Lazy Weekend

I love when I get a few minutes to cook dinners... Ahhmnomnom!

After the Pulm exam, Paul and I were planning to make a run up to Niagara Falls, but instead, we decided to be lazy around our apartment.  We were able to get caught up on life, do a little coupon clipping, shopping, and activate our voucher membership at Urban Active down the road.  It was such a change to be able to relax most of the day and spend some quality time together.  I did a lot of cooking and wedding planning over the wedding.  Overall it was productive and lazy all at the same time! 

Doing a little DIY crafting with cinnamon pine cones - they smell amazing!

Natural Air Freshener

To end our weekend we did some shopping and went on a date downtown, and drove around for a half hour to find a free parking spot, after accidentally passing one up.  The dinner was wonderful and the squash soup I ordered made me excited for the many wonderful fall recipes and comfort food cold weather brings! 

Marsh Weekend Road Trip

In typical Marsh style, my mom and dad jumped into the truck to visit us over the weekend.  They left Thursday night and were on our doorstep Friday at noon!  It was quite a few miles for a weekend trip, but Curty and Deb were up for the challenge.  Paul and I brought our mopeds out to Pittsburgh with all intentions of riding them around town and to the hospital.  Unfortunately, Pittsburgh isn’t much like Madison in the respect that moped parking is non-existent and the hills are wicked!  My moped wasn’t a big fan of inclines, and recently hasn’t been too reliable in starting up each time I want to use it.

Instead of the hassle of switching registration and getting them inspected we decided it might just be easier to ship them back home and let someone else use them.  Mom and Dad were kind enough to run out and get the yellow rocket and Paul’s low rider! 

We started off the weekend with a walk to Walnut Street for pizza and gelato at Mercurio’s and were able to sit outside in late October due to the unseasonably warm weather.  Saturday morning we woke up early to get a coffee and take advantage of a Sam’s Club membership and bulk food purchases.  We got a lot of odds and ends done and were able to make it to the Church Brew, which was packed!    That evening, I managed to pull together some random stuff around our apartment to create Paul a last minute Halloween costume.  He was dressed as Al Borlen from the old TV show Home Improvement.  We picked up a fabric tool belt at Home Depot for 70 cents to top off the costume – a pretty cheap investment if you ask me!

Tool Time!

Sunday morning Mom and Dad took off for home because they both had to head to work on Monday.  Just another weekend with a lot of miles for the Marsh Family! 

(Hahah, actually I’m typing this in the back of my dad’s truck as we head north – somethings never change – we’re a family that’s always on the run!)

I don't know why I am good at fake beards...

Andersons Visit the Burgh!

The Andersons Visit Pittsburgh - Mt. Washington

October was a busy month for visitors, and one weekend we were fortunate to have Jack, Kathy, and John fly in to see our place.  After fighting the traffic to and from the airport, we made it back to our cozy apartment.  Paul was waiting patiently for us there, and that evening we went to dinner at Walnut Grill, yum!  Over the course of the next few days we gave Jack a barber shop haircut in our apartment, watched Planet Earth, made a salmon dinner, checked out the Church Brew for Pumpkin Stout and ate at an Indian restaurant to celebrate Dooze’s study abroad in India.  It was a whirlwind of activities and the time went by too quickly!

John and I (the twins) surrounding Paul!

Another highlight from the weekend was that Paul’s bean bag chair arrived just in time for Jack, Kathy, and John to see the beast!  It’s a seven foot Comfy Sac and could swallow me whole.  Putting that together was an interesting ordeal, but now we have a new addition to the apartment, I’m just dreading trying to move it to our next place, we’ll see how that goes!

Out at our favorite place for Indian food! 

It was so nice to have family out in Pittsburgh, and it meant so much for everyone to make the trip to see our place and spend some time catching up!  Thank you for traveling to see us!

Our new addition to the family - the Comfy Sac!

Mr & Mrs Josiah Radder

Heinz Chapel - Beautiful!

