Hot Child in the City

I've been feeling right at home lately because it's been H-O-T here in Philly. It's been getting up close to 100 degrees everyday, and it's super humid all the time. It's not quite as bad as NC, but, unlike at home where the only time we spend outside is typically walking to and from our cars, in the city we have to do quite a bit of walking each day. Depending on which way I go (subway or bus), I might have a 20ish minute walk each morning, which translates to me looking gross and sweaty when I walk in the door to work. I'm sure my coworkers love that.

The Family of Four (Amy, Lauren, Allison, and me) was reunited this weekend! Each of them had quite an adventure getting here on Friday. There was horrible weather up and down the east coast, and Amy got stranded in Richmond, VA for hours because the airports were closed. Apparently someone was hit by a train in NJ (???) which temporarily halted all train travel at exactly the time Allison was on Amtrak. Lauren's bus didn't have air conditioning for awhile, and she got stuck in bad traffic. Thank goodness, they all eventually made it here and I got a chance to show them around my new stomping grounds!

We ate a lot of delicious food all weekend. The most exciting was probably Reading Terminal Market, which is a huge, amazing market in Center City. Everything we had was so good! I also showed them around some of the historic sites. The highlight was the fascinating scary tour of Independence Hall, which was led by Lois, one of the most unfriendly people I've met here so far. She actually kicked a mom and her small child out of the tour because the baby was making too much noise. Not making a great name for the City of Brotherly Love there, Lois.

We went a little crazy and went on a Duck Tour, which is a tour of the city via an amphibious vehicle (you drive straight into the water!). It was pretty fun but also terrifying once Allison remembered hearing about a horrible Duck boat accident in Philadelphia last year. Luckily we made it out safe and sound and got to see some sights along the way.

Amy diligently took pictures all weekend, but every one managed to be really awkward in some way. My personal favorite is this shot, in which an overeager Liberty Bell guard totally photobombed us.

We felt very Sex and the City all weekend. I'm sad that we are spreading out across the country (in Philly, DC, Durham, and San Francisco), but I'm glad we got to have a couple of days together! Can't wait to do FOF in the City Part II!