Molly & Erin Visit Philly

July has been a busy month! Starting with a visit from Matty then a 4 day trip to Pittsburgh and wrapped it up with 2 great friends coming for a visit. Molly flew in last Monday and we headed straight to the shore! We went to Ocean City, NJ for a fun day of sand, sun and water! It was a beautiful day and we had a blast. Tuesday we went to explore Lancaster and then headed out for a fun night of bowling and beverages!

Wednesday I took Molly to Old City so she could see the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. We had a great lunch and walked around exploring! We then headed to the airport to pick up Erin! We went to a yummy dinner and the girls and I spend a nice evening on the patio catching up.
Thursday morning Molly had to leave and then Erin and I had a nice day.

Friday we got up early and headed to NYC. This was Erin's first trip to the Big Apple. We had a busy day and Brian volunteered to be our official tour guide for the day. We were all over the city...World Trade Center, St Pauls, Harbor, Battery Park, Took a Harbor Tour, Times Square, SoHo, China Town and Little Italy. We got home Friday night and Vince had prepared a great dinner on the grill for us! Saturday we went to the Phillies game with the KU Alumni group-we had a great time! Sunday we took Erin to Old City for brunch and then went to the Liberty Bell, Love Park, Reading Terminal and Rittenhouse Square (where are old apartment was). Monday i took Erin to have her first ever Cheesesteak! I think she was really surprised at how yummy it was!

We are so thankful for Molly & Erin coming for a visit and we hope they come back soon!

Pittsburgh!

Vince finally got me to go to Pittsburgh, PA with him! I finally gave in and agreed to go for the weekend. Vince and Kate a girl he works with from Ohio National had a client event on Sunday. So I went to Pittsburgh not very thrilled about the trip and boy was I wrong about Pittsburgh! We had a blast! We had a date night on Thursday and went to the famous Primanti Bros sandwich shop and had a crazy sandwich. There is only one way they make them...bread, meat, cheese, french fries, coleslaw and tomatoes. The sandwich is HUGE and was really yummy! After dinner we headed to an Irish Pub called Finnigans and had a few drinks. It was a great night out with Vince! Friday Vince had some client meetings on Friday so I relaxed and got a pedicure and then we had a client Happy Hour to attend at SoHo Bar with Kate and her husband Marty. Our plan was to go to the Pirates game but a huge storm rolled in and we ended up having a great steak dinner and then heading to South Side and meeting up with our friend Baine. We had not seen Baine in about 2 years so it was great to see him!

Thanks Baine for showing us a GREAT time in your city!

Saturday we headed to the Strip District for lunch and did a little shopping! Saturday night we went up on MT Washington and had a drink at a bar looking down at the city of Pittsburgh. The view was amazing. Some rain moved in and then a rainbow showed and then a double rainbow! We then headed to a nice dinner at a restaurant named the Tin Angel. The restaurant had huge windows that over looked the river and the city. We timed this perfectly and we were finishing dinner right when the Pirates game ended and they were putting on a fireworks show! We had a front row view of them and it was really cool!

Sunday we went to Vince and Kate's client event and then headed back to Philly. We are now excited to start our week of visitors with Molly and then Erin!

Matts Trip to Philly

July is the month of visitors...and it starts with Matty! Matt got in Wednesday night and I took him straight to WaWa to grab a sandwich! Which he loved! Gosh who would have thought one of the best turkey sandwichs I have ever had would come from the gas station! Well I guess I shouldn't be so surprised since we love Oklahoma Joes BBQ in KC and they are in a gas statioin!

Thursday we decided to head up to NYC! Luckily our friend Brian took the afternoon off and played with us in the city. We had a great lunch and then headed to Central Park-it was a great day with temps only in the 70's and lots of sunshine. We walked around the park for an hour or so and then hit 5th Ave. We went to FAO and played on the giant piano from the movie BIG! We then went to an Irish Pub to quench our thirst and then we headed back to Philly.

Friday we headed to Center City for lunch at a yummy Italian restaurant and then we went to the museum and ran up the famous Rocky stairs! I had never done it before so I was glad we got to do it!

Then we ventured a few blocks and went to the North Eastern State Penitentiary to show Matt our very own Alcatraz. He seemed to enjoy it and Vince & I didn't mind going on the tour again.

We hurried home to change and pack up the car for Matt & I's first Phillies game. Vince has been a few times and always talks about how great it is! We loaded up and headed to the stadium for a little tailgating but then we learned that you can't tailgate. Vince & Matt were not happy campers. We learned that you could sit in the car and have a beer but you can't sit or stand in the parking lot. So the boys made me sit in the car with them as we "tailgated". Once we made it in to Citizens National Park it was amazing. It is a huge stadium with tons of vendors, restaurant, bars and shops. The Phillies beat the Pirates so it was a great night!

Saturday we decided that it was the perfect day to go to the shore. Boy were we wrong...the 1 hr 20 min drive took us 3 1/2 hours because of all the traffic. I guess everyone had the same idea about going to the shore. But we finally made it to Ocean City, NJ and parked and headed to the beach! We landed a perfect spot right by the water and set up shop! We tried out our new beach chairs, played in the water, looked for shells and walked along the beach. After a few hours it was time to pack it up and head back to Philly so we would get Matt to the airport.

Thanks for coming to visit Matty! Hope you had as much fun as we did and that you hurry back soon!
Up next to visit is Molly then Erin then Carrie then my parents and then Marci! We are so happy to have visitors! Also FYI we had to use a credit we had with US Air so we will booked some tickets and will be back in KC October 8-12...perfect timing for Carrie's birthday and KU Homecoming.

4th of July

Well the 4th of July sure did sneak up on us this year...I still can't believe it is summer since we have had such mild temps. Vince & I were planning on staying home and enjoy our 3 day weekend by finishing up some projects we needed to get done around the house. But then our friend Emily and her boyfriend George invited us to go into the city to hang out and have a few drinks. So we took the train into the city about 2 pm and had a late lunch and then headed to Old City and found a great bar with outdoor seating! We sat and chatted and people watched until we realized it was getting late and we all needed to get home! The rest of the weekend was spent finishing up some landscaping and fixing some baseboards that needed repair. All in all it wasn't a bad 4th of July in Philly but we sure did miss being in KC with everyone.