Weekend in Columbus

I really enjoy going to new places, seeing new things, and eating at new restaurants - and that's exactly what we did this weekend with Mark and Kristin. We decided to head to Columbus, OH and had a great time. We laughed way too much and ate way too much, but the memories we made were worth it!

ONLY because we had gift cards (thank you National City rewards points), we ate here...

And yes, I definitely agree with Sean Hannity. Ruth's Chris Steakhouse does have the absolute best tasting steak in the world! I'm sure it can't get any better than this.

And the dessert was to die for! Both of these items were some kind of chocolate concoction - the kind where the description of the dessert is quite a long paragraph.

And thanks to Mark's priceline.com efforts - we got a steal on a hotel room. We stayed at the Hyatt Place for only $35 per room - whoo hoo! And the rooms were super nice!! Plus, it was right across the street from Ruth's Chris!

On Saturday we went to COSI. I've heard a lot about this place and always thought it would be a neat place to visit. I was not disappointed. They have so many amazing things to do and see. We were there until they closed and still didn't see everything.

We took part in a "real" crime scene investigation geared like CSI. We were crime scene #3 and had to gather clues and investigate this desert crime.

Aaron was studying hard to determine what type of seeds were near the bones.

Kristin was comparing pollen types.

Mark and Kristin were determining which dog the hair belonged to that was found on the button of the jacket remains near the skeleton. We also researched the caliber of the bullet, looked at dental records, and X-rays. After we gathered all our clues, we discovered that it was indeed a murder and the suspect we named was the correct one! It was a lot of fun! :-)

This was a cool computer station - well, kind of. It took your picture and then "aged" you - and showed you what you would look like when you were really old. It was kind of scary actually.

This was really strange and I can't believe I actually watched this, but I did. It was Rat Basketball. They had trained rats to actually make baskets with these little balls. It was fascinating and gross at the same time. (I think the long tail is what gets me - shiver.)

Mark rode this unicycle on the tight rope. It was so funny to watch him.

Especially when the guy running the station would holler things out like, "no hands". . .

. . . and "can you do YMCA" - we were laughing so hard!

Then we went Under the Sea to visit the really cool "Ocean" exhibit.



This ledge was much skinner than it looked and I was having trouble staying on it!

The Little Mermaid (aka Kristin). :-)

All kinds of pipes to build with!



We all had to try something.

This was really neat too - if you balanced the ball on top of the water just right . . .

. . . you got this.

They even had outdoor exhibits. The giant lever that Aaron . . .

. . . and Mark were pulling down . . .

. . . was lifting this car.

So, if you haven't been to COSI - you should go. We loved it!