Italian Dinner at Ralph's (Opened Since 1900)

Eric has been living in Philadelphia for a long time, so when it comes to planning date nights and knowing where to eat he is the expert!! I have noticed that Philly has a lot a great Italian restaurants. They are kinda of hole in the whole spots but extremely charming. This spot in particular is called Ralph's and we went there right before Christmas. It has been opened since 1900!! How cool is that!? We ordered wine, pasta, bread, etc. and talked about the highs and lows of our work week. I mean I can get through any work week when I have a warm and authentic Italian dinner waiting on the other end. 

Christmas Festivities Begin

SELFIE TIME!!!

Martini with a twist (mine) Negroni (his)

The Oyster House in Philadelphia has a GREAT happy hour 

When it is my turn to plan date nights on the weekend...they start at 4pm

The Christmas Markets are here again!!! 

Singing Eric Happy Birthday

More Pics from Thanksgiving Weekend

I think most of us can agree this time of the year is THE BEST. The Thanksgiving weekend in particular is one of my favs. You spend time with family, you disconnect from work, you find festive activities to do...I mean the list goes on. I was lucky enough to have my family come into Philly for the week to hang out and spend Thanksgiving on this side of the world. We all had a blast. We watched Christmas movies, walked around the city, ate at terrific restaurants and had slumber parties. It was one of the coldest weekends that weekend and we were all really bundled up!!! It was sad at the end of the week and we had to say goodbye - but the great thing is Christmas holiday is right around the corner.

See you in Utah family!

Thanksgiving 2019 in Philadelphia

How We Do Saturdays

I have slowly but surely caught up with my blog posts! I hadn't posted for weeks and I got so behind. But I love scrap booking and I think it is important to keep a record of life so I try and discipline myself to always make time to blog.  I officially moved to Philadelphia in August after living in New York for 5 years!! It's so strange to not be living in NYC anymore but it officially came time for me to pack up my things and move away. It was such a fun adventure while it lasted and I am thankful to have spent 5 years of my life "growing up" there. New York really does swallow you up and spit you at. It's like boot camp for adult professionals and I am so glad I was able to spend my early years experience my young adulthood there. 

Now I am on to a new chapter and another exciting phase of my life. My boyfriend Eric has been teaching me the ropes of Philadelphia - introducing me to all the spots and helping me navigate my way through this city! And you have probably noticed from my recent posts that the food scene here is grrrreeeaaaat. It's totally comparable to New York as far as fine dining and not so fine dining goes. 

More Philadelphia pics to come!!!

Friday Nights, Hanging In

Quick Trip Home to Utah

My parents are very generous with their invites home to Utah. Even though it is thousands of miles away from Philadelphia I always find time for the fam. This trip home was extra fun because we made a special trip to Disney Land with the nieces and nephew. I forgot how exhausting it is to be at Disney Land and we were there for like 3 days haha. But it was super memorable and we all had a really great time. After our California adventures, I went to Utah to participate in all of the family festivities including a baby shower, sister-in-laws bday, family pictures, the list goes on!!! 

Halloween 2019 - Tweedledum + Tweedledee

I think I have been a black cat like 10 years in a row for Halloween, so the fact that I didn't do that again is a big deal haha. This year Stacey and I decided last minute to go out so we through together a makeshift Tweedledum and Tweedledee costume with whatever we could find at the house. What was our inspiration you ask? It was our very recent trip to Disney Land with the family. Also Stacey and I are pretty attached at the hip so we wanted to find a costume idea that was inspired by a "classic duo."  I think we did a pretty good job!

Almost Caught Up On My Blog Posts!

Right before my trip home to Utah, Eric took me on a very special date that he planned. He knows the Philly food scene like you wouldn't believe!! I mean of course he does, he has lived here his whole life. Since I am new to this city, I appreciate getting the food scene tour from a professional. I always tell people that Philadelphia has a really comparable food scene to New York. I mean New York is a bigger city than Philly, so of course it has more options, but the quality is definitely comparable. I love that certain parts of Philadelphia look like it is still the 1970s, other parts looks so colonial and then their are neighborhoods and theaters look like the 1990s. I have an infinity for anything that is vintage and retro. I also love the neighborhoods with the brownstone houses and cobblestone roads. I hope I get to live in one someday!