The District is in The District

We are safely home! Sounds like we missed the attack of the killer Easter basket over at the Chimneyfall household!

Ready for a long work week!

Final Stop

Here's Jeffrey making mashed taters! We made our final stop in Bergholz, OH where a traditional Easter dinner filled our bellies. We couldn't blog until now because there is no cell service in the hills. Headed home!

Happy Easter!

We picked up Whitney this afternoon and went to my parent's house. With Mom laid up, (see below) we agreed to make dinner; Whitney will be with her Mom on Easter, so we celebrated tonight. Timmy made his famous beef Enchiladas with original Hottbeef.com meat. I made refried beans and sweat corn tomalito. Whitney baked and decorated a cake. We've never had a Mexican Easter Dinner so it was an adventure. When RJ didn't have a recipe I needed, I knew it best to call the most Mexican person I know. A big thanks to Sister Disco for having her Chevy's cookbook handy to quickly provide the Tomalito recipe. It was a giant hit!

Timmy was shocked that Rodhe's IGA Super Center had Masa. With all the illegal aliens working the farms around here, Rodhe's apparently has catered to their shopping needs. According to my daughter, "...they have more Mexican food items than the Super Wal-Mart. This is quite shocking." We closed the evening with a fun egg coloring session! Baby Lisa brought the eggs and supplies!

Here's a little pic of my Mom and her fancy purple cast. I think this may have been a life changing experience. While rummaging through her new refrigerator for the missing components of our recipes, I found a quite unusual pain killer. Keep in mind this is a holy household. I've heard my mother & father each curse once in my lifetime. I've never heard them have a serious argument with each other. These conservative Christians believe drinking, smoking, dancing, gambling, and basically anything, other than going to church, can be damaging to eternal life.

Yes friends, click the pic and you'll see my Mother's Christian fridge is home to a half empty bottle of Sutter Home White Zinfandel. I'm certain Dags wasn't there because it only cost $4.75 (regular price.) Would she even gargle with something of that caliber? I was afraid to ask so I assume Mom is just taking the edge off?

OHRida

She ate her apple bottom pie and the burger with the cheese, rollin through the hills, steering with her knees. Timmy said no, roads have the snow, but she just go go go go...

Yeah, I'll stop now. We're headed North to get Whitney!

recap

Just so you know we are safely blogging from our bedroom at D & K's house. I am about to fall off this chair and go to bed.

However, I am going to tell you that Ron, a really interesting guy we just met, bought the Exile. It used to be the place one could go to get thrashed on the "X." I might have had my turn there with Elena holding the whip....yes, I know a straight girl...it was all in fun! Other interesting things might have happened there back in the day, (jk....I sound like an old man) but it was a fun place nonetheless.

I digress.

I told the owner, Ron, that he should have a patrons with shirts off drink specials (think Green Lantern.) Apparently, in CMH, it's illegal to have impromptu drink specials, but he could buy a drink for peoples that do. I announced...it happened. My PDA is jacked up again so if no posting here, we might switch over to TimmyCam

Thank god....now I'm going to bed, but GD....it was fun!!!! HoLLA

I might be bad

I don't know how this happened.

Exile

I hope it isn't the same kind of bar it was when we left; I don't feel like peeing on anyone. The party is moving on!

Surprise for us !!!

We were a bit sad that few of our Ohio friends could make it to the DC anniversary party. What we didn't know was that a surprise party in our honor would be thrown at Club D. We are infinitely grateful, unworthy, and obviously having fun. A great deal of fun!!!!

The twins!

Kylie and Madison play with Wrinkles. Maya is lurking in the background. We'll be headed north after visiting here.

Buddy

Chillin' with Buddy! This is Timmy's Mom and Dad's lil protector!

Quarter Bag

We got a bag of Kentucky Home Grown Red! OK...it is not what you think. Marnie grew this variety pack of red peppers last summer in her back yard. This yard, by the way, has been offered up as a DC peeps road trip destination. The grand house that comes with it sleeps 20!

The Life

This is what we miss about a back yard. Our friends Marnie and Ken (pictured here) are grilling up some fantastic eats in Northen Kentucky! Catching up on a few years of missed face time.

Weekly Stats

Ms. History, this is for you. Following up on our conversation, here's the blog activity from last week. Yes, I'm shocked too that anyone wants to read this crap!

Weekly Stats Report: 10 Mar - 16 Mar 2008

Project: Inside The District
URL: http://insidethedistrict.blogspot.com/

	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thur	Fri	Sat	Sun	Total	Avg
Pageloads	15	15	10	31	28	25	18	142	20
Unique Visitors	12	11	5	18	16	17	13	92	13
First Time Visitors	1	4	2	7	9	3	3	29	4
Returning Visitors	11	7	3	11	7	14	10	63	9

Family Quilt

We safely arrived in Harrison, OH, the city just outside of Cincy where Timmy grew up. First stop, as always, was Skyline Chili for lunch with Mom & Dad. Peeps at home will be happy to know we actually remembered to purchase the canned chili to go. The next movie night will have some serious Cincy style dip!

The lovely photos you are viewing are a new part of our family history. Aunt Phyllis apparently decided to make a quilt for Butch & Cynthia. On it are squares for each of their children and grandchildren. Whitney and I even got one. I was impressed! It's not exactly something I'd have in my house, but God bless Mother Cynthia for loving it. Of course, it is too nice to use, so she's going to store it in the spare bedroom.

We'll spend the rest of the afternoon here and then head down to Kentucky where we'll be dining with Marnie & Ken at their new house! Well...new to us. They've been in it for several years, but we've been unable to squeeze in a visit with our limited trips to Cincy.

News Report: Flood

There is flooding in Ohio. The Eastbound lanes of route 70 are forced into one lane driving on the inside berm as the rest of the road is covered. Anderson Cooper, I am not, but I can bring you the news!

This may actually be a little more newsworthy. You'll probably have to click the picture to see it, but according to this sign we found a little further down the road, "HELL IS REAL." Just so you know.

Tank You

...I mean thank you Pittsburgh friends for another fantastic time in the Burgh. We're well on our way into Ohio and headed towards Cinceitsnasty.

Aint no Spicy Bite

Actually it aint nothing because they were out of buns so we avoided the dogs all together. We settled for jalapeno pepper beef steak burritos (microwavable) from the ready-to-heat fridge.

This is a bar code

Apparently at the fine dining Sunoco, they have to educate the customers how to scan their food through the bullet proof glass. Fun Times!!!

Keebler Elves

That's what I think we look like. Just after ordering the last drink we thought our bodies would handle, the owner walks in and buys us a round. Yes (I'm sure you'll be shocked) we ventured downtown and the bar owner knows us. Well he knows Billyboy and remembered us. He always buys us drinks....sometimes the whole tab! I love Pittsburgh!

Team Rick

We had an adventurous 4.5 hour drive through torrential rains and wicked winds, but we made it to Pittsburgh circa 8. A short visit at the newly merged house and we headed off to 900 Western (FKA True Café & Bartini.)



Girl (AKA Adriane) joined us and has become a member of Team Rick. We don't (didn't) know him, but apparently if you take his drink suggestion and accept his gift of a candy ring, you get a "Team Rick" button. I wonder if the ring is habit forming? RJ might want to know.