there and back again.....

ok, so.....we drove to cincinnati and back today...to attend a family gathering.....we missed the actual baby shower.....that was scheduled during the same time slot as our church service......go figure.....but we were able to get there in time to visit a while before dinner.....i had not been int he door for 2 minutes when my younger sister-in-law suggested we make a run to trader joe's.....the cincinnati location being 2 minutes down the road.....i had quite forgotten that the sister-in-law who hosted the event is notorious for barebones entertaining.....which means if we want enough to eat we had better run out and buy a few things to fill out the menu.....and so three of us purchased cheese-platter fixings, some lovely white bean hummus to go with rye bread, and some fresh salsa with organic chips.....i had never been to any trader joe's.....so it was an unexpected pleasure.....and i did indulge in some pesto filled tortellinis, 2 kinds of figs for my spouse, and some shelf-stable vegetarian indian food for my middle child.....and a couple of random bottles of inexpensive wine.....i had a glass or two of the gewurztraminer (not bad for $4.99) and saved the fume blanc for another day.....such an oddity to shop for wine on a sunday......but i digress from the gathering.....lots of babies and pregnant nieces and cars with osu window decals.....