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As the World Burns

I made it a personal vow to keep away from the news for the last two months.
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Our Life

As the World Burns

Our Life

Farewell, '24

Is it obvious yet what I've resolved in 2025? Before I could even sit and write, I
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Farewell, '24

Food and Drink, Medina, NY

Our 4 Favorite Patios in Medina, NY

As August wanes and autumn begins to descend on our little corner of WNY, we find ourselves
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Food and Drink, Medina, NY

Our 4 Favorite Patios in Medina, NY

Our house with a fresh blanket of snow during the Christmas Holiday season in Medina, NY. Western New York has some of the most beautiful winters.
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Christmas in July? I'll pass this time.

Whether it's December or July, my love of celebrating Christmas runs deep. Outdoor lights, trees, cookies, music,
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Christmas in July? I'll pass this time.

Happy 40th Birthday, Scott!

It feels like just yesterday we were at Hunan Number One in Arlington, surrounded by our DC friends and fam ringing in year #30. And here we are a decade later, Roux playing with his train on the floor, Zambistro take-out waiting, and Love Actually ready to play – your favorite. It’s

The Best Place in WNY to Visit During Christmas

You may have heard: I love Christmas. I love the movies (a list forthcoming), the music (thanks 96.1), the cookies, the cocktails, Santa Claus – the list goes on. Above all else, I love how our small corner of Western New York comes alive. Whether it’s November 1 or the Saturday after

{Family} Date Night: Hydraulic Hearth

I haven’t been this excited about Friday nights since T.G.I.F launched in 1989 – and I lived for that program. For the last many, many years, every Friday night I worked a 3pm-10pm kitchen shift at Shirt Factory. While I didn’t necessarily mind it when Scott and I were flying solo as

Minute 5,256,000

10 years ago the first post on In a DC Minute was published and it was appropriately titled, “The First Minute“. At the time we were living in Alexandria, Virginia, in separate apartments, and had been dating for less than a year. Times. Have. Changed. While we don’t write nearly as much