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We Take Literally Thousands Of Pictures

Achievement: #67. Take 2000 Pictures

Oh. Well, hello there, readers out in… readerland. Did you think we’d forgotten about you? Of course not! We just… got rather tied up in those Matters of Consequence we like to pretend don’t exist. Tied up for weeks, unfortunately. … Continue reading

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Highs And Lows At Cook Forest

Achievement: #79. Weekend at Cook’s Forest

Well, I’d be lying, if I said we had a really successful, wonderful weekend in Cook Forest that made us get in touch with nature and relive our shadowy past as Druids who lived in the woods and cared for … Continue reading

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The Elaborate Monthly: Pork Chop Sauté With Peaches

Achievement: #34. Have One New Elaborate Homecooked Meal a Month

Funnily enough, we made our August meal waaaaaaay back in the beginning of August… and it took me until September to post about it. My bad! However, this August, I decided to make a homecooked meal not only for my … Continue reading

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In Which We Abstain From Reviewing An Unnamed Restaurant

Achievement: #18. Have Dinner at a New Restaurant on Mt. Washington

Well, tonight we had what I would consider our worst restaurant experience of 2011… Sheesh! But rather than indulge the parts of me that are disheartened, disappointed, and the tiniest bit disgusted, I will forego any review of our evening, … Continue reading

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Lucy’s Holiday Outfits: Dressin’ For America

Achievement: #94. Dress Lucy for at Least 3 Holidays

Well, it’s halfway through the year, and we have somehow not dressed our little girl for any holidays since New Year’s Eve! July 4th is a special day for Miss Lucy: it’s her birthday!! We aren’t exactly sure of her … Continue reading

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The Elaborate Monthly: Barbecued Burgers & Salmon Skewers

Achievement: #34. Have One New Elaborate Homecooked Meal a Month

Well, for our May elaborate meal, we got so elaborate that we added a new piece of equipment to our dinner repertoire: a grill! Yes, we somehow went almost two full years as homeowners without having a grill of our … Continue reading

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The Fancy Wine Monthly: 2009 Mollydooker Blue-Eyed Boy Shiraz

Achievement: #95. One Fancy Bottle of Wine a Month

As it did last month, the February edition of our wine-snobbery began with a photo shoot. For your viewing pleasure, I present Exhibit A. I’m not sure why I was so insistent on getting this shot, but it took a … Continue reading

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The Carnegie Library Readathon

Achievement: #75. Participate in the Carnegie Library Readathon

As writers, we are also both avid readers (although Michael is significantly faster than me and gets to claim he reads ‘more’ than I do), and we also both love our fantastic little Pittsburgh library system. The Carnegie Library has … Continue reading

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Lucy In Costume: Our Dog Dresses Up To Ring In The New Year

Achievement: #94. Dress Lucy for at Least 3 Holidays

Since we do love to dress our little pup up so much (and she loves it, I promise, even if only because she gets extra treats if she sits nicely for the camera), we decided to make a commitment to … Continue reading

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In Which Our Dog Dresses Up For Christmas (Quite Voluntarily, We Assure You)

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

Time for the next five photos in our Christmas installment! This time, Lucy gets dressed up for Christmas cards! First of all though, since we couldn’t go to Light Up Night, we stopped down at the PPG Rink to see … Continue reading

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