Notes on this last week...

So, I've started this blog to keep a record of the many memories, lessons, struggles, and joys of  my life. 

The main point of it being me attempting to be more intentional about capturing those everyday moments that always mean the most to me. In 15-20 years, I hope to look at this blog and (I know it is a STRETCH, but..) remember and revisit where I was and who I was with on "such and such a day"...

Well, it's pretty obvious that I need to work on the consistency of it all. 

I can barely write one post a week. So very pitiful. 

I will do my best to play catch up on the most recent adventures in my life, in hopes that it will spark more discipline in me to remember to write on here more often. One can hope. 

Last weekend, Dan and I took a road trip with our good friend Ben to visit a dear friend who lives outside of Philly. We had made these plans months ago in order to see one of our very favorite musicians again. 

The four of us are beginning to be true fans, seeing him any chance we can when he visits the City of Brotherly Love. 

That afternoon we roamed the city streets, had our very first glimpse of the famous "LOVE" sign (which, is it okay to say that I was very disappointed?), had a little history lesson, and then ventured back to the concert venue--looking like very sweaty versions of ourselves. I love shows so much, and probably put a little more pressure on their greatness then most people. I don't know why, but I have always seemed to have these super high expectations of what the night will look like.

For example, I confessed my repeating fantasy to my husband and friends of always envisioning the band calling me up on stage to sing along with them for "that one song with a girl part". It's embarrassing, yes.
But, very true.
I come to find out that I'm not alone! My friend has the same fantasy.
Girls can dream, right?

 Well, despite being bummed out for 5 minutes about my sweaty self potentially being seen by the man himself, Greg Laswell, the concert was AMAZING and exceeded my expectations by far. 

So the venue, World Cafe Life, is this amazing gem in the city. It's the best atmosphere if you enjoy hearing your favorite music while sitting and sipping on your favorite beverage (does it get any better than that?!) He played all my favorites and even did an unplugged version of the best song on his latest album, Landline. It was like he was literally in my living room with a guitar singing to us, his friends. 

It was a very good night.

We ended our trip with the most amazing bagels and coffee from 

Seven Stones Cafe  in Media. 

After hanging out in the city for the night, we then drove two hours home just to let out our furry friend, take a nap, and hop back into the care for trip #2 of the weekend--one of my favorite places, Annapolis! A good friend of mine is getting married(!) next summer and we attended a fun party to celebrate their engagement and get even more excited about their big day. Dan and I could not be more happy for these two!!