Pennsylvania State of Mind

So this is going to be quite the month for me, Cory, and the State of Pennsylvania. Last weekend, Cory, Kyle and I went to visit my cousins in the outskirts of Pittsburgh, and at the end of this month, Cory and I are going with his mom, sister, and her boyfriend to visit his family in the outskirts of Philadelphia.

But let's begin with what's already happened, shall we?

The purpose of our visit (besides just the fact that I love my cousins and they're super fun) was to see my newborn baby cousin Logan...

...and to belatedly celebrate my cousin Stevie's 21st birthday. We went out to a famous sandwich restaurant/bar called Primanti Brothers or something of the sort... Had some sandwiches, had some drinks, then headed out to Oakland, PA to a bar on the University of Pittsburgh campus. They had dollar Yeung-Lings, which is apparently some famous Pittsburgh beer. Drinking, dancing, getting accosted by genuine drunken Pennsylvanians, and general good times ensued.



We even got to see some guy slip in someone else's puke and face-plant on the floor...on his way out the door, cause they kicked him out for dancing in his underwear.

We also did some shopping, had some brunch at my aunt's, all that good sorta stuff. And I got to hang out with my favorite little boy, Dakota, who is so smart and funny it's ridiculous.

In other news, Cory, Stuart, Bobby and I have decided to stay put for the time being. Meaning, we're not moving out of our house at the end of this month. We've decided it makes more sense to at least wait out the holidays and the wintertime, then see where life takes us. That way, we don't have to spend the extra money right before Christmas, we don't have the hassle of fitting moving into the busy next couple of months, and we don't have to give up our garage, washer & dryer, dishwasher, and attic yet...

Which means I'm staying close enough to work for the time being to continue to come home on my lunchbreaks for some kitty love...

Hope everyone's having a lovely Thursday evening and try not to think about the fact that it was in the 60's outside yesterday and today we had freezing rain...