Lizards Love ROC

Laura:
Waaaaaaaaaaaay back in October, my Mom and little sister (the Lizards) came to visit while Alex was away in St. Louis on business. Yes, yes.....that was ages ago, but I still want to tell you about how great it was to have visitors and how much fun we had during their time here in ROC! Maybe then you'll want to come visit our lovely apartment in this wonderful city too.

First, let me mention the deluxe accommodations we are able to provide. My mom and sister bunked up for the extended weekend in our guest room/office with their own private half-bath for freshening up and such. For sleeping, my mother selected the very comfy futon with a mountain of blanket and pillows. My sister slept on a cloud of air...literally...we let her have the air mattress. Lol! Everyone was as snug as a bug in a rug!

We did a lot of really fun stuff while the Lizards were in town (even if it was a bit rainy most of the time)! First, we went to Bisque and Brush down in "suburbia" to paint some pottery. I painted a plate, my sister painted a giant mug, and my mom painted a cute triangle-shaped bowl. I wish I could show you pictures, but I don't know how to get them off my phone. You'll just have to trust that everything we painted was incredibly cute!

Later in the weekend, we ventured out to Waterloo, NY to visit the outlet mall! We bought all sorts of cute shoes and outfits. My mom was also nice enough to buy me a new down coat for the coming winter. Thank goodness she did! I wear that coat almost everyday and the fur rimmed hood is really useful on blustery winter days. We also swung by Target and purchased some lovely canisters for my kitchen (for flour and sugar) plus some other cutely housewares. Yea for shopping!!!

Fancy new outfits from the outlet mall

Aside from shopping and  pottery painting, we mostly just hung out and ate at a zillion different restaurants around town. We went to DogTown for hot dogs and Lizard's first garbage plate! Sampled delicious BBQ from Sticky Lips, tasty pizza from Chester Cab, and savory Spanish cuisine at Dorado. And to top it all off, I took the Lizards to the one, the only.....JAMES BROWN'S PLACE!!! This is the best place in ROC to get breakfast, hands down! It's a very homey diner with really tasty food. Seriously....you have to come to Rochester just to have some James Brown. Sample menu items include: Bacon, Apple, Gouda Omelet, Egg Nog French Toast with Delicious Caramel Sugar Glaze, and Epic Biscuits and Gravy.

I think overall the Lizards had a really great time! Even when I was studying they were able to entertain themselves by looking up all the fancy houses for sale in our neighborhood. Maybe they'll move here one day!

It was really nice having some quality time with my family and getting a little bit of a break from the endless studying. I wish they could have stayed longer! Hopefully they will come back again soon!

And seriously....if you ever want to come visit, just drop us a line. We're always willing to host visitors. :0)