Let’s get together for Ladies Night Out to address and assemble our holiday cards for mailing. If you hand address, label or stamp them, let’s do it together over wine! You can even wrap gifts if you’re ahead of the game! Bring all your supplies and your address list to Frances’ house at 1025 Tall Trees Drive!! Thursday the 30th at 7:30pm. Can’t wait to see you there!
November Book Club
Join us for book club at Ann Marie Pirnat’s home (2150 Meadowmont Dr) on Thursday, November 16th at 7:30pm. The book this month is “The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Marie Kondo.
Even if you don’t have time to finish the book, please consider coming. The monthly book club is a great way to form new friendships!
Brunch & Shopping in the Strip District
Join us for a couples’ brunch outing on November 11th! We’re meeting at Pamela’s P&G Diner in the Strip District at 10am. After a stuffing ourselves with delicious brunch food, we’ll stroll through the Strip District for a little pre-holiday shopping.
Can’t wait to see you there!
Please note that Pamela’s is cash only.
November Bunco
Bunco is the first Wednesday night of the month! We’ll meet November 1st at 7pm at Eva Yager’s house (149 Warwick Dr). Bring $5 (which if you’re lucky you’ll win back) and a snack to share. See you there!
Wine and Chat
Enjoy an evening of wine and conversation at the home of Frances Scher (1025 Tall Trees Dr.) on November 8th at 7pm. Look forward to seeing you there!
November Board Meeting
Board meeting at Ann Marie’s house (2150 Meadowmont Dr) on November 14th, 7:30-9pm.
Pie Making
Get ready for the holiday season by joining us for a fun pie making outing on Sunday, November 5th at 2:30pm! This event, at the Pie Place on North Highland Road, is for the whole family. You’ll prepare a delicious pie that can be brought home and baked when you’re ready!
Member Feature: Elana Ouimette
[Pictured: Newcomers Rada Stone O’Shea, Elana Ouimette, and Tammy Goffin]
Why did you want to join the USC Newcomers’ Club?
My husband relocated (work) to Pittsburgh and I’d never even been here before, and didn’t know a soul.
Where did you recently move from?
Phoenix, AZ. We moved June 2016. It was 118 degrees the day the moving truck was loaded.
Where did you grow up?
Los Angeles, CA
Where did you go to college and what did you study?
UC San Diego. Bachelors in Language Studies with an emphasis in ASL. And a theatre minor…. Then went to nursing school.
What do you do for your day job?
Domestic Engineer? Currently a SAHM (since #2 was born).
Do you have any kids? If so what are their names and ages?
Charlie- 5 in October. Benjamin 3.5
What do you like to do for fun?
Love being outdoors. Playing. Walking. Gardening/yard work. Also love emptying closets/rooms and completely reorganizing and rearranging everything.
What books on your shelf are begging to be read?
How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and How to Listen So Kids Will Talk.
What’s the biggest goal you are working on now?
An unfortunate regression in potty training for my youngest (presumably due to constipation) has us restarting potty charts and rewards… and prune juice!!
What upcoming Newcomers’ event are you looking forward to attending?
Always love Bunco, but the family events are always a great time too.
What other things do you want your fellow newcomers to know about yourself?
I’m an animal lover, worked at SeaWorld San Diego for 5 years in zoological operations. Vet tech for 13 years. Did some human nursing, but mostly worked in phase II-IV clinical research for pharmaceuticals and medical devices on the clinical side.
Ed note: If you just read the above and are thinking, wow I’d love to hang out with Elana, you are in luck! Elana will be hosting our first morning coffee of the season on October 9th. RSVP here.
October Bunco
Bunco is the first Wednesday night of the month! We’ll meet October 4th at 7pm at Julie Rohrbaugh’s house (1529 Fox Chase Ln). Bring $5 (which if you’re lucky you’ll win back) and a snack to share. See you there!
October Couples’ Event – Terror Trolley
What could be more frightening than an October Friday the 13th? Spending that evening riding the Pittsburgh Terror Trolley!
For our October couples’ event, we are meeting for dinner in Station Square. Stephanie made reservations for us at the Buckhead Salon for 6:30pm. After dinner, we’ll ride the Terror Trolley (https://www.mollystrolleyspittsburgh.com/terror-trolley).
There are currently 8 spots for the trolley reserved. Please sign up ASAP so we know whether to reserve more. The trolley ride is $25 per person; you can pay when you get there.