Here's the Instagram version:
My husband and I drove 7.5 hours to Pittsburgh. Road trip!
Along the way, we passed many places I'd wish we'd stopped to see, like Women's Rights National Historic Park, all the Finger Lakes and PA wineries, and that random Wendy's near Erie that I used to go to when driving back and forth to school in Chicago. (Ohhhh how I wanted a Frosty!)
Once we arrived, we marveled at Pittsburgh's strange traffic patterns and bridges, and had to try the thing everyone who goes to Pittsburgh has to do--have a giant sandwich at Primanti Bros.
The next morning, we went to the rink for my unofficial practice. I checked in with the registration desk at RMU Island Sports Center and got my swag bag, which included this rad portable charger!
After a decent 40 minutes of practice, we headed to Pittsburgh's Strip District, where we met up with an old friend from school for lunch and ate the most amazeball pierogis I will probably ever eat (unless someday I have to go to Poland) at S&D Polish Deli on Penn Ave. Then we headed back to the rink to watch my friend Mary compete in a Light Entertainment event. She dazzled as Tinkerbell, skating to music from 'Hook'! To celebrate her great performance, we went to Mario's Italian Family Restaurant and had some delicious butter-soaked garlic bread.
Woke up the next day to find this cheery banana at the continental breakfast.
I spent the rest of the day trying to relax and focus.
I already went over how the skate went, so I'll skip that part for now. I was delighted to discover that adult skaters like to throw "tossies" on the ice for each other. I've never had anything thrown on the ice for me before, so it was a real treat. Especially when someone tosses a nipper of vodka!
Standby for Easterns 2015: Part III -- the video.
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