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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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Farewell, ’24

Is it obvious yet what I’ve resolved in 2025? Before I could even sit and write, I got

January 1, 2025
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Remember Medina.

Oh hey, it’s been awhile. It’s been harder to return here, the scene of our most beautiful crime,

May 29, 2024
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Medina, NY Our Life

Last Call at Shirt Factory {thanks for the memories}

As the hours wind down and August 1st approaches, we’ve done our last official cocktail service. Last official

July 31, 2023
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My New Best Friend (and a message of HOPE)

Well, that was fun. I made it **roughly** a week before completely bombing my February challenge. I think

February 17, 2022
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Date Night: Waxlight Bar a Vin

Dinner at Waxlight in Buffalo is one of the best restaurant dining experiences we've had.

Ok, ok. I missed a day (or two) of my February writing challenge. The weekend was a bit

February 8, 2022
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Food Our Life

Date Night: Harvest at Bent’s Opera House in Medina

Ahhhhhh, ‘date night’. A term that has not been uttered around our house much over the past 7

February 3, 2022
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Our Life

Happy 4 Years, Shirt Factory

This writing challenge might be the death of me. But as Scarlett O’Hara said, “as God as my

February 2, 2022
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Our Life

Rabbit, Rabbit (and a February Challenge)

Rabbit, Rabbit. So they say. I might have forgotten to say it when I woke up this morning

February 1, 2022
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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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