There is a special building in downtown Pittsburgh called the Clark Building. Instead of being filled with accountant's or lawyer's or optometrist offices, the first four floors are occupied by nothing but jewelery stores. I've never been a woman who craved jewelery, but there is something about that building that makes me happy every time I go there, and this is despite the fluorescent lighting and drab carpeting. I really like the idea of having all of one type of store in one place. We were able to peruse the whole range of quality and price in just an hour, too short to get bored or sick of looking at the same thing.

Both my ring and my fiance's came from stores on the third floor. I wore mine secretly on the bus ride home after picking it up alone. I've never worn a ring, but I found mine to be instantly comfortable. We are each holding one another's rings until our ceremony to help me resist the temptation to wear mine prematurely again and again.

There is also one store in the Clark Building that sells amazing Tacori hair accessories. Unfortunately, they only sell ones made of silver. I can't justify spending $325 on something that won't match my dress.

Still, I want one!

Labels: DIY, hair accessories, jewelery, Pittsburgh, preeety, ring, wedding

posted by Alison 6/29/2007 08:47:00 PM : (0) comments : splink


Friday, June 15, 2007

Hanging Out at PNC Park

Baseball is much better live. I've never been a fan of sports television, but I can force myself to watch basketball or football without getting antsy. That has never been true for baseball. The only time I ever watched it on television was once in 1989 after I couldn't find anything else to watch. After 5 minutes of boredom an earthquake shook Candlestick park. What are the odds?

Still, live baseball games are fun. I have the attention span of a monkey, so all of the gimmicks and bright colors work on me. I love the pierogi race, the 7th inning stretch and the mascots. Plus, I love nachos. Nachos make everything great.

Also, it is a great excuse to hang out with friends. We switched seats frequently until one of the stadium attendants scolded us for sitting in the aisles. She claimed that were inconveniencing people behind us, but our group took up all of the back three rows. A friend gave her a $10 bill and she left us alone after that. Hooray for ballpark bribery!

Amy and me with chocolate marshmallows on a stick:


Godzilla won for the 7th inning stretch:


Our Maid of Awesomeness and the Best Man:

Glorious downtown Pittsburgh as captured by my malfunctioning camera:

Labels: baseball, pierogi race, Pittsburgh

posted by Alison 6/15/2007 04:35:00 PM : (0) comments : splink


Sunday, March 04, 2007

The name 'Hot Dogma' is no more. The lovely restaurant on Oliver Avenue has finally been forced to change its name. Damn you American Legal System!

To mark this day, the owners threw a mock funeral for the old name and introduced the new one. Most of the ladies attending put on their finest mourning finery and the male attendees wore somber suits. There was even a coffin containing the retired hot dogma mascot costume. Were were entertained by a string quartet and a rock ballad about Hot Dogma's losing legal battle.

Jen mourns over the coffin:


After the funeral, Tim and Meg announced the new store name, 'Franktuary', and we were treated to a buffet, a concert, and piņata filled with gummy hot dogs.

Long live Franktuary!

Labels: franktuary, mock funeral, Pittsburgh

posted by Alison 3/04/2007 12:30:00 PM : (0) comments : splink

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