Buffablog

I left Buffalo one year ago, and I’m always surprised to see that the blog lives on.  It’s crazy and inspiring to see how many people that love my hometown are still reblogging and exploring the site.  I keep tabs on my city, and I love seeing Buffalo Rising articles about all the new and great things happening there.  I’ve been traveling the country with my fiance for the past year, and I have found there are some things that you just can’t find anywhere except Western New York.  Here are some of the things I’ve been missing... make sure you appreciate these simple things for me!

- LOGANBERRY! (and loganberry milkshakes from Teds!)

-Wegmans.  No shopping experience has even come close... and we’ve been to a TON of grocery stores.

-FREE Canalside activities.  I haven’t stumbled upon a free yoga class yet.

-Free GOOD music.  There’s no TITS (or Thursdays at the Harbor for the noobs).  Or the venues we find have no variety, or cost too much money.

-Lake Erie.  I miss fresh water and shark free beaches.  Being out west has been pretty dry, with parched creekbeds, so go for a swim for me!

-Sahlen’s Hotdogs, nothing can compare.

-Cost of Living.  We’ve visited some sweet cities, but the rent can’t compare to Buffalo!

-Fall.  Western New York has a nice long season of sweaters, scarves and colorful leaves!  

-Olmsted.  I miss well designed parks!  Open grass lots do not count as parks in my book!

-Buffalo’s traffic.  Yes.  I miss traffic.  Simple 20 min traffic, not the 3 hour standstill traffic jams of big cities.

-Festivals and Events!  Wings. Elmwood. Jazz. Chalk. Italian. City of Night. Buffalo Slow Roll.  Shakespeare in the Park. And so on...

Of course, there are things we don’t miss too.  Like 10 feet of snow, always finding Canadian change in your purse and gas prices, but no place has quite stolen my heart the way Buffalo did.

~Leah Wz.

If you’d like to follow my travels across the country, check out the other tumblr I’m currently updating: theneverendingweekend.tumblr.com .  Weekly updates, videos and thoughts are posted from adventures across the continent. 

This is the final farewell.  Today is the last day of work, my last night in Buffalo.  I'm handing in my phone and laptop today.  About to be tech-less. 

My boyfriend and I will be traveling across continental US and Canada for the next two years, while we're young, nimble, and debt/responsibility free.

I think it's finally sinking in.. that I have to say a temporary GoodBye to Buffalo.   There's so many things I still need to do.  I never got toast, or tried the new bubble tea place.  I still haven't seen a FULL Shakespeare in the Park (stupid thunderstorm).  I never got a weekend to bike the Olmsted Park system.  But I will be back.  I will knock those things off my list.  Before we leave tomorrow, we will be climbing City Hall to take one last view off of the observation deck, for an official farewell.  I wonder how different the city will be in 2 years.  I'm sure the city will be 10x more vibrant and alive with all the progress that is starting.

If you would like to follow our adventures as we hit the road, feel free to check out the tumblr we will be running! We'll have updates, pictures and stories of our journey on the road.  http://theneverendingweekend.tumblr.com/

Keep the Buffalove alive.  

Thanks for the past year and a half!  Remember to get out and experience our wonderful city! It's people like you that care and love it that will allow it to grow and change for the better.

GoodBye Buffalo.

With all the buffalove floating around, how could life be bad?  Buffalo makes the list of the top 10 cities with high quality of life, coming in at number 6.  But we all know it should be number 1.

I would like to thank ALL of my followers that I have gained over the past year and a half.  Running this blog has been one of my favorite hobbies. 

Unfortunately, I will soon be leaving Buffalo for about 2 years.  I'm hitting the road with  my boyfriend to travel across the country while we're young and able, loan/home/kids free, and still covered by our parents health insurance.  

If you are interested in following our travels- I will be running another tumblr throughout our adventures. www.theneverendingweekend.tumblr.com  Feel free to follow me and give us any travel suggestions!  

I will still be posting things to do in Buffalo over the next two weeks- no worries! I'm not leaving too too soon!