Western New York

Six years ago, I met up with my friends Mesiedy and Rebecca in Western New York. We rented a little house in East Aurora and did as little as possible for a week. Sometimes travel plans are filled with nonstop activities and other times, it's nice to plan nothing. And by nothing, I do mean not…

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Stolen Jesus

Good morning, my friends. While this is a step away from the usual food and travel content I typically share here, this is straight from my heart and I'm thrilled to share it with you today. Earlier this year, I was honored to write the forward for Jami Amerine's new book, Stolen Jesus . Toda…

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San Francisco, CA - December 2016

To celebrate my oldest son Sam's 13th birthday, Sean and I took him on a trip all by himself. We flew to San Francisco and spent a few days exploring the city. Along the way, we found some great foods to eat. It was Sam's first trip "just for fun" and he loved it. It's always a…

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Portland, OR - August 2017

Almost a year ago, I visited Portland with my friend Christi. We wandered through stores, restaurants, and neighborhoods to our heart's content.  Powell's City of Books won my heart before we walked through the door. Christi was a saint of a friend and humored me as I wandered through all th…

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Riding the Train on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

We spent Father's Day this year riding the train on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and we couldn't have asked for a better day. I shared a bit of our trip to Durango on Instagram at the time and I promised that more photos would make it to the blog soon. It's finally t…

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Family Camping Trip 2017

We moved our annual family camping trip to a new location in the White Mountains at Big Lake, AZ this year and we couldn't be happier about it. Arizona's monsoon season has been known to rain out our trips more than once, so having a huge covered pavilion in the center of our camp site was b…

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