Archive for February, 2009

The Joker and Me
February 27, 2009

The Joker just emailed me these photos from the Pgh Film Office’s Oscar party.  

Even though I look terrified …. notice how I keep holding on to my chocolate covered popcorn! LOL. That stuff is amazing. I don’t know which vendor supplied it for the event… but I hope to find out…. because it was [...]

Catching Up with My Obstetrician
February 26, 2009

Wow!  I ran into the doctor who was such a huge part of the birth of my two children. Talking to Dr Christina LaBella brought back so many wonderful memories of  expecting… all the excitement and all the nervousness and all the fears….   and the moments I held my children for the first time.

Dr [...]

National Acrobats of China
February 24, 2009

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend… this looks very interesting! 

NATIONAL ACROBATS OF CHINA
Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 8:00 p.m., Byham Theater
 
PITTSBURGH, PA — The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents the National Acrobats of China, who will perform a mesmerizing, mystifying, and stunning display of the best in Chinese martial arts, illusion, and acrobatics at the Byham Theater [...]

Lights! Glamour! Action!
February 24, 2009

We had a great time at the Pittsburgh Film Office’s annual fundraising event: Lights! Glamour! Action! 2009. 

The Pgh Film Office is important to our region because when movies are made here….. jobs and cash come here, too. 
Zack & Miri, Smart People, Wonderboys, Striking Distance, Flashdance….. the list goes on…  
In 2008, 11 feature films were [...]

Little Black Dress Way of Living
February 23, 2009

Click here for a website from two local women who are working to make our lives easier.  They’ve written a book called The Little Black Dress Way of Living. 

     I found this book at the Pittsburgh Film Office’s Oscar party (I’ll talk about that event next… FUN!)  
     Local authors, Jamie Belo and [...]

Can You Read This?
February 22, 2009

My teenage neighbor emailed me this:
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and [...]

Andrew Dancing!
February 20, 2009

***update to previous post: click here to watch Andrew on the dance floor!

Race For the Cure Kickoff
February 20, 2009

It’s time to gear up for the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure!  We had a wonderful volunteer event at Bar Louie at Station Square. If you’d like to register for the Mother’s Day race click here.

 

I wanted to take more photos for you… but my camera battery died!  : (  It’s too bad [...]

What’s Playing Now
February 18, 2009

Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at what’s playing now at the Carnegie Science Center’s  Omnimax Theater:  

It’s narrated by Jim Carrey and runs at the Omnimax Theater through this summer.
This is part of the press release from the Science Center:
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Howard Hall and the production team behind IMAX® film favorites Deep Sea and Into the [...]

WTAE Winterfest Client Party
February 15, 2009

Here are a few photos I snapped at the WTAE Winterfest client party.  Lots of prizes and lots of fun.  Here is Erin drawing tickets for prizes. 

 Here is Leslie Wojdowski, Director of Marketing for Special Projects / Sales Promotion, at the mic… and you can see behind her on the left is Nancy Gormley,  our [...]

Seven Springs Snowtubing
February 14, 2009

Another wonderful weekend of Winterfest. Here are Zach and Ally along with Stephen Cropper’s little girl Chloe having fun tubing.  More pictures coming! 

Pittsburgh Inventions
February 13, 2009

My kids had an assembly in school presented by the Heinz History Center talking about all the things invented in Pittsburgh or by Pittsburgers.  They searched the video on youtube and they’ve sent it to all of our out of state relatives to brag about how great our city is. Enjoy! 

Senator [...]

Six Burgh Reasons Contest
February 12, 2009

Here’s a press release I just got from the Mayor’s office. 
 

  Mayor Luke Ravenstahl today announced his Valentine’s Day contest for City residents. 
  This year’s contest, titled “Six Burgh Reasons Why I ♥ My Neighborhood,” celebrates the love Pittsburghers have for their neighborhoods and the stories behind their sentiments.  Tell the Mayor your love story with your [...]

Organ Donation Match Program
February 11, 2009

I’m doing a wonderful story tonight at 6:15. It’s about four people from western Pennsylvania who’ve become life-long friends after a life-saving procedure. It’s the first paired kidney donation performed at Allegheny General Hospital. (The procedure has been around nationally for a few years and there have been about 200 of these paired transplants so [...]

Results are In!
February 11, 2009

The war between Jake and me is far from settled on which is better: HoHos or Swiss Rolls. I thought the survey and blind taste test would help but I was wrong. The thing is…..  the internet survey ended up picking the one and the blind taste test picked the other. So we’re right back [...]