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Sunday In Philadelphia

A couple of Sundays ago, my friend Amy and I took an early morning train ride to Philly. I wish I would have taken pictures on the train ride, because looking out the window at the beautiful scenery was heavenly. I felt like I was in a dream. 

The train left at 8:05am from Penn Station and I got there at 8am. I set my alarm for 6:45am so I could pack my bag, get ready and be out the door without feeling rushed. Well.... I did not hear my alarm and I woke up in a panic when I saw that it was 7:20am. I woke up to a million texts from Amy being like "You up?" "Hello, I am starting to worry?" "Are you coming!!!!" I bolted out the door and ran all the way to the subway station from my apartment. I really didn't want to let Amy down, because we had been so excited for this trip. We had planned it like 6weeks in advance and were talking about how much we were looking forward to it all week long. I was going to be supppperrrr bummed out if we didn't end up going because I woke up late.

Well I ended up making it....but not before I had to run from the 42nd street Time Square stop, to the 34th street Penn Station stop because, for whatever reason the subway I was on decided that 42nd street was going to be its last stop (typical.) Things always go wrong at the worst times!! I thought to myself, I can either wait for the next subway...or I can just book it 10 blocks down the street. I figured I would be faster on my feet and I would have a better chance of making it to Penn Station on time. So there I was, at 7:50 in the morning, running as fast as I could down 7th Avenue. The taxi driver that saw me kept gesturing for me to get in his car, but I kept telling him I was almost there and that I didn't need a ride! He followed me a block or two before he finally got the hint that I was not getting in his car. Amy was of course happy to see me when I finally arrived at the train station! And thank goodness I made it, because we had the funnest day! 

My good friend Grayson lives in Philadelphia where he is finishing his last year of law school. We have been friends since my freshman year of college! We met at a block party at Utah State University, so many years ago. I had blonde hair at the time and he was in a band called Battle Field? or Battle Ship? or Battle School? Or whatever the name was. He approached me, we started talking and we have been good friends ever since. Gray showed Amy and I around the city and he took us to all the cool spots :) We had brunch, walked around and he took us on a tour of his campus. 

I have this playlist I listen to every year at this time and most of the songs on it are Bon Iver songs. I don't know what it is, but I just think Bon Iver is meant to be played when it is cold outside. 

You know when you don't play a song for the longest time and then you listen to it again and it takes you back to the best times in your life!? Music can really take you back and make you remember. These were some of my favorites in college that I would listen to around this time of the year. I would listen to Bon Iver and music like his while I walked to class and the leaves were changing on campus :) Gotta love the good ole days. Enjoy!