Yesterday, I heard that giant Lego blocks with the hashtag #WhatTheBrick have begun mysteriously popping up all around Cincinnati. When I was at Strauss Troy Market on Fountain Square, I stumbled across this big green brick…


And then I spotted this black brick in the lobby of the Contemporary Arts Center…


I wonder what it all means? 🙂

We were all really lazy and just laid around this afternoon…




Oscar was probably all worn out after racing around with his jelly sammich last night…

It was a pretty lazy Sunday. 🙂

Today. we ventured into northern Kentucky to give Smashburger in Highland Heights a try…



Genifer tried the Spinach & Goat Cheese Smashburger with cucumbers, spinach, goat cheese, tomato, onion and balsamic vinaigrette on a multi-grain bun…


I ordered specialty Buckeye Smashburger with fried pepper rings, American cheese, haystack onions, lettuce, tomato and mayo on an egg bun…


And we shared an order of fried pickles…

Everything was really delicious. The burgers were just the right size for us, cooked to perfection and not at all greasy. The Smashfries were fresh, hot and crispy. The fried pickles were crunchy and delicious once they finally cooled off a bit. It was a great, very reasonable lunch. Throw in two fountain drinks and our bill was just over $20. You can’t beat that. At all. We’ll definitely be back for more Smashburgers very soon! 🙂

My 2008 VW Jetta GLI turned 34,567 miles on its odometer this afternoon!

Taken with Instagram. 🙂

Say hello to our new Devin Mesoraco bobblehead we found at last night’s Reds game…

Welcome home, Mesorocket. 🙂

Reds game 31/40. Reds versus Pirates. And it was Devin Mesoraco bobblehead night….

We didn’t get down to the ballpark soon enough to score Mesorockethead. But we did move some tickets around so we can go up to Michigan in September…


BARGE?





Bases loaded for the Reds…

Eugenio Saurez knocked in three of the Red’s four runs with two sacrifice files and a RBI double. Jay Bruce added a RBI double to back Raisel Iglesias’ 6 2/3 innings. Jung Ho Kang went deep in the fourth for the Bucs. With the Reds leading 4-2 going into the ninth, you know what’s going to happen…


I’m so happy the MLB trade deadline has come and gone, and we still get to witness Aroldis Chapman electrifying GABP and closing out games for the Reds.







The Pirates provided some anxious moments, managing to cut the lead to one and then load the bases with two outs…

And then the Cuban Missle struck out Starling Marte swinging…

And this one belongs to the Reds, 4-3! Phewwww!




I love seeing sad Pirates fans…


And we ended up finding two Devin Mesoraco bobbleheads!


Click to see all the photos I took at Reds game 31/40.

This afternoon we walked back up to Horseshoe Casino to check out this weekend’s big event, The Porkopolis Pig & Whiskey Festival…




There were 40+ varieties of whiskey, bourbon and scotch available to sample…


We started in with a couple of Jack Honey and ginger ale…





Pig & Whiskey also showcased six of Cincinnati’s best barbecue restaurants highlighting unique, delicious pork and beef barbecue dishes.





We started with some delicious Huit BBQ…

And then it was time for our main event, Velvet Smoke BBQ…


We got their sampler with brisket, burnt ends and cole slaw…

And a couple of Velvet Smoke rib bones…

The burnt ends were the highlight for the day for me. So tender and delicious. YUM!




Olde Smoky gave Genifer a free trucker cap…

And the DirecTV Blimp made a surprise appearance!


What a fun way to spend a beautiful afternoon! 🙂 Click to see all the photos I took at The Porkopolis Pig & Whiskey Festival.