BlogHer Meetup

I'm on the final countdown until Mike's return (he'll be home on Wednesday) and after more than 3 weeks of being a single momma, I was SO excited when I heard that Amelia of Chef's Widow was hosting a meetup for Cleveland area bloggers at the new Greenhouse Tavern. After a few attempts at trying to arrange childcare, my sister sweetly offered to have Mr. B and Miss Monkey spend the night with her so I could attend AND have the night to myself (yes, my sister ROCKS!)

My original plan was to ride downtown with Pauline of Classy Chaos. I've been following her blog for a while now and I've learned that she lives very close by...I can't tell you how excited I was to FINALLY be able to meet her. When her plans changed at the last minute, I was really bummed considered not going...but I'm really glad I didn't.

With the kids away, I was able to spend a leisurely afternoon getting ready, complete with a much needed haircut and a new outfit from Nordstrom Rack (I actually got it a few weeks ago when I had a few free hours while the kids were at a playdate...I LOVE retail therapy free time!)

It was my first trip to The Greenhouse Tavern on beautiful E. 4th Street in Cleveland.

I was really nervous, but was immediately put at ease when I saw down with foodie blogger Nancy of Fun Playing with Food, Lynnette of The Best Things in Life are 3 and Amelia. Ironically, I learned that Amelia had spent time in Cambridge growing up (very near my hometown). She is also friends with my former college volleyball coach, Cherie Parsons (who just happened to be dining at The Greenhouse at the very same time...yes, it is a very small world.)

BTW, the food was AWESOME...but I'll leave that up to Nancy to describe...she took photos of everything for her blog.