus, though I don’t get there that often, sadly.
@Heather, of course we’ll have dinner the next time we visit! As soon as we know what game we get tickets for next year, I’ll let you know — maybe we can go to the game together! Tell your father-in-law to start buying season tickets again.
I love all the traditions, as well. We definitely had a great time!
@Sheri, really??? Well, maybe next year if you’re up to it, we can meet up! We had a wonderful time and I wish we could have stayed longer. We were away for 5 days but 2 of those days were taken up by the drive.
@Julie, it was TONS of fun. We hadn’t been back in 5 years. Everyone’s moved away. By the way, Scottie McBean’s is now Scottie’s Coffee & Tea House — and they don’t sell those yummy donuts anymore! Will you be coming to Chicago any time soon? Maybe Brian and I should plan a trip to see you!