Why-oh, why-oh, why-oh, why-oh did I ever leave Ohio…..

Having spent most of our married life in Ohio, I thought it only right to give her a proper farewell salute. What we loved about Ohio Top 10 List:

10: German Town and its quaint churches, shops and cobblestone streets. We will never forget Schmidt’s cream puffs either.

9: Where can you find the world’s largest pumpkins and a festival to commemorate them? Why, Circleville, of course.

8: The most wonderful zoo I have ever been to…if only Baby Girl had been born sooner!

7. The world’s largest roller coasters at King’s Island Park where we learned that we will never be “old” enough (or brave enough) to ride the big kid rides.

6: Unusual weather. In addition to frequent tornado sightings, we experienced a hurricane that left our condo community looking like “Little Guatamala” for nine months. Hurricanes in the summer and ice storms in the winter….Ohio made us appreciate garages…and feel our lack of one.

5: The Renn Fair. While willing to eat turkey legs and watch jousting tournaments, we draw the line at purchasing swords or dressing up in 16th century regalia….but you may call me a “saucy wench” if you’d like.

4: Crazy-wonderful co-workers. Working at Huntington Bank involved producing amazing potluck lunches, and wining the yearly Halloween contest.

3: OSU football. Not for us, but for you, Dad.

2: Fall Foliage….nuff said.

1: Our Baby Girl’s birthplace. I was literally “showered” with gifts by three baby showers! Our baby girl didn’t have a lot of family in the area, but she sure had a lot of people close by who loved her.