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          {Family} Date Night: Hydraulic Hearth

          October 26, 2023

          Date Night: Waxlight Bar a Vin

          February 8, 2022

          Why I Love Weddings

          September 18, 2020

          6 Years Later and Full Circle

          January 29, 2020

          The Great Cucumber Catastrophe: Part 2

          August 15, 2025

          The Great Cucumber Catastrophe of 2025: Part 1

          August 15, 2025

          A Five Month Recap. Of Sorts.

          July 20, 2022

          Farmhouse Makeover: German Smear/Schmear

          February 10, 2022

          It’s National Margarita Day- Celebrate Accordingly in WNY and DC!

          February 22, 2017

          Thanksgiving in DC? Here are a few specials…

          November 21, 2016

          Date Night: Mythology, DC

          November 14, 2016

          Date Night: Cozy Cocktails at The Gibson, DC

          November 3, 2016

          #MedinaStrong

          March 19, 2020

          Midnight Tacos with Mariachi de Oro

          July 21, 2018

          Date Night (with Friends): Hotel Henry, Buffalo

          October 31, 2017

          Because….Tacos.

          October 4, 2017
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Celebrating 2 Engaged Years in Cancún!

Two years ago today, Scott lured me to the Old Town Waterfront and fell to one knee. It

October 23, 2016
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Friday Minutes

Friday Minutes: Something for Everyone

It’s been a crazy week. The Buffalo Bills won their 4th in a row, both of us won

October 21, 2016
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Date Night: Good Luck, Rochester NY

If we are going for honesty on the blog, here’s one: I honestly don’t know how it took

October 20, 2016
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Our Life

Baby Steps

Once upon a time I wrote from the heart. Every post was laden with the uncensored emotion of

October 19, 2016
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Our Life

5 Mistakes We Made Moving Home

Lately my life feels like one big cinematic analogy. If it’s not Dorothy Gale, it’s Forrest Gump. If

October 18, 2016
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Fox Cross Cooks Our Life

Scott’s Fall Cocktails

Here is the truth: we miss DC.  Oh, you’re not surprised, right? We love this incredible rural life,

October 18, 2016
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Save the Date – November 5th! Orleans Community Health Foundation Annual Benefit Auction

Scott and I love being part of a small and tightly knit community, and will always jump at

October 17, 2016
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Our Life

Happy 3rd Birthday, DC Minute!

You know your life is busy when it takes a Facebook memory to remind you of something significant.

October 14, 2016
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We're Scott and Al. For over a decade, we’ve been writing side by side, tracing our journey from city streets in DC to country roads in Western New York. Along the way, we’ve shared our table, our dreams, and now our hearts as new parents. This blog is where we gather it all — the flavors, the wonder, the quiet moments and beautiful chaos — embracing every minute of this wild and ordinary life.

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