Wow, just had to jump in on this thread because of all the places I know in it! DH is from Pittsburgh and his family still lives up there. He grew up in the North Hills area and his sister is now raising a family out near Monroeville. I live in NoVa right now. .and while it does have its perks I definitely don't consider it home. That's the Hampton Roads area of Virginia for me and we went to school in Blacksburg where Roanoke was our closest city.

On my last trip up to Pittsburgh I was looking at how hilly it is up there. If P'burgh doesn't give your thighs a burn, I don't know WHAT will.