Reds and the Rest

Ben and I don't get out much. I know, I know -- that's obvious. However, we had a couple of adventures this past week. Firstly, Ben's work had a Cincinnati Reds Day. This past Tuesday, Ben and I watched the Cincinnati Reds play in their super duper fancy stadium with a lame name, The "Great American Ball Park". I count the name as one step better than Energy Solutions Arena, but no more.



It really is a nice stadium. They have restaurants within the stadium and the big scoreboard (as you can see) and, of course, a beautiful field. Here's me, ever so excited for our first Reds game:



Okay, I'll be honest, I really didn't watch much of the game. Ben didn't either. We're not bi baseball fans. But we had a great time chatting with all of Ben's coworkers and I enjoyed the free Coke (ahh, a rare cherished treat) while Ben scarfed some delish hot dogs.

Yesterday (saturday) Ben and I enjoyed another Cincinnati cherished tradition: Taste of Cincinnati. They have about 5 blocks of downtown Cincinnati that they turn into a pedestrian friendly smorgasbord of food stands from over 40 restaurants in Cincinnati and you can (for a small price) taste their dishes. Here's Ben in the crazy street frenzy:



I ended up getting a Tuna Salad Nicoise from La Petit France. It was delish -- aside from the sardines they put on them as garnish . I discreetly chucked those in a nearby trashbin before digging in. Ben got a very delish Chicken Kebab Sandwich from Taz (lebaneses & greek food, if you were wondering). I'd have to say, his was incredibly flavorful. I was a little jealous.

As we walked down the street, at the very end there was this beautiful park in the middle of the city with a canopied walkway that had arbors covered in the foliage of these inredibly cool, viny-trunked trees. See below:



On a personal note, I have been trying to keep up my mileage for the last two weeks with the idea in mind that I am preparing to prepare for marathon training. :) I'm upt o 6 mile runs without too much trouble. We'll see what happens when we get to the 8's and 10's.