we now return you to your regularly scheduled programming…

Writers block, internet issues at home, traveling, job hunting, work, volunteering, etc…yep, I’ve been busy! And in the midst of that, I’m working with some fellow Hill residents to start up a Hill-focused blog that we want to make a place for all news, gossip, and entertainment about our little neighborhood.  I think it’s coming along quite well!  Check it out, bookmark and subscribe, and please let us know if you have any story ideas!  It’s TheHillIsHome.com.  Don’t worry, I will continue with my brunch obsession over here as well.

I realized that I hadn’t been to the beaches around here in, well, longer than I can remember.  So when a friend said he was driving out the next morning, and offered me a ride and a free place to stay I jumped at the chance.  Instead of taking pictures and writing up some great review of the weekend getaway that is the DelMarVa shore, I decided to read, sleep, and recharge.  So no great pictures or reviews, sorry!

The next weekend, I drove to Pittsburgh with a couple of friends.  A good friend of mine that is from there had been wanting to show us her home town.  We arrived just as the Penguins won the Stanley Cup…I’m sure you can imagine how crazy that was.  Pittsburgh fans are pretty enthusiastic about their teams, and after the Steelers’ winning the Super Bowl, they feel like they are on quite a roll.  My friend took us on a marathon tour of the city, and in the evening we caught a Pirates’ game (against Detroit…their fans seemed pretty blue after their hickey loss the night before).  I got a Primanti Brother’s cheesestake sandwich, which I would not really ever go back for.  There’s just something about putting french fries ON the sandwich that I will never understand.  But it was a fun time, good to get away with the girls, and fun to see a city I’ve never been to before.

Plenty of other things have been keeping me busy and way from brunch and the city as well, but it’s stuff I’m not sure others would be interested in so instead I’ll just get back to my regular stuff – brunch, food, etc.