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    Last Day in New York

    September 29, 2020 - By 

    This will be my last post about our New York/Ontario trip. If you’d like to read the other posts from this trip click here>>> New York/Ontario Trip On our last day in New York, we got up and decided to explore Buffalo some more before heading back to Rochester to catch our flight home. We went to Canalside which is pretty area that runs along the Buffalo River. There were lots of people there kayaking and enjoying the beautiful day. The “World’s Largest Rubber Duck” found a home on the Buffalo River for a few days, which obviously was quite…

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    Niagara Falls and Beyond

    September 22, 2020 - By 

    If you missed my first post where we traveled to Toronto, Ontario, Canada from Rochester, NY and our adventures that day check this post out first >>> Toronto, Ontario, Canada We got up the next morning and wanted a nice breakfast. We wound up going to Evviva, which was a trendy little spot, where we enjoyed a couple breakfast sandwiches, OJ, and of course, a bottle of Canada Dry. From there, we walked the city and then drove the city before making our way over to Niagra Falls for the rest of the day. Here’s some more pics of the…

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    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    September 15, 2020 - By 

    Today I’m continuing to talk about what we did on our Rochester, NY trip. This was our 3rd day. However, we got up ate breakfast at the hotel and drove about 3 hours across the border to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Yeah, so I love old bridges and I always take pictures of them. There’s usually nothing special about them, just interesting landmarks. This was taken in Gasport, NY at 43°11’43.518″ N 78°35’38.208″ W New York apples are so good! There was pretty long line to cross over the border at Queenston Bridge, but it moved decently fast. We were starting…

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    Rochester, NY | Trip Report Day 2

    August 11, 2020 - By 

    Today I’m sharing with you our Day 2 of our Rochester, NY trip. That morning I dropped Rob off at his training and headed on over to the Erie Canal. We were there the night before, but it was getting dark. So I was anxious to see it more in the daytime. That morning it was pretty foggy and overcast, which made for some interesting photos. The Erie Canal is a canal in New York, United States that is part of the east–west, cross-state route of the New York State Canal System, which was built to create a navigable water…

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    Visit to the Eastman Museum [Rochester, NY]

    August 4, 2020 - By 

    Visit to the Eastman Museum [Rochester, NY] - If you're ever in Rochester, New York and you love beautiful homes, gardens and history, the George Eastman House is a must see! George Eastman is the founder of Kodak Films, so not only is this his former home, it's also home to the International Museum of Photography and Film (world's oldest museum dedicated to photography).

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    Rochester, NY | Trip Report Day 1

    September 4, 2016 - By 

    Back in August, Rob flew out to Rochester, NY on Sunday for some training. However, I didn’t have enough vacation days so I couldn’t fly out until Tuesday night. I left work a little early to head to the airport. I arrived in Rochester just before midnight. The next day I drove Rob to his training, so I could use the rental car. I had my day roughly planned out. First stop was the Charlotte–Genesee Lighthouse located on Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Genesee River, which is about 7.5 miles North of Rochester. I wanted to see this…

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    Memories of the Month {8.2016}

    August 31, 2016 - By 

    This month I was happy about: new beginnings. This year I’m going to rate the books & movies. Here’s my rating system: ♥ ♥ = Love it! A must read/see! ♥ = Really good! Highly recommend. ✓ ✓ = Good, not great ✓ = Not much to talk about X = Awful. Total waste of time Movies I watched were: Finding Dory The Secret Life of Pets TV Shows I watched were: Blue Bloods (Netflix) ✓ ✓ One Tree Hill (Netflix) ♥ ♥ The Bachelorette ✓ ✓ Bachelor in Paradise (Bleh!) X America’s Got Talent ✓ ✓ Things I read:…

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    Girl’s Getaway to Alabama Beaches #StayALBeaches

    August 22, 2016 - By 

    Fall is often a great time for the women of the house to escape for the weekend. I don’t know about you but Saturday mornings hit and the TV goes to ESPN and the only channels it gets flipped to are other channels showing football! I love that I live in a state that has such gorgeous beaches, so when I’m ready to escape football or just escape life in general, I can hop in the car and be at white sand beaches and crystal blue waters in a matter of hours. Here’s some reasons why you should go to…

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    Back to School {2016}

    August 10, 2016 - By 

    First day of 7th Grade for Alex. It’s his last year in middle school! This is his first year in band so we got a couple pics with his trombone. Drew was gracious enough to jump in a couple pics as he headed to his fifth day of Auburn University Marching Band camp. He doesn’t start his Freshman classes until next week. Best first day of school ever! They were both in good moods and Alex even posed for me. 🙂 Here’s a comparison shot of Alex from the last open house to this year’s open house. Love seeing the…

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    West Coast Trip:Day 1

    August 6, 2016 - By 

    The day we left for Cali we got up, did a few things around the house, and headed to Atlanta to pick up Rob’s brother who would then drive us to the airport. We made a stop for lunch at Fire Dragon. Once we got to the airport everything went smoothly. Curbside check in was closed, so we went inside to find a line, but it went fairly quickly. The line for security seemed crowded, but it also went pretty fast. The kids really enjoyed riding the moving sidewalks. Since we had lots of time to kill we went to…