Category Archives: silly
Our 2011 Wine Tour of Paso Robles
Move over, Napa and Sonoma. There is a new wine country in California, and it is Central Coast. We love Avila Beach, and this year, we discovered an entirely new batch of wineries we hadn’t visited before. However, if you … Continue reading
Filed under #40, #40-11, california, central coast, paso robles, silly, wine
Lucy In Costume: Our Dog Dresses Up To Ring In The New Year
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
Wilmerding, The Hollywood Of Forest Hills (Wait, What?)
Wilmerding is a part of Pittsburgh that… is there. I won’t lie and pretend I know a whole bunch of things about Wilmerding. I do know that it was established in 1890, and that you have to take Electric Avenue … Continue reading
In Which We Fake-Celebrate The Pittsburgh Pirates’ World Series Win
As I’ve mentioned before, we were kind of searching for things to add to our list at the start of the new year,and one of our ideas (well, my idea) was to celebrate something imaginary at a nice restaurant. This … Continue reading
Van Damage: A Jean-Claude Van Damme Movie Marathon
Now, I know it’s nerdy as all hell, but one of Michael’s favorite action stars in the whole wide world is Jean-Claude Van Damme. If you know my husband, you know the story about his favorite, worn-out VCR tape from … Continue reading
Michael Is A Statue: Gargoyle Time
Although there is more than just one statue in this set, we are counting it as only one stop since they were at the same location, in the same style. (And because I am not ready for this Achievement to … Continue reading
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Filed under #62, #62-10, pittsburgh, silly
A Raucous Round Of Apples To Apples With The Fam
Game Night is another one of those things that goes back to the very beginning of our relationship. The first summer we were together, we lived in Oakland, and were each working only about twenty hours a week. Each Tuesday … Continue reading
Our Fake Central Park Engagement
As one of the sillier things on our list, we decided to pretend to have a fancy Central Park engagement while we were in NYC. It was hot and muggy, and we were frantically hopping from one end of the … Continue reading
Filed under #35, #35-10, new york city, silly, travel
In Which Michael Briefly Becomes A T-Rex
We found our second statue for the photograph Achievement in Chicago, in Millennium Park. Michael doing his very best dinosaur impression.