Getting Warm

Our poor little Muffin must lay on her back to stay cool! Temperatures are on the rise in Cleveland.

Tribe vs Giants

Kudos to Theresa for scoring tickets for last Tuesday's Indians game. Unfortunately, the Tribe lost to San Francisco. But I scored big when Theresa and I bumped into Mustard while walking through the stadium.

Philly-After Lunch

After we ate lunch, it was back to the streets for more sightseeing. We visited Betsy Ross's house, Christ Church, the site of Ben Franklin's home & printing press and the first U.S. Post Office. We enjoyed hanging out in Philly's parks, which surround Independence Hall.

Betsy Ross House


Site of Ben Franklin's home

Feasting in Philly

Most of you know that I wanted to eat a Philly cheesesteak while I was in town. Well, Yvonne and I had the best cheesesteak ever at a little place called Campo's. A hospitality greeter at Independence Hall recommended the place and he told us a big secret--Campo's has the best cannolis in town. We hoofed it over there and had a feast. We split the cheesesteak, provolone & mushrooms, and added cole slaw and potato salad to the mix, along with a refreshing local microbrew! We finished off the meal with a cannoli. Aside from the tender steak, the fresh roll is what made this cheesesteak so delicious. Thank you to the greeter for telling us about the cannoli. It didn't appear on the menu. It's only sold to those that ask for it!

Day in Philly

Yvonne and I started off our day with the good old standby, Starbucks! We went to the one in Yardley, which had a very quaint little downtown. After our fix, we went into the city. We missed out on the daily tickets to go inside the main building of Independence Hall, but we were able to see the Liberty Bell and tour quite a few buildings surrounding Independence Hall.




Independence Hall

first Supreme Court

first U.S. Senate

ink well used during signing of Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution

Wedding

Congratulations to Brian & Betsy! They were married this past weekend in Yardley, PA. I flew into Baltimore on Saturday morning and drove with Yvonne to celebrate their big day with family. We had a fun time. Kudos to Joy for hooking us all up with the Bay Breeze. That is quite a tasty little drink.

Tribe VS Twins

Kudos to Mike for scoring 4 club seat tickets to last Tuesday's Indians game! After eating like hogs in the clubhouse, we went to our seats (it was seriously the 5th inning by the time we finish grubbing). Once in our seats, we ate cotton candy, peanuts and ice cream. It was pure gluttony. The Indians won 1-0. Go Tribe.

No Copper

This image is incredible. I was driving home from Dave's Fresh Supermarket and couldn't believe what I saw spray painted on this vacant home. That's right "No Copper". It is really sad how many beautiful, old homes are be vandalized in Cleveland to salvage copper from them.

Hosta Garden

Due to the shade of our front yard, I decided to plant a hosta garden along the neighbor's driveway. Larry was splitting hostas so I picked up 9 at yesterday's Grand River hike. I came home and worked all evening on planting them and weeding the front flower beds. Muffin was a huge help in the garden, as usual.

Thanks Larry!

Flag Day

In honor of Flag Day, Juliano and I hung an American flag in our yard. Since the drill was out, I had him hang a beautiful dragonfly hook for a hanging basket. Thank you to Mike for the hook and Peggy for the petunia!

Hi to Jacks

Here's a few pictures of Michelle's new kitty, Jacks. She adopted him a few months ago. This is Michelle's first experience with a long haired cat. Life will never be the same around the Baran household with Jacks around.

Belt

Who needs bullets when you could have the shot belt?

Happy Birthday to Me!

I had a wonderful birthday. I took the day off work! And Juliano and I went to see Sex and the City-it was fabulous. Afterwards, we picked up my Mom and had dinner at King Wah. Followed by ice cream cake at my Mom's.