Pittsburgh with Rachel

Rachel accepted a teaching position at Pressley Ridge school in Pennsylvania. We left Thursday and spent the weekend helping her move in, find furniture and all the various things needed to live till her first paycheck. :-)

Pittsburgh is a city of contrasts. Nothing is straight, nothing is level and everyone we encountered was friendly and accommodating. The Allegheny mountains are beautiful and I can't wait to visit in October when the colors change. Her school is located on a ridge (thus its name) and is next to a huge cemetery (whoo-whoo!). I'm planning to spend an afternoon there when I return. :-)

This is a picture of Rachel's living room on 'move in' day and the fabulous couch we found for next to nothing! She thinks the upholstery is something that her grandmother would pick out and plans to find a slipcover soon. (Personally, I like it!)

The kitchen has all new appliances and a dishwasher....I'm SO jealous!

Picture of Rachel after she installed the tp holder herself....like mother, like daughter!

Picture of me getting ready to turn the hot water off while RAchel is in the shower. I'm so evil!

This is Rachel's galley kitchen - everything is new.

Bob making one of the numerous trips to bring in more stuff.
He must have felt like a pack mule this weekend!

Sunday afternoon, we spent a few hours at the National Aviary.
Rachel was very patient with us. :-)

We couldn't resist pictures with the various flamingo posters & sculptures.

This is "WHITE LIGHTNING", Rachel's new car. The name is self-explanatory.
We have bets on when she will get her first ticket.