Sunday, April 10, 2011

to Rochester we go!

Yesterday we packed up the family and headed to Rochester to a J. Ruben Clark Society fireside. The J. Ruben Clark Society is a society for LDS lawyers and law students. New York has a pretty small chapter but we got to meet some other LDS families in the area that were experiencing a lot of the same things we are. Ben did some networking, I did some chatting with the wives and Alex did some climbing and kamikaze diving off the stage!


We have decided that we both really like the city of Rochester and the smaller communities surrounding it. It reminds us both of Richmond. We parked the car and walked around a little town that has the Erie canal running parallel with the main street. There were neat little stores and restaurants that were in restored granaries and silos.



Every time we head towards Rochester we make sure to stop at our favorite burger place- Five Guys! I am happy to say that Alex loved it as much as we did (he also liked dancing to the oldies they played). My mouth is still watering over my cheeseburger that disappeared way too fast.



Once we got to the church building where the fireside was being held we had a few extra minutes so we drove right across the street to a great playground! We discovered Alex is afraid of walking on grass and hates the swing! As the weather gets warmer and we start spending more time outside I'm hoping this problem will resolve itself.



We liked Rochester so much that it has become a potential job hunting location when the time comes. For now, Ben has accepted a summer internship in a human rights office in Rochester. So he will have a little ways to drive two days a week but it's an exciting step in the right direction!

3 comments:

Mychael-Ann said...

Congrats on the internship.

Alex is looking old in these pics. So funny about the grass. This summer you need to break him in.

Rochester sounds cool (and cold). Don't you think you might also really enjoy living in say, Lynchburg?

mckenzie said...

Your little guys is starting to look less like my little guy and more like his daddy. Still so cute though!

dinie said...

Is that a french fry dance he's doing in his high chair??? So cute and Dixie I'm with Mychael-Ann on this one...they need lawyers in Lynchburg too!