Last night, I met Mr. Clougherty for dinner. While Kings and Primanti’s were good options, I decided on Eat’n Park by Westmoreland Mall. Let me count the reasons why.
Number one: It’s an easy ride for him and close to home. We used to meet at Kings in Delmont and sometimes in Murrysville back when he lived in Plum.
Number two: I’ve been on an Eat’n Park ride since buying the book on the history of the iconic Pittsburgh institution in August. I even showed him the book and he enjoyed it. Plus, buying this book went towards a great cause (Children’s Hospital).
Number three: It’s part of my history.
We met a little later than usual since Kevin coached the middle school swimmers until 5:15. We still had a great time this evening as we talked about the usual topics (swim team, the high school, and the presidential race). Both of us are ready for this race to be over. As Kevin read part of the book, he saw a picture of the Porch at Schenley and is inspired to go there sometime. For me, I want to talk my sister into going to Hello Bistro in Monroeville with me sometime.
For dinner, Kevin ordered the Pot Roast sandwich and I got my usual Country Fried Steak carrots and a baked potato. As I waited for Kevin, I drank a Chai tea (a good fall drink along with hot apple cider and yes, Pumpkin Spice anything). I concluded our visit by taking home a dozen Smiley Cookies.
The pumpkin spice and fall treats tour rolls on into October, but it’s never too early to think about the next big thing, and that would be the Turkey Sandwich and Dinner tour.
Last year, the Gobblerito from Mad Mex prevailed over the Primanti Bros. turkey sandwich and Getgo’s Pilgrim sub. I missed out on Eat’n Park’s fall/Thanksgiving features last year. This year, I plan on making a few trips out there (hoping the Cinnamon Apple Belgian Waffle is still on the breakfast menu at the end of October when I do my bloodwork).
My mouth watered at the sight of the Pittsburgh Turkey Sandwich in the menu. I can’t wait to try that as part of my Turkey tour. I also want to try their Turkey Dinner. The plan is to do a few visits, including breakfast. The dinner series wraps up after next month so I’m on my own for this one. I’ll go local for one or two, and I’d also like to venture into Pittsburgh too (Waterfront maybe). The Turkey Sandwich and Dinner tour begins November 1.
Finally, I had my officers meeting with our President and VP Public Relations last night. Since it was just the three of us, we didn’t have a quorum when it came to voting on issues related to the club. We’ll address those all on Wednesday at our club meeting. I’m doing the ice breaker speech for my new path as well. We hit on the Club Success plan a good bit at our meeting. I understand it a lot better than I did before our Summer TLI. I’m going to keep the goal sheet handy for our meetings. We also talked about technology and we are in the market for a microphone and a carrying case, so there’s the issue of that as well.
I am planning some Toastmasters visits in the next few months as well. I will finally nail down an online appearance at Bakery Square, as well as an in-person Cranberry High Noon visit (looking at 10/14). With Greensburg’s meetings scheduled to both be online in November, the plan for one of the Wednesdays is to attend the DuBois meeting and have a Toastmasters doubleheader night. I’ll look at a return to Bakery Square in December in person, and might take up Barb’s offer to attend the Johnstown Toastmasters Christmas party.
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