So, on Monday my brother Brogan, Matt Baldauff, and I went downhill skiing in celebration of his birthday (his girlfriend Coty surprised him with a drive all the way out to Pittsburgh). Now don't get me wrong, I love downhill skiing. My family used to go to Michigan in the winter every year when we were kids and even went out to Utah on a couple occasions where my uncle lives. But this was the first time I had gone skiing for nearly two years, and well, graduate school is not conducive to staying in optimum physical shape. Not only that, the ski resort decided to leave their snow makers on the entire time we were there. After every run, my body was covered in a thin layer of ice. Fake snow is more wet (and often quickly turns into ice), and thus, is not the most enjoyable to ski through. So, needless to say, I STILL ache all over. My thighs hurt, my lower back hurts, my knees hurt from getting my legs turned in directions they weren't meant to be turned, the side of my right leg hurts where I skidded down the mountain a couple times, and lots of other things hurt... But it was still fun to be out there!
In fact, we've had quite the slew of visitors of late. Last weekend, my parents were here and we showed them the town and took them to Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous work, Fallingwater - a house he built for a wealthy Pittsurgh family right over a stream. We also went to the 17th St. Cafe on the Southside of Pittsburgh and all agreed that we ate the best meal we had had in years. Below are some pictures from that trip.
Then, this last weekend, my brother Bryce and his friend Diana came out to visit. We took them up to one of our favorite spots, Mount Washington, which offers the best view of the Pittsburgh skyline - one of the best in America. Take a look and see why we like it so much:
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