I was blessed to go home twice in the same year-the 1st trip was for my brother's high school graduation. This time was for the holidays, & I decided to surprise my sister and brother. My Daddy, my Aunt, and my stepmom were the only ones who knew I would be there...outside of friends. I wish I could have caught their reaction to seeing me and my babies as they walked through the door. It was one of those heart warmers lol. What I did capture though, is a few moments of the tree decorating process, late as heck, around 12 am; still fun nonetheless. My oldest daughter, my brother, his girlfriend, my Dad playing director lol, and me...taking pics savoring the memories.
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| My brother Spencer, his girlfriend Keisha, and my baby Samara |
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| House decor...& my Pops |
Family time/traditions are always the best! Here are a few more snaps of fam fun for the holidays:
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| Left to right: my sister Zavy, my Dad, my Bestie Boo James, Great Lakes Christmas Ale, Dad & minis, my best friend Tim, & my big little brother Spencer
Now I couldn't just go home and not hit up a couple of my favorite places!! I was feening for a polish boy in true C-town fashion, a corned beef sandwich, and some wings...I only got to get the 1st two but it's all good! I also stopped by my favorite nostalgic shop called Big Fun (see what I did there lol) which is located in the heart of the Coventry area. Of course I took LOTS of photos, it's only right since Big Fun takes you back down memory lane to your favorite gadgets, toys, and trinkets, and more! Here are the visuals, enjoy!
First the food::
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| Slyman's Deli located on 31st & St. Clair Ave; famous corned beef sandwhich |
Slyman's Deli...it was my first time going there out of all the years I've been in Cleveland. It ABSOLUTELY lives up to it's hype!! This place has been plastered all over the place in the culinary world. Rachael Ray even featured them on the Food Network series $40 A Day!! I loved everything about Slyman's from the food all the way up to the decor. The deli has a Three Stooges theme.. one of the owners names is Moe so they took that and the rest is history. There's is also a pretty dope wall photo:
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| This photo literally take the entire wall up...couldn't get it all to fit |
If you ever want to try what a real corned beef sandwich tastes like, go there! But make sure you go before 1:30 pm...they close at 2 and the lines are always around the corner!
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| B&M Lakeshore Location
What you are witnessing is magic. A closeup of a polish boy. What is a polish boy you ask? It's a polish sausage placed smack dab in the middle of a bun surrounded by coleslaw and french fries....topped with BBQ sauce!!!! Finger lickin' excellence!! Lots of local bbq/wing places in Cleveland have polish boys. This particular spot is B & M's... they are best known for their wings. They have a couple other locations on different sides of town to suit everyone's needs.
And now the grand finale:
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| Playing around in the funhouse mirror |
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Big Fun Flagship Location: Coventry, Cleveland Heights
If you have random thoughts of "I wonder what happened to this toy/game/old school ______", then Big Fun is where you should be. Walking through here had me saying alot of awws and oh my Gods. They literally have everything you can think of from whatever era you grew up in!! This place is like a Twilight Zone...only...fun...and colorful! They have comic books, baseball/basketball/football collector cards, throw back gaming systems...you name it, I'm sure they have it or can get it. A great site to see.
This wraps up a piece of my trip back home. The next time I go I'll definitely make the time to go to a few more of my favorite spots.... thanks for reading...and as always...
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