Monthly Archives: November 2010

Hold Me Closer, Inappropriate Dancer: Christmas Ladder Dancing

Achievement: #88. Dance inappropriately in 8 Pittsburgh locations

Location #7 for the Dancing Inappropriately Achievement is sort of questionable: it was in my own house, and therefore, is it ever truly inappropriate? Couldn’t I just set the rules and say that dancing is always appropriate, no matter how … Continue reading

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Black Friday & Putting Up The Christmas Tree

Achievement: #44. Do something Christmassy every day between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve

Well, after I ambitiously made up this Achievement, I realized that with my crazy work schedule (I work 62 hours every other week), this was going to be really tough. And with that in mind, I decided that we would … Continue reading

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So Killer Joe, Shrek, And A Bunch Of Martians Walk Into A Theater…

Achievement: #80. See 3 live plays or musicals

As my husband studied dramatic writing in college, and we are donor members to the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, it only seemed logical for us to try to attend some local theater performances throughout the year. We managed to make it … Continue reading

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Husband’s First Karaoke

Achievement: #50. Rock Tuesday night karaoke

Every couple has one of those near-deal-breakers in their marriage, something that one partner loves so very dearly yet the other partner, it seems, will never, ever understand. For us, that issue is the song “Rock Lobster.” Michael is just … Continue reading

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Cooking Light Recipes: Walnut And Rosemary Oven-Fried Chicken & Fettucine Alfredo

Achievement: #7. Make 26 different recipes from Cooking Light

Well, we have finally completed this Achievement, and more than a full month in advance! When we originally began this, the goal was for one recipe every two weeks. And here it is, the last week of November, and we’ve … Continue reading

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Our Year In Overindulgence: The Pittsburgh Whiskey And Fine Spirits Festival

Achievement: #100. Overindulge on wings, vodka, seafood, and cupcakes (but not at the same time)

Although we aren’t quite the liquor drinkers we were in college (I admit, we’ve made the full conversion to yuppies in our wine-snobbery), we couldn’t pass up a deal like the one that Groupon offered for the Pittsburgh Whiskey and … Continue reading

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Hold Me Closer, Inappropriate Dancer: Rockin’ On The Youghiogheny River

Achievement: #88. Dance inappropriately in 8 Pittsburgh locations

Are you ready for a serious amount of inappropriate dancing pictures? Are you sure? We went to Ohiopyle to visit a coffeeshop and write, and guess what? Everything was closed. Everything, of course, except the Youghiogheny River, which was open … Continue reading

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An Ohiopyle Daytrip

Achievement: #10. Spend a day at Ohiopyle

As it tends to happen every year (or at least the two years we’ve been doing this), we wind up scrambling a bit for completions in the last month or two of the year. Really, I’d wanted to do this … Continue reading

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Pittsburgh Churches: Immaculate Conception In Bloomfield

Achievement: #58. Photograph 10 Pittsburgh churches

Church #3 took us until November to get… I am really not understanding the difficulty rating on this Achievement! Immaculate Conception is a beautiful church in Bloomfield, situated between the shops and restaurants on Liberty Ave. We always loved passing … Continue reading

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“Roethlisberger” Showdown: G/M Dog n Burger Shoppe

Achievement: #67. Eat a Roethlisburger at GM Dog and Burger Shoppe and Peppi’s and compare

So, in the off chance that you do not live in Pittsburgh and have no knowledge of Pittsburgh sports, or have not been near a TV playing the news in the past year or so, I will do a brief … Continue reading

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