Summer visit.

I unexpectedly got some time off from my summer job the last couple of weeks of June and so after some last minute bookings and mild panicking from yours truly I was off and away to see my boy! 

Marcus' sister, Brie was graduating that weekend so we went back to his home town for my first ever graduation experience. Her ceremony was lovely and she looked gorgeous as usual.

The weather was beautiful the whole weekend and it was so nice to meet some more of Marcus' family and have some time to spend with Brie and his parents. We also went to Marcus' cousin's graduation and her grad party. The party was held in a park and the lake looked so beautiful that day. If we hadn't of had to go early because we had to drive home, I would have loved to have hired a boat or pedalo because the water looked so serene.

Back in Buffalo the next weekend, one of Marcus' friends from high school came to visit and had never been to Niagara Falls. So I returned for my third visit and my second excursion on the Maid of the Mist. Even though I'll never get back the delight I got when I saw the falls for the very first time, they still manage to make me take a step back and go 'wow'. The sheer amount of water cascading down is incredible and the Maid of the Mist is such good fun.

Other things we got up to during my two week visit included going to a big outdoor Fountains of Wayne concert (so awkward that probably 99.9% of the people there were just waiting for Stacey's Mom - including ourselves!), having a great rooftop day drinking party, eating yummy food (I especially love Wendy's burgers and fries, Chipotle and my beloved Sourpatch Watermelons) and an epic mini-golfing session (Marcus killed it and I sucked). Such a good two weeks!

Marcus rocking his pinny and shades during our rooftop session ;) love you!

LYMH.

My first trip to Buffalo.

After spending a week and a half in Florida sun-worshipping, I flew from Fort Lauderdale, via Charlotte, to Buffalo, NY. I confess that before last summer, whenever I thought of New York, I only thought of the city and so I had no idea that somewhere like Buffalo existed! To this day many of my British friends have no clue where I'm flying off too and are amazed when I tell them that New York borders Canada!

Lapping up the sun in Florida!

I was so nervous flying to Buffalo because it was the first time I had ever had to fly alone but credit to US Airways because they made me feel really relaxed and my trip was painless! Walking through the airport, my stomach was doing flips at the thought of seeing Marcus again but as soon as I saw him (cheesy as this sounds) I knew everything would be okay.

I had such a lovely time staying with him and we did some pretty cool things such as going to see Niagara Falls. I thought the cities themselves were horrendously tacky in places but the falls are beautiful and make the visit worthwhile!

I also went to my first ever baseball game! We watched the Buffalo Bisons play the Syracuse Chiefs and I think they lost quite badly. Still, I loved the atmosphere - so friendly! 

I few days later I returned to the falls to go on the Maid of the Mist! Loved it but I did get drenched! Marcus was working so I was with our Kiwi friend Chris and the amount of looks we got in the queue for our accents was hilarious!

What would a trip to Buffalo be without sampling Buffalo wings!? So we headed to Duffs and feasted. Marcus and Chris laughed at me because I insisted on eating them with a knife and fork. They may have laughed but I hate getting messy and it didn't stop me from enjoying them immensely! Love my food I do :)

I do love where Marcus lives. For me it has enough to do without being too big of a city and the fact you can drive into Canada within half an hour is fab! Luckily for me this wasn't the only time I was going to visit and I think I'll be back in Buffalo before I know it!

LYMH.