9.02.2008

a visit to philly

This weekend one of Ben's friends and college roommate got married in Philadelphia. Ben was there all weekend but I just drove up Saturday for the wedding. Admitting to my hatred of being alone, I begged my aunt to come with me Saturday morning and enjoy a day in the city before I had to go to the wedding that night. Brilliant! So she and my 12 year old cousin, who needs a little culture, drove up north with me bright and early Saturday morning to do a little sight seeing of the city of brotherly love.
We first took him to see the Liberty Bell- of which he was not all too impressed. His words: "That thing is definitely fake."
So here he is, begrudgingly posing with the phony Liberty Bell, a symbol of America's freedom...
Then I showed him a fake bell. This under-scaled touchable plastic bell gave him a little appreciation for the bell we saw earlier. (The real one...duh.) He became a little more excited about our PA visit as the day went on. Here he is with my sweet aunt posing in Independence Hall where they signed our Constitution and Declaration of Independence. (And if you look really closely, you will notice his shirt has changed to a snappy tourist tee with Philadelphia written down the side. He really isn't as miserable as he seems.)We ate lunch at an authentic Philly Cheesesteak restaurant (where I ordered an eggplant parm sandwich) but my more normal cousin got a "prov wit' out & hots" steak. Then, they headed out for the day and I was off to the wedding. It was in such a pretty location. I drove through this great little town called Chestnut Hill and loved every minute of my drive.And then I arrived at our friends' wedding at a park in the city.
With a very cool sparkler send-off at the end of the night.

It was a really nice wedding weekend, and now, back to the daily grind. Happy September!

2 comments:

cottage girl said...

I think that first picture captures his very essence. I can hear him saying those words. Hilarious!

Carol said...

I'm so glad I got to go to Philly for the day with you. Eggplant Parm sandwich on South Street in Philly...What were you thinking??? hey, I didn't do the cheesesteak either come to think of it! It was a great day to spend toghether for a little while.