I just returned from the Strip district after driving around for 45 minutes looking for a parking space before I called it quits. I had many thoughts during the time I was driving - Do I trust myself to parallel park if I find a spot? Where did all these people come from? Is that guy going to open his car door and hit me? Is Lawrenceville too far to walk from? ....But one I had when I finally decided to leave was - Well done, Pittsburgh. I'm glad to see thousands of people out, dropping bank, in the Strip district (which is mostly locally-owned shops) no less. I've noticed I've been cheering on Pittsburgh in a lot of things lately - seeing God's hand moving in it, selling out home games when other cities struggle to do so, the rebuilding of the Northside, and the various movie filmings here with this being the most profound:
I've always been attracted to Pittsburgh. We first met when I was young and I would visit family. I remember leaving Mt. Lebanon at night and coming back through the Fort Pitt tunnel to have my breath taken away by the beautiful city on my way home. One summer when I was young, I stayed with family and I spent a week in Pittsburgh. It was one of the best weeks of my life. But it was kind of an on-again-off-again relationship until Mike and I decided to move back here after getting married. Pittsburgh and I had a fresh start. I fell in love - exploring and getting to know Pittsburgh in a different way than I ever had before. It was there everyday - the beautiful, the shiny, the rundown, the historic, the traffic. I knew things were getting serious when about a year and a half ago I was approached by cult members in Oakland, pushing propaganda. After talking with them, I had the thought - heck no, not in my city. This possessive and protective nature surprised me. It was then that I realized how deep I was in. We bought our house around the same time and have settled into a potential long-term relationship with Pittsburgh. I don't know where it will lead in the future, but even if we have to part ways, Pittsburgh will always have a part of my heart.
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