(bitter) sweet

This morning I woke up and saw a dusting of snow had accumulated on the roof. :( It made me long for the beautiful weekend I had in Columbus, OH reminiscing with my Phi Mu sisters almost 20 years after I pledged.

I stayed in a lovely B&B, the Short North Bed and Breakfast, about 1.5 blocks off High Street right in the heart of the neighborhood shopping district. It's a nicely maintained inn, although it's not a historic home, just a standard 1930s red brick duplex converted into a 7-room inn. Even though the walls are a bit thin and it is family friendly, I had a nice stay in the spacious extra-large room (with queen+twin beds and large full bath), and the breakfast was very good. It was also quite convenient to have free on-site parking during a gallery hop weekend.

Friday night, Jen took me to Nida's Thai on High, just a few blocks from the inn. It's a small place, but it didn't feel crowded because the atmosphere is clean and bright. We had friendly service, superb cocktails, a spicy Tom Kha soup, and plenty of small plates. The peanut sauce was dynamite. They even have sushi!

Saturday morning I had some time to wander around the neighborhood to see what was still there and what was new. I was very pleased to see Jeni's Ice Cream was just a block from the inn. That came in handy later when the weather warmed considerably during a lengthy walking tour of the OSU campus.

At lunch I got together with some of my best buddies from back in the old college days for lunch at Eddie George's Grille 27. We talked for hours while the server desperately tried to get us to order drinks and food. Afterward we walked around campus reliving the glory days.


The reunion "dinner" was served at Due Amici. I got to see a lot of old friends and look at photo albums.


I anticipated a sit-down dinner, but was instead treated to a cocktail party so we ordered a pizza post-party.

The following morning we gathered again at La Chatelaine, and enjoyed a sunny brunch on the patio. I amused myself with a fruit tart and good coffee while browsing more photo albums.

I was sad to leave, but there were promises of a gathering next year, and some subset of my sisters may appear on my doorstep much sooner, I hope!