Cincinatti

Fall Break came at the most perfect time this year. I guess if we're being honest there's never a bad time for a break from the daily rush but it came at an especially needed time this year. Getting off work that Thursday night was just about the best feeling ever. You know that giddy can't wipe the smile off your face feeling that comes right before a school or work break that just seems to come no matter how old you get? That's my favorite. 

We woke up early Friday to head up to visit my Grandmother in Northern Kentucky. We spent the night running errands, going to Kroger, eating chinese food, sorting returns, and watching HGTV. All the nana classics. 

Then the next morning Nate, Riley, and I headed up to Cincinnati to explore. I can't quite decide if I'm an outdoorsy person or a city gal because while I live for a lake day, good hikes are my favorite, and kayak runs are the best, there's also something about the rush of walking into a big city that just can't be beat. Anyone else relate?

We decided to do a mural walk that was a slight fail because I'm pretty sure I read the map wrong haha. But it was fun nonetheless. We saw some pretty cool walls and took some pics (scattered throughout this post) and just enjoyed the city vibes.

We ate at the yummiest place called Panino. 10/10 recommend! It was SO good, so cute, and on the cutest little street.

The stores around Panino were an aesthetic dream. Not sure if that's normal to notice, but they were seriously so well done!

Nate was a total champ. He loved all the city stuff but these shops weren't exactly his cup of tea. He was a good sport though and he rocked the awkward I am in a store of women and I'm the only guy so I'll just stand here by the door and awkwardly look around/ stretch/ look at my phone role like a champ. haha

classic jumping picture lol. Nevermind the fact that I look insane.

more photos.... it'd been a while since I really got my camera out and it felt so good to get back into the creative swing.

How are my siblings such models?!?!

this is what we call the model pose lol.

safety first. anyone who was concerned that we were in the city alone, don't worry we had pepper spray cause ya gotta be prepared.

Our favorite stop of the whole day was going up the 49 floors to the top of the Carew Tower. You could see the whole city of Cincinnati and it was peaceful up there. Something about seeing all the tiny cars and people rushing around was just so cool and there was all the noise below but it was so quiet up there. Plus the view was just dreamy. We stayed up there forever.

Also, fun fact, if you drop a penny from the top it acts like a boomerang! Who knew? For some reason, we thought this was the funniest thing. Probably because it was the most rebellious thing we did all day haha. (Don't be concerned though, we dropped it into an abandoned alley where no one was at all)

In love with the view.

We ended the day with a Cincinnati classic, Graters Ice Cream. Yum! Definitely lives up to the hype.

Seriously such a fun day and the perfect kick-off to fall break. It was so fun to spend it with Nate & Riley because they're just the funnest. They kept me laughing the whole day. So grateful for them.

And with that cheesy paragraph, I guess I'll end this post. Stay Rad!