Harkers Come To Visit! 36 Hours Of Fun!

Our boring March just got fun! Nick, Kuulei & Alette came to visit this weekend! After a bit of a late start they were able to drive down and hang out with us for a few nights. It was fun to see how big Alette has gotten. She was as tall as Ricky! She will be a knock out just like her parents:)
It was so fun to get to talk with Kuulei (love the girl!) & laugh about life. Nick & Rick hung out & it was like no time ever passed. We are sad that they are leaving the East Coast, but we understand! We will have to find a way to get together often anyway.

We woke up on Saturday morning to Rick making his excellent Swedish pancakes & eggs. We got ready and headed out to just go see the city. It does not compare with NYC but it is unique in its own ways. We started our morning at the Pennsylvania Macaroni Co. on the strip and got cheeses and breads to nosh on. After that, we just walked around window shopping for a bit before heading over the the Bettis Grill over near the stadium. It is owned by the famous ex Stealer Jerome Bettis. We had a leisurely lunch together & headed over to see the city scape up on Mt. Washington. The rain & cloudy day made it easy to call an end to the day out so we head home. Kuulei is brilliant and decided we should go get pedicures while the guys watch the kids so off we went! It was the first time I had one done this year so it was a real treat We had so much fun talking and laughing about the similarities in our lives and husbands. I really had fun. I wish they were our neighbors so I could bug her everyday.

We headed home just in time for a delicious pasta al forno dinner that Rick made. We ate our cheeses & breads from the market and & enjoyed the great food. We spent the rest of the evening talking & I got hooked on a game that Nick had on his cell phone. It is a game where you cut through as many pieces of fruit as you can (fruit ninja?). I loved it but sucked at it.

We were sad to say goodbye to them when they left the next morning and we wished that we could spend more time together. I think we will have to head up to Jersey next!


We miss you guys! Thanks for coming to see us. It is always so great to see such good friends & family.