Buffalo Waterfront

Hello all! In my last day in the life type blog, I wrote that my boyfriend and I had gone to Gallagher Beach and then headed over to the Buffalo Waterfront to take a little walk. While we were enjoying the sun, we decided we wanted to tour the naval ships, but realized quickly that we did not have enough time to do so as I had to get home and get ready to go to work. So a few days later, it was really nice out again and we went back down to the water front and decided to tour the ships and go through the naval museum. Once again, this was a trip down memory lane for me. I think my dad's favorite thing was to pack us all up in the car and take a drive down to the waterfront and look at the ships. We would get a hot dog and ice cream for lunch or dinner and walk around. While we ate we would watch the boats on the water and we always stopped to look at the naval ships. Every once in a while, my dad would say let's go on the ships. He was in the navy, so he would tell us everything about the different things on the ships and what it was like living on a destroyer. This is a tradition he still carries on with my nieces and nephews. So while, touring the ships I told my boyfriend all about this and he listened to me reminisce about some of my favorite childhood memories. It was such a nice day and honestly I could have stayed down there all day and night, but I had to get home again and get ready to go to work. I thought it would be nice to share some pictures of the water front and the ships. I hadn't been down there since before all of the updates. And all I can say, it is so pretty down there. I can't wait to see what else they have in store for the Buffalo waterfront. One thing I do know for sure is I love this city and am so lucky to have born and raised here! How often to you get out and enjoy the city you live in and appreciate all it has to offer? Think about that the next time you complain about the crazy weather patterns. Go out and be a tourist for a day and take in everything this beautiful city has to offer. You might be surprised at how easily you fall in love with it!

 

                                                             

Gallagher Beach

Back in April, yes April, my boyfriend decided that he wanted to take me to Gallagher Beach. We had wanted to get out and enjoy the few days of sunshine that we had in April. So he asked me if I wouldn't mind waking up really early to go somewhere that he liked going. He would not tell me where this somewhere was and wanted to surprise me. All he would tell me was that it was some place he really liked to go early in the morning to sit and watch the sun come up through the fog. Me, being the morning person that I am(sarcasm) needed to know why he was dragging me out of bed so early and where were we going at the ungodly hour of 7 am? Of course I kept bugging him to tell me where he wanted to take me so early in the morning and he relented and gave me some hints. One of my guesses was Gallagher Beach, but he would not confirm. We were running a little late in the morning, and by we I mean I was running a little late in the morning. This of course will come as no surprise to anyone who knows me. I am perpetually late to everything, no matter how hard I try to be on time. Well, needless to say we missed the sunrise, but we still had a really nice time sitting on the concrete ledge looking out at the water, talking, and just enjoying each others company. When we left, I told my boyfriend thank you for bringing me there because I hadn't been there since I was little and it brought back a lot of childhood memories of driving adventures with my family. After, we took a drive past silo city and then headed over to the waterfront to take a walk. More on that adventure later. Here are a few pictures I snapped while at Gallagher Beach.

   

Valentine's Day isn't just for Couples

Valentine's Day isn't just for couples. You can be single and enjoy it too! "No, I don't think I will kiss you, although you need kissing, badly. That's what's wrong with you. You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how." Probably one of the many favorite lines I have from Gone With the Wind. Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, two beautiful people, playing out a classic love story. I mean there's war, loss, and hardship, a torrid love affair, over coming said hardships and loss, a doomed marriage that should have worked because Scarlett and Rhett were meant for each other, but ultimately it could never last, because they were both too strong headed to realize what they had until it was too late. In the end Scarlet realizes this only as Rhett is walking out on her, and her last words are that she will win him back at Tara, her home, the place that gives her the strength to fight. It's so completely tragic and romantic at the same time, which is what makes it so amazing. Now at this point it might be pretty obvious that, well let's face it, I am a hopeless romantic, which is why I watch this movie over and over again, in fact it's probably how I will spend my Valentine's Day. A glass of wine, a bowl of popcorn, and Gone With the Wind, sounds ideal! Now some people might think that's a horrible way to spend Valentine's Day, drinking wine and eating a bowl of popcorn by yourself while watching a movie that is just under 4 hours long, yikes! Honestly though, it is music to my ears. Valentines Day is about sharing time with that special someone right? Well, if you are lucky enough to have that special someone, then go celebrate, it's what you should be doing! What about those singles out there though? What are you going to be doing? Let's face the hard reality of it, if you're single you probably hate this holiday, but ask yourself why? Is it really because you think it's just another "Hallmark holiday" and that if you really love someone you should be finding ways to show them everyday not just one day out of the year? Or is it because you really just wish you had someone to spend it with? I've been there, I know it sucks being alone on Valentine's Day, especially if all your friends have dates. I've been single for a while now and the best Valentine's Day I have ever had was the the year after my ex and I broke up. Sounds crazy right? You might be asking how is that possible? Well, I decided that instead of sitting around and brooding over being alone on Valentine's Day for the first time in about seven years, that I didn't need a special someone, I could be my own special someone! So what did I do? I pampered myself! After work I turned my bathroom into a spa of sorts. I took a relaxing bath, gave myself a pedicure and manicure, did my hair, put on my most comfy pjs, made an amazing dinner, and after watched Gone With the Wind with a bowl of popcorn and a glass of wine. It was the most perfect night I had had in a long long time! Why is that? Because doing all of that for myself, made me feel amazing and beautiful and happy! Although I usually change up the movie, the routine has been the same for the last three years. And even though it would be nice to have a special some to share Valentine's Day with, I don't mind sharing it with myself because it gives me time to reflect on all of the other wonderfully special things I have in my life!