Because that's fun. And I want to.
And it's my blog, and not yours.
So there.
I guess Ryan was feeling bad that we spent so much time sleeping and watching movies over the past couple of weeks because well, that's my everyday life (it's a harsh life, I know.) But I kind of think he was more bored than feeling bad, which was why he was itching to get out so badly.
So, we decided to head out in the city and venture over to Doggie Style, a little dog supply store about a mile away. We found a little dog on petfinder that we wanted to meet, and she was being "sheltered" at that store. But just our luck, we got there and our little pup had been adopted just a few hours earlier. I don't know what it is with us finding the perfect dogs and always being just a little too late, but it's getting pretty annoying.
After that, we went out for lunch. Mainly because we're too cheap to go out for dinner...lunch is cheaper AND you can split a meal! We thought the best way to find somewhere to eat would just be to wander around until something looked good.
Ummm. Best. Idea. Ever.
Because if we had planned out where we were going to eat, we inevitably would have ended up here:
Don't get me wrong. I love me a greasy greasy burger, but I would like to discover more in this city than Five Guys, thank you.
Walking around lead us to this little treasure
Jake's Sandwich Board.
Sooo freaking good. Ridiculously good.
Like, "I want to marry you" good. Except, not really. Because I'm already married. And also, I don't think you can legally marry a sandwich. But, did you hear about that guy in Australia who married his DOG? He legally married his dog.
Back to the point.
So, we get "The Classic." Which is odd that it's the classic, because this place seems to special in their BBQ pulled pork, and this was a meatball sub. But whatever. The description of this sub was, "Homemade meatballs, roasted garlic spread, marinara, topped with mozzerella cheese, onions and baby spinach" Sounds good right? Well surprise! It was freaking way better than it sounded!
(We also got fries and a birch beer, which essentially is root beer but just so much better, because Jake's knows how it's done)
So, clearly we looooved Jake's. And will probably go back there all the time. It was inexpensive, a perfect size to split and SO DANG GOOD.
After filling our bellies, we walked over to Retrospect, about another mile away. Retrospect is probably my favorite place in the city [at least so far]. It's a vintage clothing/home decor/accessories store. I love it! We've only been there twice, and really haven't bought that much from them, but I just find it spectacular! I love to browse through everything. I could spend hours in there. Sigh...
But yesterday's trip was a bust. At least for me. I tried on a bunch of stuff, but none of it was for me. I did like one dress, but I would have to change the sleeves and I didn't feel like adding more to my long list of projects to do on my new sewing machine just yet. We did get Ryan a tie. And I regretfully decided against buying this green flower brooch I liked. I wanted to get a picture of me there, trying on some clothes but it was super busy and there were like 12 angry girls waiting for me to get out of the fitting room. Yikes. So I decided against it.
I did get this lovely picture of me by one of the huge game pieces by the municipal building, across the street from City Hall.
Isn't City Hall just the prettiest? I love it. We learned on our tour that it took over 30 years to complete! It's the second largest masonry building in the world, meaning it's made entirely out of bricks/concrete/marble, etc. No nails or wood.
And then we came home.
And skyped with the fam for Brooklyn's 7th Birthday! Happy Birthday Brooklyn! I can't believe she is already 7!! My goodness!!
And that was our day in Philly!
