floating on the fourth!

i hope all of you had a great fourth. elizabeth and i were pumped to get to spend the fourth with a friend from home, erin goguts. we wanted to do something that was unique to the burgh, so naturally, we headed downtown. our destination was the allegheny river (one of the three rivers in pittsburgh) to rent kayaks. we got to kayak for an hour through downtown right next to pnc park, where the pirates played later that day (btw, the pirates won another against the brewers, who are ranked first in the division. we are only 9 or 10 games behind a .500 season and about 11 games out of first. go bucs!). it was a blast. here are some pics:


for some reason, our kayaks were attracted to one another. we were in this huge river and kept running into one another. then, when we wanted to take a picture, we could not get ourselves near one another. typical. any way, check out downtown in the background!


erin and elizabeth having some fun.

later that evening we had a great american dinner - grilled hamburgers, baked beans, freedom fries (known to some as french fries), and for dessert, an amazing fruit pizza. we spent the rest of the evening catching up, relaxing, and listening to fireworks outside. overall, a superb fourth of july.

erin, we hope to see you again real soon!

cheers in the land of liberty,
jw