Feeling Fine in Philly: Is there anything scarier than in-laws??

Time for some more bloggin' fun!

It's been a while since we last blogged, and isn't for not having an exciting time here in Philly, but rather because we were waiting so that we could tell one and all that we had made it on the Amazing Race (now called the Show-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named). Needless to say we haven't heard back yet. But we decided to keep people up to date on the last 5-6 weeks of our lives.

Lets see... I had spring break the first week of March (early I know) and the weather started it off right for me early Monday morning with the most snow fall I think we've had all winter...SIGH! It ended up being a fun week in spite of the cold UNspring break like temperatures. I signed up for 2 weeks of yoga with my friend Rachel and after only 5 consecutive days of class I could touch my toes.

The following weekend my mom and her buddy Teresa flew out to Philly to hang out with Gregg and I for a few days before heading to their real destination: NYC. We had a lot of fun with them and some highlights included: My 4th trip to Independence hall, my mom's first chai latte, cheese AND chocolate fondue (home made by yours truly, by that I mean mostly Gregg), a lengthy walk through the Wissahickon, checking out the Philadelphia Museum of Art and dinner at a Japanese steak house (Gregg especially liked how Teresa announced to the table that it was his birthday which prompted the guy next to him to buy him two rounds of saki and our hostess to give him a complimentary set of chop sticks. His birthday was only 3 weeks later, close enough right?) Monday morning I raced the three of us frantically around 30th Street Station in search of our bus to New York after promising I knew exactly where it would be. Not exactly an enjoyable exercise at 8am but we made it and my mom, Teresa and I enjoyed a busy day filled with walking in NYC. We started downtown with a view of the Staute of Liberty and spent the day walking north to Grenwich Village meandering though Wall Street, China Town, Little Italy, and even the home of E.E. Cummings.

The following weekend Gregg's sister Paige came out to visit as part of her spring break and we got to show her around Philadelphia as well. Gregg was kind enough to take her to Independence Hall and Liberty Bell while I was in class on Friday so I didn't get to go there for my 5th time on back to back weekends. I met up with them after they'd checked out the historical part of the city. Paige quickly learned the differences between a spring break in Texas and one in the north east and probably wished she'd packed her winter coat, hat and gloves ( a trio I would rather die than forget when leaving the house) when we walked her around the city in less than 70 degree weather. She and Gregg took a tiny elevator up to the top of City Hall which I'm told offers a great view of the city. The rest of the weekend included: making yummy pizzas, dominating Gregg and Paige at monopoly, walking/playing frisbee in Fairmont Park, walking through University of Pennsylvania's campus and fun sibling bonding.

Although we haven't had any visitors this weekend Gregg and I have been keeping ourselves busy. On Thursday evening Gregg drove down town to meet me and two of my friends at the Kimmel Center for the symphony. I thought it was great! I think Gregg did too. Then Friday night as part of an early celebration of his birthday we went to a 76ers game and indulged in more than our share of obligatory stadium food. Saturday we drove out to Princeton, NJ to enjoy a couples massage that his parents had given him as a birthday present and check out Princeton's campus. The couple's massage was amazing and Princeton was as impressive as I'd imagine it being. We were told before going that it looked like Hogwarts and after going we both agreed that was an accurate description. The campus was filled with old stone buildings with rook like towers and smarty pants Princetonians walking discussing philosophy, art history and the meaning of life.

This week should be busy as well. I'm working hard at school trying to finish up everything before the end of the semester and Gregg's birthday is on Wednesday so we'll be celebrating that. We also signed up to be on a volleyball team through a Manayunk Social Club so we'll be looking forward to that as well. Thanks for reading! See below for more pictures than you've ever seen in your life.