lauren & tony

oooh man am i excited for these two!! i met lauren in photography school back in 2003, and we were friends ever since. we both graduated, she moved home to quincy, illinois and i moved back home to cincinnati. LUCKY FOR ME (and her) she met tony, who brought us back together!! after two or three years, of not seeing lauren, i meet tony! he was moving to cincy, knowing no one... so we welcomed him with open arms. after a long drive from wisconsin, i made him stay out till 4 am to explore all that cincinnati had to offer! (pretty much bars & skyline chili) *i'm sorry i made you stay up and out all night*

tony was of course awesome, and i couldn't wait until lauren moved down to tell her all about it! they had a long distance relationship up until cincinnati, and i was the one who got to watch their love grow.... cheesy i know, but so true! ...moving on 1.5 years and tony tells all of my friends he is going to propose to lauren... HELLOOO! i guess tony knew not to tell me... luckily my friends can't keep secrets so about two weeks later i find out, and good thing because EVERY phone call from lauren, i got a little excited and would scream before answering "LAUREN'S ENGAGED!!" i think i did that for two months.... now they are officially engaged, happy and getting married in july!! i'm packin' my bags, headed to quincy, and enjoying this wedding as a guest. thank you kids for being my friend.

lauren has some pretty eyes

tony has some very handsome eyes

don't you just love these two!?

cincinnati reds opening day

every city has something they look forward to, cincinnati has many, but opening day is right on top of the list! i am lucky to say, after living in cincinnati my whole life, i finally get to be a part of all the opening day hoopla. i will admit, i really don't know anything about baseball, but you can't deny, going to a game is amazing. ice cream in a helmet, businessman's specials, bobble heads, fireworks, "i got what you want, i got what you need" guy, gary who works the hot dogs, the wave, and even the sweet jam's that play when the boys go up to bat are some of many things that get me excited for baseball season. everyone looks forward to the warm weather, and all the activities that come along with it. opening day is basically the start of it all. oh and of course, all those boys in tight pants and cute butts!

good luck cincinnati!