Paradise Next Door

This place may be one of the best kept secrets in the (extended) local area. Welcome to the Warsaw Falls! This water lovers delight can be accessed through the south part of Warsaw Park and it is a lovely creek walk for a hot summer day.

The walk to the falls is through the forest and along this creek. It isn't a long walk (20-30 minutes), but it's a fun one! The creek boasts two small swimming holes and a natural rock water slide (currently...nature keeps a-changin'). Please be smart: wear shoes and be careful! If you stop by on a weekday morning or afternoon it is quite peaceful, hell you may even have the whole place to yourself.

If you love nature, there is plenty to see for the Steve Irwin in you! I've seen minnows, cray fish, tiny leaches, spiders, chipmunks, and snakes. I have not, however seen them attack anyone, so don't be ascared. For those of you who are addicted to skipping rocks, this is the perfect place for you. The water has sculpted thousands of rocks to skip perfectly and then deposited the rocks all along your path. This okapi loves rock skipping, but is terrible at it...and even I can get those rocks to skip!

At the end of your walk you will be under the beautiful falls. Until recently there was a swimming hole here as well, but the rocks supporting it slid down during flooding. The bad news is you can't skip rocks here anymore, but the good news is you can prance your okapi butt right up to the falling water without getting soaked!

3 Best Places to Eat in Irondequoit, NY (Part 2 of 3)

Polska Chata: Do you like pierogies? I goddamn love pierogies and the homemade Polish ones made at this cozy restaurant are amazing!

Tiffany Stories Part 4

As Tiffany's birthday drew closer, she decided to tell us that Tre would be flying back to Rochester to celebrate. I asked what he looked like. She said that he has dirty blond hair with blue, red, and green coloring. He plays in a band!! He plays guitar and drums. Did you know he plays classical piano?! He played Mozart for her and she didn't even fall to sleep!! (Which is amazing as she always falls asleep when people play Mozart!!) He can also waltz very well. Uh...yeah. She knows this because they waltzed at his great 
grandmother's birthday! 

He has 2 sisters and 1 brother. He has a step-mother named Lakisha "She's WHITE, Okapi."  "I didn't ASK, Tiffany."  

He has a step-father named Stan. So, I ask her to bring him to work. She says, NOWAY!! You will embarrass me!!" 

I tend to get this a lot.Yup. I sure would. I'd ask him how the Polo point system works to be exact. So, instead of pushing the issue and saying something misleading like "no, I would never do that!", I say "yeah, I would, so just bring a picture."

He has a phobia of CAMERAS. No really! He's had it since he's a child. It's not funny! 

While Tiffany is at her register and all of the rest of us are gathered in the back of the store discussing the Tiffany Story, another amazing thing happens: Tiffany receives a TEXT MESSAGE!! (I'm not sure how she   knows this since her phone was locked up in the break room, but I digress.) When I walk back to the front of the store, she looks all worried. I ask what's up and she tells me that she got a text from one of Tre's 3 sisters. He has 3 sisters and 2 brothers! They're just like the Brady Bunch!

"Uh, didn't you say that he had 2 sisters and 1 brother?" 

"Yeah, I did. That's because the other 2 are way older and no one talks about them." 

Nice save, Tiffany, nice save.

"So, anyway, I got this TEXT MESSAGE. It was from his sister. She meant to send it to her friend whose phone number is only 2 digits away from mine!" To find out what it said, tune in to next installment!!

Tiffany Stories Part 3

You are all thinking "If Tre lives in South Carolina, why was his whole family in Rochester?" Well, I asked that. A moment of silence and then "He goes to school in South Carolina." 

Where? The University of South Carolina of course! So, I say "Shouldn't he be headed back to school already?" 

The 3 Best Places to Eat in Irondequoit, NY (Part 1 of 3)

This will kick off my restaurant review series.

Monte Alban: This place has the best Mexican food in Rochester.
To start off they give complimentary baskets of hot corn tortillas and delicious salsa. The salsa isn't overly spicy and the tortillas are totally addicting, so I'm instantly satisfied. They offer a cheese dip appetizer for under $4 and it is amazing! It is essentially melted cheese and a great compliment to the chips and salsa.