Ever exploring

We had a nice relaxing weekend that included some exploring around town. I enjoy how you can always find new things to see around the city and burbs.  

We started out with a trip to the Three Rivers Arts Festival Saturday afternoon  It was a crazy day downtown - art, jazz, pride weekend, and beautiful weather. We parked downtown and mixed up the Three Rivers Heritage Trail along the Allegheny. The Golden Triangle side could still use a little cleanup and love, but provides great views of the North Shore. We moseyed around the bed at the point to provide me with my first viewing of the fountain! The point has been under construction/rehabilitation my entire three years here, so it was pretty exciting for me :)

We wandered around the art fair, supporting a few local crafters who had some cool work. 

After the Arts Festival we headed over to the north side and picked up Saturday Evening Mass at a newer (yet not modern) church in Deutchtown. We finished up with dinner at The Park House - a neat little bar in Deutchtown. we grabbed a grouping a while back and wanted to use it. This place was cool- an old rowhouse style place on E Ohio street, with an awesome vintage decor.  The bar was original, with gorgeous tin ceiling and amazing woodwork throughout. They had an impressive craft beer selection on draft  (I had the 21stAmendment  Hell or High Watermelon and David had the Anderson Valley Summer Solstice and the Rogue Double  Chocolate Stout) and the food was Middle Eastern/Mediterranean themed with rave reviews online.I thoroughly enjoyed my falafel and potato letkes while David had an amazing smelling chicken sandwich. 

While on the North Side we wandered over to Allegheny Center to pick up a missing geocache near the Children's Museum. For all my potential out of town visitors, this looks like a cool museum. Check out the artwork outside! 

They had some other cool public artwork in the area - can you find David?? Ask him about this one and his days at the Water Authority!

We also got to see the first free Public Library in the US. Thanks Andrew C!

The night ended with our neighbors graduation party!!!  That was just a Saturday. 

Kept it a little quiet on Sunday with yoga for me, grocery shopping, smoking a pork shoulder and some chicken wings for David, and some yard/garden work for us. Soon the pups will have a completes gate on the deck so they can hang with us out there at night, and the local deer are now blockaded out of our vegetable garden. They definitely ate our first tomatoes of the year before we could pick them and while working the other day we went to put some brush behind the garage and David had a staring contest with one for a good couple of minutes.  I ended the weekend with some quality hammock time :) 

Lebanese Food Festival

We hit up the fall food fest last night for tasty treats. It wasn't quite as good as the Greek, but it made for a perfect Friday night.

David enjoyed his carnivorous lamb kebab and chicken and Lebanese beer while I enjoyed kibee, lubia (even better than the Greek green beans), and spinach and a feta pastry.

Soda and the Beer Belly of America

So my friend Erin posted this picture on facebook the other day.  I enjoy that I am an anomoly in every county I have lived in.  Thanks mom for teaching me that it is soda:)

 

It reminded me of a favorite post of mine on Floating Sheep - The Beer Belly of America. 

 I enjoy that Pittsburgh is quite an obvious Red spot in a sea of gold -- A spot of bar heaven. 

2010 Stadium Tour Stop

I went to my first game at PNC Park this weekend. The list is now at: Old Commiskey, Wrigley Field, Minute Maid Park, Turner Field, Fenway, and PNC. I got to take in the park in all its glory during an hour and a half long rain delay. There were a few hard core fans out there. I don't get them. At. All.

During the rain delay they had  a text your message to the board thing going on.  My personal fave was "Clap if you Love Bacon".  That was far better than all the tween texts.  Someone also texted "Sarah is weird :c)". Hmm... Another favorite moment was watching the frat boys in the row in front of us tried to turn their poncho into a beach ball.  Classic hilarity ensued. 

I also saw the infamous pierogie race!  We cut out at the top of the 7th, which was a good time since they lost.

Peeps

I am in Love with the Washington Post Peeps diorama competition. Check it out!

Walking in Memphis

Last week we went to Memphis for a conference for work. I got to wo-man a poster related to my primary project for the last year or so. Outside of duty hours we made the most of our time in Memphis. There were trips to the Flying Saucer for beers, cheeseburgers at Hueys, barbeque on Beale St., and a Grizzlies game with awesome seats like 4 rows off of the floor!