It was a wedding filled weekend, the second week of October!  First, Friday night started off with a long hair straightening session, after which Paul and I picked out a few outfits to meet Bari and Nancy in Frick Park for our engagement photos.  We weren’t really sure what to expect because we were all first timers when it came to engagement photos.  All I had planned was lots of smiling and not too much mushy stuff.  So, of course the first photo we took was of a smooch, haha!

The Bride and Groom - Congratulations!

The engagement photos were a blast and after 45 minutes, the sun was no longer cooperating, so we decided it was time to head to dinner at 17^th Street down on the South Side.  Paul and I took Bari and Nancy out to thank them for all of their help and wonderful photography skills!  I know I’m bias, but I love how the photos turned out!

Paul and I after Josiah & Anna's Wedding!

Saturday, we were up early to get ready for Anna and Josiah’s big day!  It seemed like just yesterday I met Anna while Josiah was moving in down the road and she showed me her fresh new engagement bling!  The wedding was at Heinz Chapel which is at stunning location for a wedding ceremony.  Everything was flawless, and I was brought to tears by Josiah’s sisters singing Come What May.  I couldn’t believe two people could sing like that – and the acoustics were amazing!

The Pittsburgh Crew!

Photo Booth Fun!

After the ceremony we went home and I cleaned our apartment in preparation for the Anderson’s visit, and made our way to the reception at Pittsburgh Athletic Club.  The set up was beautiful, and it was fun to see all of the details that Anna and Josiah had been planning for the past year come to life at the reception!  After the cocktail hour, we all sat down for dinner and watched the first dance.  The dinner was wonderful and the cake was AWESOME.  However, the dance floor was where the party was at!  Paul and I got our groove on and were having a blast.  Duerr and Pauly were towering above the rest of the crew, as you can imagine.   It was a great night! 

Congratulations Josiah and Anna!  We’re so excited for you!

University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning

Wisconsin: Camp Buck Work Weekend

The before photo, Curty arrives!

The siding crew making their plan of attack!

It was the weekend before the Renal exam, but we had a Monday without required class - and I wasn't about to miss Uncle Buck's Work Weekend!  (Definitely check out Buck's Blog for LOTS more photos!!) This trip started off a bit rushed and interesting to say the least.  I arrived at the Pittsburgh airport ten minutes after my plane was boarding, and I was RUNNING through the airport to catch my plane to Cleveland.  It was wild!  Joel definitely had my back for that one.  Whewww, thanks bro.

I flew into Green Bay and was greeted by Lyssa of course - but this time, she was in my favorite MiniVan!  Whooot.  I seriously sprinted out of the airport in order to have every minute possible up north with family and friends.  Lyssa and I jammed to some country tunes on the way up to set the mood for the evening.  It was a little bit of an Eric Church night... just a Creepin'.

Curty up at the peak putting in some last minute windows!

Friday night was a blast, and the next morning Lyssa's face matched her Packer sweatshirt.  Brilliant.  We spent some time getting ready and recharging our batteries at the Winsand camp with Alyssa as our host.  It was so much fun to be able to spend some time together in the afternoon.  Later we went back to Buck's camp - and were in awe of the progress the boys made!  It was outstanding!  The colors that Curty, Mom, Kate, and I picked out a while ago came together so nicely!

Lyssa, Alyssa, and Alyce while Bergs works hard on the siding behind us!

It was a bit brisk outside, and we even were graced with some snowflakes in the morning, which made the coffee taste even better.  The weekend was an absolute blast, and it was so neat to see so many of Joel's friends come up to the cabin to celebrate and help Joel carry out his projects to completion.  It is truly inspiring to be a part of it all.

Nothing like life long family friends!

After the weekend, I was spent and tired from all the running.  Dad and I went down to stop and visit with Grandma Marsh, which was a lot of fun!  Monday morning it was back to Pittsburgh!

Coffee, camera, and casing - multitasking!

Dad at home in his favorite toy - the New Holland!

Thank you to all who came up to Joel's cabin for the work weekend and for those who couldn't be there - we definitely had a toast to you all!  Soon we'll have to plan another weekend to get everyone together!  It was just too much fun not to repeat!

Uncle Buck's Camp Fence