West Side Market: 100 Year Anniversary

I love all things Cleveland, not the least of which is the west side. I lived in Lakewood when I interned downtown and loved getting to know that side of the city. Since then we've been to the west side numerous times, more often than not to check out the food scene and night life. …

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Engagement Shoot: Part One

In preparation for our "professional" engagement photo shoot, which we received as part of our wedding photography package through Linczak Photography, we asked my mom to come up to our house to check out our outfits, take a few photos of us in outfits we liked but didn't want to wear in the official pictures …

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Motorcycle Diary: Local Trip to Chagrin Falls

Is there anything more amazing than looking across the couch at your significant other on a beautiful, cool Sunday morning--coffee and book in hand, cat rolling around on the floor--and realizing you have nothing to do that day? Bliss. Of course, I can only handle that feeling for a little while and then I feel compelled to …

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Just Breathe

Another beautiful weekend full of fun and a few moments of uninterrupted thought. I keep finding a quiet and sad place in my heart and mind that requires reflection, and I'm still trying to work it all out. Something about this journey--this life--and how little time we have to enjoy every moment of it. Especially …

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Local Adventures: Pittsburgh, Pa.

Our second local adventure took us to Pittsburgh, Pa., for a day-trip this weekend. I sent out requests for things to do and see, places to eat, etc. ahead of time and was excited at the response I received. It seems a lot of people have a lot love for Pittsburgh! We had too many …

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Fourth of July in Akron

A couple years ago we met our friend for our first Akron-based Fourth of July and enjoyed the experience so much we thought we would give it a go again! Unfortunately the weather has been so hot and humid we could hardly take it this time around. We delayed heading over to Akron as long …

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Local Adventures: Cleveland’s East Side

The other night when we were at the lake, a friend was telling us about all these places I've never heard of in Cleveland. This really surprised me as I've lived in Northeast Ohio for almost 10 years and have lived all over Cleveland--the east, west and south. Also I have friends who like to …

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