Life with Mary and Jay

Documenting our adventures and enjoying time in the not-so-fast lane.

Category: pennsylvania

  • Utah or bust!

    We drove from Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania to Salt Lake City, Utah over three days, Sept. 15-17, 2022. Over those three days, we drove 1,915 miles through eight states! PennsylvaniaOhioIndianaIllinoisIowaNebraskaWyomingUtah Whew! It was wonderful seeing the country – but we drove the entire 1,915 miles over three days – and most of these miles were on

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  • Happy Birthday, Jay!

    Today, is Jay’s birthday! Happiest of birthdays to the best husband ever! I gave him a photo printer for his cell phone, tons of photo paper to use for the printer, a Star Wars Funko Pop – mostly for Grogu, and an upcoming weekend with some of his family at a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game.

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  • Shore bound to Manahawkin

    We decided to take a road trip to Manahawkin, New Jersey while we were in Pittsburgh. Although it was still many hours both ways, this was the closest we would be to the shore for the next year or so and I wanted to introduce Jay to some of my family that he hasn’t previously

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  • A day in the PGH life: P&M Pizza, Glen’s Custard and laundry

    The house we are staying at in Pennsylvania doesn’t have laundry facilities. Note to self (and for all of you), never rent a house long term without a washer and dryer. Also to note, never, ever, ever rent a house with only one bathroom; especially one that ONLY has a bathroom on the second floor

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  • Tarentum Night Market & Trivia Winners

    Tonight we visited downtown Tarentum at the intersection of the train tracks and the local downtown businesses for the city’s evening night market. The streets were lined with vendors selling homemade and handmade items and products, artists displaying their work proudly, shop owners kept their stores open past normal hours for visitors, and tons of

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  • From VA to PA!

    410 miles. 7 hours. Today is Aug. 15, and the day started with a move-out inspection from our apartment in Suffolk, VA. This was the first place that we signed a lease together and

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