We hung out and ate Tom’s wonderful grilling a few nights. He has a secret spice rub that is so delicious that I even ate pork tenderloin and loved it. (For those who know me that’s huge because as a rule if it’s a cut from a pig with the word pork in it I generally think it’s greasy and don’t enjoy it.) Tom is quite the master of the grill.

Us gals had a nice time catching up and playing with the babies. We also enjoyed some adult beverages as well. Including Tom’s Sangria. I tell ya, if you’re ever at their house insist that Tom grills and makes Sangria for you.

Saturday we got the official tour of Greece, NY where both Allison & Erin grew up. We also got to stop at a few of their old haunts for some delicious greasy burgers and creamy custard. We also took a nice walk near Lake Ontario and enjoyed the cool weather.

Saturday night we went to dinner at Dinosaur BBQ. If you’re ever in the area we highly suggest you stop in for some amazing food. As a side dish their corn rocks! They also have a great selection of beer. We recommend the Cascazilla as a yummy local IPA.

Sunday we said goodbye and headed home. You can tell it was a great weekend when you had lots of laughs, great food & beer and very little sleep.

Thanks so much to Tom & Erin for a wonderful weekend away!

We got to town Friday afternoon which gave us time to visit the Lion Shrine and get some photos. Rylee was awake and in a great mood so we got some fun shots. I’m sure there will be many more over the years. Here is her debut as a lion cub….

See more photos from the weekend.

Unfortunately I couldn’t recall the name of the place.

Now I know that you can get good beer in PA, but if you’re from PA, you’re no doubt familiar with Pennsylvania’s bizarre case law. I don’t want to have to buy a case in order to try a new beer. You guys in most of the rest of the country got it easy: You can buy beer by the bottle.

So after calling Flick to get the name of the store (thanks Tori! apparently Flick sleeps in very late on Sundays), we hit the road. After a stop at Grotto Pizza in Newark for a yummy lunch, we finally arrive at State Line Liquors in Maryland. An hour and a half later, Diane’s minivan was full with a couple growlers (that is so cool, a beer store filling growlers), a few six packs, a dozen or so bombers, and about 60 other bottles of beer.

Check out our haul:

The flowers aren’t from the beer store, but I thought they looked cool as a backdrop to all of the colorful beer labels.