Lisa’s Rant….life and healthy eating

Ha just typing that makes me laugh my guy friends in college were OBSESSED with the movie Team America. So Philly was soooooooooo fun! We got to do everything we wanted! So lets recap:

(camera cord still MIA I really want to upload some pics!)

Saturday we got up bright and early and took the train to Philly then checked in and set off to Reading Terminal Market for lunch. I got a chicken pesto crepe mmmm. This place is nuts total craziness and a billion food options I was overwhelmed and wandered around forever trying to decide what I wanted. Oh and to back up I got a Gingerbread latte to drink on the train and ate a NS Apple Scone.

After lunch we somehow figured out the bus system and rode over to the Franklin Institute which was cool but a lot like the Smithsonian museums here in DC. Then we went over to the Museum of Art to see the Rocky steps, the bfs one and only request. They have a statue of Rocky that of course we took some touristy pictures with along side the Japanese tourists. We didn’t even go in the museum since you had to pay $15 and there are again tons of art museums in DC. It was cold and rainy on sat so we decided it was nap time. Then wandered around the neighborhood and found a yummy Italian restaurant. I ordered the best freaking salad. It had butternut squash, caramelized beets, pumpkin seeds, goat cheese, and walnut vinaigrette mmmm. I also had a side of Butternut Squash Risotto which was meh and the bf ate most of it. After dinner it was time to go out and meet up with my good friend from high school I haven’t seen in ages. Funny enough it was the same bar I had gone to one time I came to Philly for work. Anyways apparently they sell 40s at bars in Philly the bf was totally excited. I stuck to red bull vodka . I have got to post pictures of this because I have some funny ones with the 40s.

Sunday it was sunny! We ate breakfast at the hotel where they had make your own waffles which I of course ruined because I can never work those freaking machines and gave up and just had a yogurt because my waffle was raw haha. Then we did the liberty bell, Betsy Ross’s house, all that touristy stuff. Following by a yummy dinner! It was a modern little place that had green apples as centerpieces which I thought was so cute! Good idea to incorporate in a wedding center piece. I was in a meat mood (very rare) and had London Broil. My bro used to make this for us sometimes. It was yummy.

Ooo and Monday before we left we had lunch at City Tavern which is a place that Jefferson, and Washington used to eat and drink at. How cool is that? The people are dressed all colonial. They even have some of the recipes from Jefferson and Martha Washington. The bf and I indulged in a 1 o clock drink haha and I had some raspberry concoction that I think had rum which was Martha’s recipe kind of like an alcoholic Shirley Temple. The bf had Jefferson’s beer recipe. I also ate a turkey pot pie which was fatty goodness. Then home we went and I had an NS dinner and passed out!

Ahh such a fun weekend and now back to work boo. Seriously I’m going to try to hunt down my camera cord tonight. I have a test Thursday again though so I may not get to uploading until tomorrow while I procrastinate at work