Mt Lebanon-Carson Street-Pittsburgh

Misty and I decided to leave the house for one more time to tour the area. It was a bright and beautiful and warm day. I had read about a Carson Street in Pittsburgh that was suppose to be really cool. It had buildings very close together, attached on the sides. They were very old and painted different colors. People were making them into shops and restaurants. So we took off and went through a town called Mt Lebanon on our way. It is an old town with beautiful old houses, sort of like a Lake Oswego.

And then we went to Carson Street!

Isn't this a nice section of Pittsburgh!

Funnel Cake-Covered Bridge Festival

OK, it is going to seem like I am obsessed with funnel cake. I am not...really! I had not had it before because when we go to the Oktoberfest in Mt Angel Oregon, I have Apple Strudel. I missed the Oktoberfest in Mt Angel so I thought I would go all out and have both the apple strudel and the funnel cake. I want to let you all know that the funnel cake is wonderful!!! The powdered sugar sprinkled on the top is the perfect topping for the dough like concoction call funnel cake. I am not sure why it is called funnel cake because the dough is dropped into a pan full of out boiling oil and it is deep fried. Then it is drained on paper towels and then put on a plate and then sprinkled with powdered sugar. Mmmmmmmmmmm! Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! Yummmmmmmmmmm!

I can hardly wait till the next festival cause I would like another one!!!

Covered Bridge Festival-More Pictures

The festival was made even more special because I was with Misty, Elyssa, Jackson and McKenna! Great Food Great Weather Great Crafts!

McKenna had a great time in the Petting Zoo! She made many friends as she fed them out of a paper cup!

Shopping Shopping Shopping!

We left the fair very full and happy!

Covered Bridge Festival-Washington Pennsylvania

Sunday morning everyone slept in! Then we got up and got ready and off we went south to Washington, the city. We went to Ebenezer and Henry Covered Bridges and parked the car and went to the Covered Bridge Festival. Lots of crafter tents and lots of food vendors!!! Elyssa and I shared a Giro Chicken Tortilla Wrap and it was delicious! We then found Apple Strudel and then we had a Funnel Cake dusted with powdered sugar and it was so delightful! Misty bought Kettle Corn. Jackson and McKenna had something to eat but I cannot remember what it was. The weather was beautiful and we had a great time!

Flight 93 Memorial-Shanksville

I didn't realize that Flight 93 went down in Western Pennsylvania until Bud called and talked about it. Thomas suggested we go to the memorial on Saturday 9/15. So we slept in a little bit and we were on the road by 9:30am. Elyssa couldn't go because she had a class :(. Thomas, Misty, Jackson, McKenna and I stopped for breakfast an hour out and then loaded up and made our way to the memorial. It was a cool breezy day and a somber one at that. The memorial was a granite wall built where the flight pattern was and when it came down and where the plane skidded to a stop. Each person's name was on a section of the wall. Family or friends or just anyone could put personal items in memory of lost ones below their names on the ground.

This last one got to me, made me tear up! I had walked up to the end of the memorial, which is the beginning actually, and Jackson came up to me and asked if I saw the comments on the wall that was not outlined. I did not so he took me to the name of Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas and right next to her name was "and unborn child". That was so hard to know and to read. I cannot imagine the bravery and the fear that these people felt as some of them got up to fight back, to hopefully gain control of the plane, but if not, to stop the terrorists from flying the plane into another building. God Bless the families of the people that died not only on Flight 93 but from all that died on 9/11. The phrase "Let's Roll" brings a sense of pride and heroism!