22 Jul

Posted at 21:38h in Uncategorized

Meet Andrea: Behind the Scenes of Cap City Diner, Dublin {2/3} Andrea is the Beverage Operations Manager for all of Cameron Mitchell restaurants. Pretty cool, huh? But, besides making the tastiest drinks {seriously}, she's my soul sister. Why? Because she loves a good margarita, of course! While in nursing school, she always had a passion for math and science. But, she also grew up in the restaurant industry. So, how did the two collide? "At 13, I was hosting at a restaurant where I was paid under the table. My parents also own The Top in Bexley. I have always been around this type of environment." Being in charge of the...

20 Jul

Posted at 22:56h in Activities, blogging, Columbus, Community, exercise, experience, Family, fitness, Fun, Giving Back, relationships, Things that Matter, Things to do, Wellness

Who is ready for some color? The Columbus Color Run is this Saturday! So, it's the final week to register! @thcolorrun was founded in 2011, with a mission to bring people together to "make the world a happier, healthier place by creating an experience that’s more about the memories you make than your mile per minute."   And it's true--its all about the experience and the moments we can create in our lifetime with our friends and family. Everyone by now should know that it's a critical element for us here at Columbus Stories. Because, it's these types of moments and experiences that formulate our stories.  This is Jordan,...

19 Jun

Posted at 20:20h in Activities, art, Beauty, Business, Columbus, Community, design, Family, food, Fun, Local, local business, Marriage, Meet the Business, Story

Part 1: Saira (Right) @dahliaoccassions; After meeting at a community gathering years ago and becoming instant friends (through their shared passion for decorating and weddings) they decided to became business partners. Saira is originally from Pakistan and came to the United States in 1997. "I got married to a wonderful man and I am blessed with two beautiful daughters." Saira has been teaching Pre-School for the past 10 years as a head start teacher, "I love it. My other passion is weddings--I love weddings! Happy people, bright lights, bright colors, and beautiful decor always makes me happy. And ultimately this was the reason I decided to go...

17 Jun

Posted at 08:29h in Activities, Adventure, Business, food, food scene, Fun, local business, Local Family, Meet the Business, Story, yoga

Part 1: The Brothers @buckeyevodka📷 Buckeye Vodka is an intentional well-thought-out product that was designed, developed, and founded by 4 brothers (well almost)---Brothers Jim & Chris Finke, Brother-in-law Tom Rambasek, and good friend and CFO Marty Clarke founded Crystal Spirits, LLC and developed the Buckeye Vodka brand. 🍁 I'm sure it's not hard to put together that they're Ohioans--I mean come on, they named their vodka "Buckeye".. for a reason. The Finke’s are fourth generation Ohioans from Dayton. Tom was raised in the suburbs of Cleveland, and all four were educated at different Ohio universities. 🍁 The distillery is located in Dayton where each bottle of vodka is hand-crafted by...

17 May

Posted at 20:51h in caregiving, Childhood, Columbus, columbus families, Emotions, Family, healing, Heath, Local Family, love, meaningful, motherhood, parenthood, Photography, reflection, Story

  [caption id="attachment_9448" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Photo Credit: Perfect Peace Photogrpahy[/caption] Monday, March 16th, 2015. I was a day shy of 19 weeks pregnant. I had finally started to accept that I was going to be a single mother. I was 28 years old and I had a decent job, after all. But I admit that in my heart of hearts, I still didn't love the idea of walking into that ultrasound alone. This was going to be the big one; the one where the doctor tells you that you're having a perfect little baby boy and sets you on track to revel in the bliss of impending motherhood...

23 Apr

Posted at 17:21h in Columbus, Community, death, Emotions, Family, healing, Local, Organization, Story

My dad started showing signs of Alzheimer’s when I was in high school. Let me tell you, there’s no worse combination in the world than a teenager and dementia patient under the same roof. I suppose all terminal illnesses are vicious in their own way, but Alzheimer’s really enjoys itself. It relishes in its slow and meticulous nature. It doesn’t want you to miss out on anything. Especially losing your loved one twice. Once when you watch everything about them slowly disappear over the course of a decade or so and then a second time when you have to actually bury them. You’d think watching your parent...

19 Apr

Posted at 17:07h in Activities, Adventure, caregiving, Childhood, Columbus, Community, Education, Family, Fun, Giving Back, healing, health, meaningful, Organization, parenthood

Easterseals is an amazing program. I know because my brother Guthrie was born with cerebral palsy and attended the program.  It was life changing for him.  Well, they're hosting their annual spring Romancing the Grape event on April 29th. Romancing the Grape started back in 2002 (so they've been going at it for 15 years) and the event is by far their largest fundraiser. It raises over $100,000 in support of Easterseals’ programs that make profound and positive differences in people’s lives. Programs such as Early Intervention in which children with special needs ages 1-3 receive early childhood education and pediatric therapies vital to helping them reach...

14 Apr

Posted at 20:17h in Childhood, Columbus, columbus families, Community, death, Emotions, Family, friendship, Giving Back, healing, health, Heath, Local, Local Family, love, meaningful, Meet the Family, motherhood, Non Profit, Organization, parenthood, reflection, relationships, spiritual, Story, Things that Matter, Topics that Matter

"It was Friday the 13th of 2002, and the first anniversary of 9/11 was coming up, and I just kept having this dreaded feeling that Friday the 13th was going to be a really bad day. I had no idea why, so I went on with my day.  Lindsay came home from school and decided she was going to go work out with her best friend.   About an hour later after she left, the phone rang, and it was her best friend Morgan. She said, “Kathy, Lindsay fainted. You need to get over here right away.” She fainted at the gym on the treadmill.  So, at...

12 Apr

Posted at 19:43h in Adventure, Business, caregiving, Childhood, Columbus, Community, Education, Emotions, Giving Back, healing, Heath, meaningful, Mental Health, Mental Illness, motherhood, Non Profit, Organization, parenthood, Politics, reflection, Story, travel, Wellness, writing

  [caption id="attachment_9342" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Emma[/caption] Hello! My name is Emma and I have had quite the journey. I spent a year in the Dominican Republic and a month in Spain. I have taught English, tutored children in an orphanged and worked with woman coming out of sex slavery. I have experienced great times of depression and joy as I have searched for direction in my life. As time goes on, my desire to share my faith and the love God has for everyone in different and wonderful cultures around the world grows more and more. My next journey is to the Japanese Alps where I will...

07 Apr

Posted at 11:23h in Columbus, columbus families, Community, death, Education, Family, healing, Local Family, love, Marriage, meaningful, Meet the Family, parenthood, reflection, relationships, Responsibility, spiritual, Story, Things that Matter, Topics that Matter

Meet Don & Claire [caption id="attachment_9326" align="aligncenter" width="537"] In Loving Memory of Claire Glass[/caption] "Claire was an amazing young lady, and I think it’s easy for a father to say that, but she truly was.  She was blessed with giftedness. She was extremely academically gifted. It was a challenge because when we realized she needed more, nobody believed us.  It wasn’t until the 2nd grade when we saw a psychiatrist, and they did an analysis of her and they basically said, she’s brilliant. When she was in 8th grade she scored a 30 on the ACT, and got a perfect score on the PSAT. You look at...