Where in Ohio: Jennifer's

Where in Ohio: Jennifer's

Not only is my family originally from Germantown, but a couple years ago my oldest sister bought a house in the country of Germantown! Oh man... am I German or what? hehe






Anyway Jennifer currently is an events coordinator for a local caterer, and she puts her talent to good use! Her house is out of a magazine, and her parties for holidays are always beautiful. Argh I wish I had Jennifer's interior decorating talent!!! Poo!





Well as you can see when we get together times get silly.... So behold, the silliness of my family!






Thanks Jennifer for taking these shots! ('cept of course the Tripp picture... no day is complete without my little bud)

Huggles,
Lauren

{ outfit details }

{ blouse - thrifted }{ skirt - vintage via Lost & Found Vintage }{ shoes - target, $6! }{ bag - urban outfitters }{ dog - petfinder }

Where in Ohio: Germantown

Where in Ohio: Germantown

So now that I'm spending the month in my home state, I want to try to showcase the places that are dear and important to me before I head off west. All these Ohio posts will be photo heavy so bear with me!

Germantown Ohio is south of Dayton right off the Great Miami River. It was founded in 1804, and actually long past relatives of mine were one of the families that helped start the city. The Moyers have a long history in Germantown, even my Grandpa was Mayor!





So I started my Germantown day at the old covered bridge. I love driving around in the country looking at these beautiful relics of the past. Covered bridges are very much a thing of the midwest. I don't know if they are common elsewhere.





Afterwards I headed through downtown and passed my family's house. I know my grandpa and dad grew up there and my aunt owns it now, but I don't know how far it goes in my family. The alley behind it used to be a canal that dumped into the Ohio-Erie canal. I think (I'm sure my dad will correct this post, haha).





Then I made it to the Germantown dam. I went to the valley overlook but alas it's all overgrown and you can't see very far. It was great to be around hills again... silly flat Michigan! The entire drive I sure felt like I was home, cornfields surrounding me, hilly two lane roads, and of course getting tuck behind a truck filled with hay!







And last I stopped by Moyer Cemetery. I'm not sure which ones are directly related to me but it sure is nice having an old family cemetery that happens to be off of Moyer Road, haha! There was a cop parked outside waiting for speeders and I had a friendly conversation with him about it being my family's cemetery, then he asked "You have family from around here?" I laughed at myself considering why would we have a cemetery here if we weren't from Germantown. Oh well, he was nice and didn't mind me frolicking around among the headstones.





I'm very proud that I have such a rich heritage just 20 minutes from where I was born. It makes me very proud of the area that I grew up in and was surrounded by my entire childhood.

Huggles,
Lauren

{ outfit details }

{ top - borrowed from Amber Blue Bird }{ skirt - ohio renaissance festival }{ shoes - nordstrom rack }{ belt - anthropologie }{ necklace, bracelets - forever21 }{ purse - urban outfitters }

What I Wore: The Greene

What I Wore: The Greene

Well Here I am in my mom's backyard. Woot! I finally felt like dressing up a bit, and of course I have to wear the clothes I'm getting rid of (naturally). So farewell dress! It was real! (if you want this dress email me!)

Anyway, I wore this while walking and shopping around the Greene, and outdoor mall in the Dayton area. I bought a cute little journal, and ate a yummy crepe by myself before heading out to the camera shop for my very own tripod. And alas! Success! Camera is being held wonderfully!!

Huggles,
Lauren

{ outfit details }

{ dress - pitaya, available for purchase $10 + shipping }{ scarf as belt - not sure }{ shoes - target }{ necklace - urban outfitters }

Where I've Been: Ohio

Where I've Been: Ohio

A couple weeks ago I went down to Ohio to hang out with my mom who had the weekend off and get my car fixed. Saturday morning Tripp and I got up early and took a long walk through Hills & Dale park that behind my mom's house. I grew up in those woods and recently the cities redid the park and added some nice trails and a lake. It's really nice now, but sometimes gets crowded... It used to be the park of me and my friends, no one else would be around. I'm happy they fixed the park up but of course the nostalgia of what it was is now gone.





 
And just so you know I love taking pictures of Tripp on top of things... So be prepared for more pictures like this. It all started in Louisville when I put him on a statue, since then I've been obsessed. It's just so darn cute.
 
One of the mansions in my hometown... they have pet swans... yeah. swans.

 
The watertower by my mom's house, it makes a funny noise when you throw stones at it, and I think it looks like something from the old suerman cartoons, like the really old ones by MGM.

Tripp sitting on my mom's front porch... Soooo cute.

Ohio Weekend & Bon Voyage

Ohio Weekend & Bon Voyage

Well this will be an epic post. Here are some image from this past weekend and Monday's outfit.















These pictures are from Glen Helen Nature Preserve. Its located in Yellow Springs and is incredibly beautiful. I first went to Glen Helen in 5th grade with my class, it was so much fun. I've been going back ever since but mainly only to the Yellow Spring. It's actually orange colored because of the high iron content, but the water is so refreshing tasting! This time Kevin and I decided to hike the entire glen mainly the pine tree forest. This was my favorite place in 5th grade and I haven't been back. I was surprised. It looked nothing like it did. There was so much under brush and so many trees had fallen from the hurricane winds Dayton got two years ago. It was so upsetting, I cried. I have carried this memory in my head for so long, and it was crushing. I of course had dreams for this place. Other than that the place was beautiful, a little run down (since Antioch College, who ran the place, went belly up. But they are reopening!) but we managed to walk the entire place which took around 4 hours.... When I went home to my mom's house I found my old 5th grade pictures from Glen Helen.:)











On Sunday Kevin and I lounged around until 4ish when we went down to Carillon Park to ride the bike path along the Miami River (little do people know the Miami are from Ohio and midwest states, why Florida named a city that, I don't know). We rode down to Miamisburg around 11 miles, ate some food, then rode back. On the way down we rode it in a little under an hour, the way back we rode it in 40min. I feel pretty good about that, there were even hills! So yeah we didn't get home to Michigan until 12:30a... Man we were tired.

And now for Monday's outfit, I'm showing it in this post because starting tomorrow I'm taking a blogger vacation. Kevin and I are off on our own adventure, and I STILL don't have a computer... So I guess perfect timing.




} Outfit
  Hat } My mom's
  Sweater } Gift from Mom
  Blouse } Original Penguin
  Skirt } Zara
  Tights } Kohls
  Socks } UO
  Boots } Frye

Huggles,
Lauren