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Meet & greet: Strip District & Christmas in the Woods

We had such a fun weekend! Shane’s parents drove over for a little visit and we kept busy exploring Pittsburgh and doing all sorts of things. We went to the Strip District to check out the shops and vendors, took in the view from Mt. Washington, made our way to Ikea to see it, went to a festival called Christmas in the Woods, ate yummy things, played board games, watched movies, and just visited in general. What a busy weekend!

I’m not sure how to best share some of the photos with y’all. Maybe this’ll work, but if you have suggestions on a fast uploader for WordPress or an easy slideshow, lemme know.

You can meet and greet other bloggers over here.

In the Strip District of Pittsburgh on a Saturday morning. Steelers apparel everywhere!

Bob the banjo player. I dunno his name. He seemed happy.

Shane being ‘pregnant’ on top of Mt. Washington. Lolz

My vest still fits over my tummy! Yay! It also hides any sort of roundness I have going on. Wait, I’ll unzip.

Tada! Mah belleh. Shane’s parents are over yonder taking in the view.

Other side. See Heinz Field in the background?

Me and Carol. Say “cheese!”

Sorta blurry, but some of the foliage not far from our apartment.

Posing with a neato carving at Christmas in the Woods in Ohio. It was about an hour away.

So fun! Sampling tons of sauces and dips. I think we tried at least 50. Seriously. At other booths, we sampled jellies, soup, and more dip.

Even though I see Frosty, the festival didn’t quite get me in the wintery mood. Maybe it’s because it’s OCTOBER and it’s early fall.

A small church thing at the grounds. It has services on Sunday mornings! The grounds (Shaker Woods? Maybe? I forget) has a bunch of permanent little structures.

It’s a Linda.

Steeler Claus. You can get anything with Steelers on it.

Pretty trees.

And more pretty trees.

P.S., if you want to get a closer look at any of these photos, you can view larger versions of them here.