On our trip to the Point in Pittsburgh last weekend, we
ended up parking on the street near the PPG Place. (Again, for those of you who
relate Pittsburgh to steel and smog like I do, PPG stands for Pittsburgh Plate
Glass Company which is a Fortune 500 company here in Pittsburgh. If that rings
a bell, you might think of glass that looks like ice cubes and paint.) PPG
Place is where the PPG Company is located, in several buildings of various
sizes (but similar shapes) all with a façade of – you guessed it! – glass.
In the winter, PPG Place is known for its large Christmas
tree with a skating rink. Ed even took me on a date there the winter after Emry
was born. In the summer, it has a huge planter in the center which is
surrounded by dancing water fountains, complete with lights for a very pretty
show at night. Emry saw the fountains as we walked by them last weekend, but as
our trip was impromptu, her only item of clothing was the beautiful Sunday
dress she wore (designed and created by Aunt Jenny). Hardly the thing to wear
playing in fountains.
But Ed had this Sunday off, too, so we packed a lunch,
swimsuits and changes of clothes to enjoy an hour or two in the fountain. Where
we discovered that Emry might as well wear her Sunday dress versus the swimsuit
because actually being up close and personal with the squirting water…well, she
was terrified. Aside from her feet and hands, I got wetter that she did and I
didn’t go to play. She was even more mortally terrified for Ethan, screaming
for me to get him when he ventured in and the water grew higher. And Ethan? He
didn’t really care. He was drenched and happy!
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