This seems like a big change...

I would like to especially call out the yearly precipitation days difference: 35 vs 153.

Climate data for Los Angeles
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °F (°C)	68.1 (20.06)	69.6 (20.89)	69.8 (21)	73.1 (22.83)	74.5 (23.61)	79.5 (26.39)	83.8 (28.78)	84.8 (29.33)	83.3 (28.5)	79.0 (26.11)	73.2 (22.89)	68.7 (20.39)	75.6 (24.22)
Average low °F (°C)	48.5 (9.17)	50.3 (10.17)	51.6 (10.89)	54.4 (12.44)	57.9 (14.39)	61.4 (16.33)	64.6 (18.11)	65.6 (18.67)	64.6 (18.11)	59.9 (15.5)	52.6 (11.44)	48.3 (9.06)	56.6 (13.67)
Rainfall inches (mm)	3.33 (84.6)	3.68 (93.5)	3.14 (79.8)	0.83 (21.1)	0.31 (7.9)	0.06 (1.5)	0.01 (0.3)	0.13 (3.3)	0.32 (8.1)	0.37 (9.4)	1.05 (26.7)	1.91 (48.5)	15.14 (384.6)
Avg. rainy days	6.5	6.0	6.4	3.0	1.3	0.6	0.3	0.5	1.2	2.0	3.1	4.3	35.2

Climate data for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °F (°C)	34.1 (1.17)	38.8 (3.78)	49.5 (9.72)	60.7 (15.94)	70.8 (21.56)	79.1 (26.17)	82.7 (28.17)	81.1 (27.28)	74.2 (23.44)	62.5 (16.94)	49.5 (9.72)	37.8 (3.22)	60.4 (15.78)
Average low °F (°C)	19.9 (-6.72)	22.3 (-5.39)	30.1 (-1.06)	39.1 (3.94)	49.2 (9.56)	57.7 (14.28)	62.4 (16.89)	61 (16.1)	53.9 (12.17)	42.5 (5.83)	34.2 (1.22)	25.3 (-3.72)	41.5 (5.28)
Record low °F (°C)	-22 (-30)	-12 (-24.4)	-1 (-18.3)	14 (-10)	26 (-3.3)	34 (1.1)	42 (5.6)	39 (3.9)	31 (-0.6)	16 (-8.9)	-1 (-18.3)	-12 (-24.4)	-22 (-30)
Precipitation inches (mm)	2.59 (65.8)	2.47 (62.7)	3.24 (82.3)	3.07 (78)	4.04 (102.6)	3.93 (99.8)	3.90 (99.1)	3.15 (80)	3.13 (79.5)	2.35 (59.7)	3.05 (77.5)	2.86 (72.6)	37.85 (961.4)
Snowfall inches (cm)	11.9 (30.2)	8.5 (21.6)	8.1 (20.6)	1.5 (3.8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0.4 (1)	3.1 (7.9)	6.8 (17.3)	40.3 (102.4)
Avg. precipitation days	16.5	13.6	14.9	13.6	13.1	12	10.4	10	10.7	10.2	12.9	15.4	153.3
Avg. snowy days	11.5	8.1	6.8	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	3.8	7.8	40.4

Here we go again

We originally created this blog some 4.5 years ago to document our crazy, rushed move to Los Angeles from San Jose.

So now i guess we circle back to the start; we will now document our crazy, rushed move from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! Yes, we are moving again, this time cross country.

We moved to LA because Sarah got a new job at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. This time Sarah has gotten a new job at the Carnegie Museum of Art.


We've been getting quotes for moving companies and auto shippers. We've been hunting for daycare and rental houses. There is an awful lot to do.

In part of the interview process, we flew to Pittsburgh as a family. Claire's first plane trip. She did great; thank you portable DVD players & Yo Gabba Gabba! We were honestly surprised. I was expecting a complete meltdown on the plane, but it never happened.



Stay tuned, there will be many updates.

Holiday wrap up

Between Christmas and New Years, Gary's family came to LA for a visit. The Vesneski's were continuing on to Disneyland to spend a few days with friends from Sydney after the new year, Gary's parents were continuing on the Palm Springs to spend a couple months in the sun & on the golf course.

We all went to Universal Studios, had an early new years eve, and then did a little Santa Monica / Hollywood tourist trap things before everyone had to move on.

We all had a great time at Universal Studios. The Simpsons ride was enjoyed by all, along with the Mummy ride. I think everyone was a little surprised that both the adults and kids had fun at the park, the rides amuse and entertain all.

Almost the entire family at the Universal Studios animal show. Gabe is in the foreground, then Gary's sister Linda, niece Tabitha, mom Elaine & dad Ken.


Gabe & Tabitha with Jaws.


On the Universal Studios tour, they had some stuntmen showing what they do. Here one guy is getting launched after a gun fight.


I brought my parents up for a close-up view of the Hollywood sign. There is a great view right above the original Hollywoodland housing development.

the view from parking garages

When Les & Francine were in town for Peter and Kristina's wedding last weekend, we mentioned how that some of the best views in Los Angeles are from the top floors of parking garages. As proof of this, i took a few photos from the top of the parking garage at the Grove shopping mall a few days ago when it was a wonderfully clear out. I stitched the images together to make this big panorama, originally this was probably 12 photos.

From left to right, you can see the Hollywood Sign and the Griffith Park Observatory on the hills, snow on the San Gabriel Mountains, and then downtown Los Angeles to the right of the image.

photos in downtown los angeles

While Sarah was up in Santa Cruz visiting her dad, i spent some time wandering around downtown Los Angeles taking some photos of the buildings and seeing what else was happening. The big LA Live project is moving along. The Ritz-Carlton/JW Marriott hotel building is moving along, 50 some stories in total. It was a good day to walk around downtown, a few clouds made the photos interesting, but it was very windy. i'm glad i wasn't working the high steel on a day like that.


I found my new favorite sculpture. This is outside of the Ernst & Young Plaza on Figueroa. A nice little comment on work-life balance maybe.


There is a plaque with a poem on it in front of the sculpture.