Weekend Adventure
04/27/2016
Tom and I headed to Pittsburgh last Friday . . . to visit Erin and have a little adventure.
Erin and Keith moved into a nice, spacious apartment since our last visit, so it was fun to see their new place. AND . . . meet their kitten, Dash.
Dash is adorable -- a tiny, mini-panther with tons of energy and fearless athletic abilities!
We ate a lot.
We went on some very cool field trips. Here is Erin, showing us around the Humanities building at Carnegie Mellon -- where she will (again) be a graduate student in the fall.
We also visited the Phipps Conservatory, a pinball emporium/coffee shop, and a micro-brewery/pub. (Each place has a story to tell, so watch this space next week.)
Pittsburgh is a great city -- and a fun place to visit. Especially when you have your own trusty tour guides! (Also really cool bridges -- that turn color at night.)
Mostly, though, it was great to spend time with Erin and Keith. Lots of fun; lots of laughs; lots of love!
A perfect weekend adventure!
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(Bonus surprise: Pittsburgh is a few weeks ahead of us, spring-wise. The dogwood trees are in full bloom everywhere!)
Looks like a great time away. There's nothing like visiting your kids! I should blog about my trip to NC...there's an idea! :-)
Posted by: Patty | 04/27/2016 at 09:28 AM
Pittsburgh is the best. Be sure to check out the Frick Mansion sometime. It's across from a beautiful historic cemetery, and also near a wonderful noodle place!
Glad you had a wonderful time.
Posted by: Baclancy | 04/27/2016 at 09:52 AM
Looks like a really fun weekend for all of you! Great photos, can't wait to hear more.
Posted by: Carole | 04/27/2016 at 10:07 AM
Looks like an awesome weekend! I can't wait to hear more too!
Posted by: AsKatKnits | 04/27/2016 at 11:02 AM
How cool to have so much great fun with your kids. The dogwoods are stunning!
Posted by: margene | 04/27/2016 at 11:02 AM
I am in love with Dash and Dogwood!
Posted by: Jo | 04/27/2016 at 12:17 PM
Perfect weekend! Kate & Al spent a little time in Pittsburgh on a road trip a few years ago, and Katie really liked that city!!
Posted by: Vicki | 04/28/2016 at 01:44 PM
what a great adventure! and so fun to see your grown children on their own and thriving. can't wait to see what you have to share next week :-)
Posted by: Mary | 04/28/2016 at 08:58 PM
Re: mini-panthers. Stumblingoverchaos.com blogger Chris has two black cats, Chaos and Mayhem. The latter's nickname is Panther Princess.
Posted by: kmkat | 04/29/2016 at 01:39 PM
I love the Phipps Conservatory.And Church Brewworks.
Posted by: karen | 04/29/2016 at 02:47 PM