So I've fallen behind again and the blog has been relegated to last place on my list of priorities. But I've got some time today, and I thought I would share some pictures from Brooklynne's spring break.

As many of you know, we went to Pittsburgh for the first weekend. Pittsburgh is a really interesting town, full of history. Did you know it was once the sixth largest city in the States? The sense of working-class immigrant communities lingers everywhere (except the heart of downtown), and to me at least, the Homestead rebellion took on a greater meaning by experiencing the city.

Pittsburgh must have one of the highest concentrations of cultural, historic, and entertainment venues in the country and we only got to visit a fraction of them, so we will probably go back again some day. This trip, the highlights were a ride on the Incline (a mountain-side trolly that takes you to an overlook of the city), a trip to the Improv (a world-famous comedy club), and the Pirates' home opener against the Dodgers.

I had school on Tuesday and Thursday, so we came back from Pittsburgh on Monday, and we planned to take a second mini-vacation over the second weekend of Brooklynne's spring break, but we were both exhausted, so we stayed home instead and recharged. Still, we took the chance to get out of the house on Saturday by hiking the "Big Schloss" on the VA/WV border.

Click continue reading for our pictures from the week.