They make progress every day at the construction site across the street…

😀🚧❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on April 4, 2019
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Genifer made pesto tortellini for dinner tonight. And there was garlic bread…

It was so good. Genifer always makes the best dinners. 😀🍲❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on April 3, 2019
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We saw this crazy semi-pickup hybrid on the way home from work…

I wish I could have got a better photo of it. But I’ve never seen anything like that before. 😀🚚❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on April 3, 2019
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Today, we got to take a tour of Ron Hamilton’s new photography studio on Main Street where the old Ace Hardware used to be…




On the second floor are their offices…

And on the third floor is the studio space…

I love backsplash tile in their kitchen…

What a great space…

Color me jealous…

And how cool are these prints?






They did an incredible job renovating the space. It’s such an incredible place. I hope I get to see it in action sometime soon. 😀📷❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on April 3, 2019
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On the way home from work tonight, we stopped to pick up a delicious NYPD pizza…


YUM! We love NYPD pizza. 😀🍕❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on April 2, 2019
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Today was the first step in a whole new adventure for me…

The first page in the next chapter. And it’s all very exciting. 😀📖❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on April 2, 2019
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Just checking in on the progress with the construction across the street…

And this afternoon, I had to walk across downtown and I got to see the construction that is taking place at Fourth and Race Streets…


I don’t know why I find construction sites so fascinating. I just think construction sites are pretty interesting and it’s neat to be able to watch something brand new start to grow out of nothing and take shape. 😀🚧❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on April 2, 2019
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Tonight for dinner, Genifer made Kung Pao Chicken & potstickers from Trader Joe’s…


Trader Joe’s is pretty awesome. They have some really good stuff over there. 😀🍜❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on April 1, 2019
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Our Reds are off to a historically bad start to the baseball season. Last time I looked, I think the Reds had the worst record in all of baseball at 7-22. And they were already 10 games out of first place in the NL Central. It’s pretty tough to be really enthusiastic about the Reds right now. But still, their games are on in our house every night even if they’re now relegated to a peripheral tablet. Regardless of how bad the Reds are, they’re still our Reds. And seven years ago today, we went to a Reds game on our very first date. Even though they’re not doing so hot this year when the Reds play at home on the anniversary of your first date, you go to the Reds game. That’s exactly what we did tonight. We went to our first Reds game of the year. And we were super hyped about it…

Just kidding. We’re always excited to go to Reds games. Among the new features at the ballpark is this Budweiser wagon where you can get $5 Bud and Bud Lights to drink on Crosley Terrace before you enter the ballpark…


We stopped to look at our Reds All-Star brick…

Another new feature is out in right field, the Budweiser Balcony…

They added a bunch of TV’s underneath the new balcony….

And a big Budweiser bar on top of the new balcony…



It’s pretty nice up there. It used to be just kind of a dead space out in right field. Now it feels much more finished. The most intriguing new food offering was also out in right field at Mr. Reds Smokehouse called the Smokehouse Bowl…

It was BBQ chicken, baked beans, mac&cheese and cole slaw all in a taco shell…

I’m not sure that I would get it again. But it was pretty darn tasty. It’s one of those things that you can say that you tried and then go back to old ballpark food staples. Give me a couple of dogs or a Peen Station Cheesesteak or a Big Boy and I’m a happy guy.
My Swarm check-in from the game…

It was the 180th Reds game I’ve checked into on my Swarm and the 23rd time seeing the Reds play the Milwaukee Brewers.
And I don’t care how bad the Reds are. Great American Ball Park will always be my happy place. Just look at that view…



Our seats were up in The Fioptics District. We love it up there. With the Fioptics District Ticket for just $15, you can enjoy ballpark seats or the terraces where you can stand and watch the game, access to the exclusive rooftop and your first drink!








It was pretty awesome. We felt like we had GABP all to ourselves…

The announced attendance was 9,536…

But we’re guessing the actual number was less than half of that…


We headed for home in the ninth inning. The Reds were down by one when we left. When we got to the car, the game was final and the Reds lost 6-5.

Win or lose, it doesn’t make a difference to me. I just love being at the ballpark with the love of my life. 😀⚾️7⃣❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on May 1, 2018
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We worked in our backyard most of the afternoon and evening. And I think we wore Mack out. He just curled up in a puppy ball and went to sleep on the patio…

When we came inside to straighten up and get ready for the start of another week, Oscar was still watching what we were doing but Mack hopped up on his bed on the sofa and went back to sleep…

😀🐾❤️
Posted by Thadd F. on April 29, 2018
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