Our Life

As the World Burns

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

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
Read more
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.
Our Life

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,
Read more
Our Life

Christmas in July? I'll pass this time.

Welcome, Roux Honor

Our world was changed forever one month ago. Roux Honor made his entrance into our lives on June 11th, 2021 at 7:23 in the morning, weighing a healthy 9 lbs 2 oz and a very tall 22 inches long. It’s my lot in life to be surrounded by tall, dark, handsome men

On Naming our Son

Perhaps the most pressure we have endured throughout this entire pregnancy is the NAME GAME. And for the record, we actually have decided on a name – the last name… Everyone wants to know his name. Everyone has ideas, opinions, judgements. But few people have inquired about the last name of our

Thinking of you, DC

DC. It’s like an ex-lover, that city. The one that your mind wanders to in moments of nostalgia or a little bit of weakness. Recalling fond memories, nights of passion, the ache of something so good it’s hard to believe it’s gone. But DC is not gone for us; we did not

“Baby Minute” F.A.Q.

It has been almost a month since we broke our baby news on the blog, and weeks later we still cannot believe the outpouring of love and well wishes we felt across our accounts. We are so grateful for your support, as this is definitely not the path we anticipated taking at

Happy New Year (we hope…)

Please tell me we aren’t the only ones who stayed up for the ball drop just to ENSURE that 2020 would actually end, right?  Scott is the most optimistic person I’ve ever known, and I have always fancied myself a *hopeful* realist.  We had so much hope for 2020 that to put

We’re Having a Baby!!!

Alternate titles: “Scott is Proud to Present his First Snow Photo of the Season”, or “It Truly is a Wonderful Life”, or “Week 16: Our Baby is the Size of an Avocado” (one very proud mama this week….). All fitting, don’t you think??? We know, you’re sitting in disbelief, wondering if you