Week 16 - Restaurants: What was your favorite local restaurant as a child? Where was it located and what was your favorite meal? Did you know the staff personally? What is your favorite restaurant now?
We rarely ate out as a family when we were kids(probably at least in part due to the fact that there were 6 of us so it was pretty expensive). However, when we visited my grandparents we were sometimes able to get carry out from a little pizza/sub shop named Milano's. It was located on Brown Street in Dayton on the edge of the University of Dayton's campus and a short walk from my grandparent's house. I don't remember ever getting anything there besides a grilled ham and provolone sub (no onions please) and an order of potatoes with extra sour cream. If the weather was nice, we would call in our order and then walk over with my grandfather to pick it up. The place was a little hole in the wall that was well loved by the college student population. There were often the same people working there who usually looked less than thrilled to be there, especially on busy weekend nights.
Today I would still count Milano's as one of my favorite places to eat. It's location has changed slightly, as they moved into a bigger and new location nearby a few years ago, but the menu still has my old favorites on it. Writing this post is making me hungry! If they only delivered, I would get my grilled ham and provolone and potatoes for dinner tonight.
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Winter Memories
Week 2 – Winter Memories Week 2: Winter. What was winter like where and when you grew up? Describe not only the climate, but how the season influenced your activities, food choices, etc.
We grew up in Ohio so winter was, well, cold and often snowy. However, it's all relative. Those who grew up further North, even further north in Ohio, may be unimpressed with southwestern Ohio's degree of snow and cold. Regardless, we, like most Ohioans, are anxiously awaiting spring weather by at least February each year!
That's not so say that great winter memories didn't occur because they certainly did. When we were young, the anticipation of a possible day off school for a "snow day" was part of the winter season. There was one winter when we were all still in elementary school when we had several snow days in a row and Valentine's day fell in the middle of this. Since we were missing the fun Valentine's day parties at school my mom let us have our own at home. We made cookies and had a few friends and our cousins over to play. The exact details are pretty blurry to us now but it seems that watching MTV and building forts out of the couch cushions was part of the fun.
Another definite fun winter memory is going sledding! My grandfather would take us to a huge steep hill (no longer there, boo!) on the University of Dayton campus. We bundled up and brought our sleds and had a blast going down that hill! Thanks to the college kids who left stuff behind, we also discovered the exhilaration of flying down that hill on a cafeteria tray. Wow, those go fast!
Today in Ohio it's 26 degrees and there is snow on the ground but it's nice and cozy inside the house. Curling up on the couch with a book and hot chocolate sounds like a good idea.
Tell us about your favorite winter memories.
We grew up in Ohio so winter was, well, cold and often snowy. However, it's all relative. Those who grew up further North, even further north in Ohio, may be unimpressed with southwestern Ohio's degree of snow and cold. Regardless, we, like most Ohioans, are anxiously awaiting spring weather by at least February each year!
That's not so say that great winter memories didn't occur because they certainly did. When we were young, the anticipation of a possible day off school for a "snow day" was part of the winter season. There was one winter when we were all still in elementary school when we had several snow days in a row and Valentine's day fell in the middle of this. Since we were missing the fun Valentine's day parties at school my mom let us have our own at home. We made cookies and had a few friends and our cousins over to play. The exact details are pretty blurry to us now but it seems that watching MTV and building forts out of the couch cushions was part of the fun.
Another definite fun winter memory is going sledding! My grandfather would take us to a huge steep hill (no longer there, boo!) on the University of Dayton campus. We bundled up and brought our sleds and had a blast going down that hill! Thanks to the college kids who left stuff behind, we also discovered the exhilaration of flying down that hill on a cafeteria tray. Wow, those go fast!
Today in Ohio it's 26 degrees and there is snow on the ground but it's nice and cozy inside the house. Curling up on the couch with a book and hot chocolate sounds like a good idea.
Tell us about your favorite winter memories.
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