As mentioned in previous post, Christmas ended and one family rolled out and we made room for our second set of family guests here to visit Philadelphia for the first time. Hubby's sister, her hubby G, and our nephew D had made plans shortly after we moved to come and we had really planned to show them the city and surrounding areas....but if you ever want to test God's sense of humor, just make a plan!
Our visit was altered slightly - first when my sweet sister-in-law broke her ankle on Christmas Eve. She is a trooper and was relentless about not letting her walking cast and crutches hinder her sight seeing. And I was impressed and amazed at how well she maneuvered with just one good working leg!!
Then, on the day I had planned for us to see Amish Country, Mother Nature decided to bring us some snow! At first I was bummed that we weren't able to share beautiful Lancaster Co. with them, but after a few hours of steady snowfall - it was really nice to just watch it come down and see the kids having a blast in the snow. We ended up with around half a foot of snow and for us "Southerners" it qualified as a blizzard. While seeing a horse and buggy is kind of neat for the kids, snow is so, so much more cool and fun!
To round out their trip, we made it into the city for a little Philly sightseeing, complete with the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Art Musuem (Rocky and his steps) and of course - a Philly cheesesteak! I guess the third time is a charm because Jim's on South Street was amazing and well worth 15+ minute wait in line just to get our order taken! It is a no frills and no funny business - cash only kind of place. But served the best cheesesteak I have had yet in this city, complete with provolone, onions and sweet peppers! If your mouth is watering, they will FedEx you one :)
Again, super sad to see family leave....especially given that it might be summer before we are all back together again. To pass the time, I will stay focused on making this year a fantastic year for our family. 2012 started off extremely rocky with the passing of my wonderful mother-in-law, then Hubby left his "work family" of over 10 years to start out on an new adventure that moved us right on out of our comfort zone, then the loss of another family member when Hubby lost his uncle, and there were lots of other "little" things in between. So it was a year packed with change, a lot of sadness, and crazy anticipation of what is to come for us.
While a little late, CHEERS to a HAPPY, HEALTHY & BLESSED 2013 (cue the red wine)!
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| M and Uncle G putting on the finishing touches |
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| Have sled, will travel! |
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| The awesome snowman Uncle G made! |
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| Kids paying their respects to Rocky |
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