Amazing Supper

Supper is Philadelphia is one of the best and tastiest restaurants I have been to in the city. The decor was amazing, the food delicious, the beer and wine very interesting and eclectic. Even the bathrooms were well lit and tastefully designed. I can't wait to go back and take Chris!

Bad Blogger!

I just realized September is almost over, and I have not posted anything since the 1st! I promise to do better! It is not for lack of things going on...My birthday was on the 9th, pretty fun, but birthdays just aren't as fun as they used to be. There should be a rule that you have to have a party with cake and friends and act like a kid. That would make every birthday fun, right?

We are in the second week of Center City Restaurant week and since Chris and I are both gainfully employed I have been taking better advantage of it. I would say we have, but since they are offering lunch this time around I have had more opportunity to take advantage.

So far have visited three restaurants and have plans to visit two more by the end of the week! For those of you not familiar with Restaurant Week, it is a time when the restaurants in Center City Philadelphia offer a 3-5 course prix fixe dinner (or lunch this time). It is an opportunity to try some of the fancier restaurants at below average prices. It's also a great excuse to go out!

I will try my hardest to do better blogging. At least I know I didn't miss my calling to be a great writer! :)

XOXO

Mastering the Art of Indian Cooking

In my Care2.com newsletter there was a reasonably simple sounding recipe for a Spinach Curry Paneer, one of my favorite dishes. I decided I would try it out. So far the cheese making was not hard at all (no pun intended, it is in fact a very soft cheese). Next, after refrigerating overnight, I will assemble the rest of the dish. Hopefully it is as delicious as I think it should be. More to come. This could be the start of a wonderful foray into the culinary world of India. Maybe I will try to master nan next, or the Tandori!! Baby steps, Hannah, baby steps....

Missing Mom

Today is the 2nd anniversary of one of the worst days of my life. The day I lost my mother. It is for selfish reasons alone that I am so sad. I know she is having a wonderful time dancing around heaven. I can even imagine her doing it. But I miss her so...There are so many things that haven't happend yet that I want to share with her. My husband starting his new career that she was so supportive of, our kids, our happiness....

No one hugs quite like Mom.

Gettysburg!!

So, I recently got a comment from a friend, "I love looking at your blog!" and I thought, shoot, I haven't updated that thing in ages!! The good news is, Chris and I have not been bumps on a log lately, well if we have, at least not at home...

This past weekend, we loaded up the car and headed out of town to Gettysburg, PA. Everyone I tell this automatically starts reminising about school trips and childhood shenanigans. We had a good time. We picked the loveliest day to wander around the battlefield and turned a two hour auto tour into about four and a half. We leapt on rocks and climbed scary look out towers. It never crossed our minds that someone afraid of heights (Chris) would struggle on the towers. They look so harmless and not that tall from the ground! We both were a little queasy towards the top, but made it and oh what a view!

It was a nice trip. We needed the time together and the R&R. More to come....

ACS Bike-a-thon

The American Cancer Society bike-a-thon on July 12th was probably one of the coolest things I have done in a long time. Well, since the Breast Cancer 3-day.... I was able to ride 46 of the 66 miles and it was an amazing ride. This picture was taken as we waited to head over the Ben Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia. It was a cool and overcast morning, the perfect start to the day. We started over the bridge to the theme from "Rocky".

The ride took us through Cherry Hill, NJ and into the country. It was all I could do to resist the produce stands along the way advertising New Jersey tomatoes and blueberries. We ended the ride at Buena Vista, NJ. I had arranged transport back to Philly and hopped on a huge bus. Our bikes were loaded into huge 18 wheeler moving trucks, 100 per truck.

All in all, a very rewarding experience and one I hope to do again next year!

Faux Van Gogh

In a recent magazine, there was a picture of a wall with a lot of paintings on it of all different sizes. They looked amazing, and it turns out they were paint by number! I decided I would like to try a few of those and see how they turn out. Chris thinks I am a huge nerd, but I asked him, "Is paint by numbering lame, or ironically cool?" Everything makes a comeback, why not this?

I attempted my first portrait. Horses from Wal Mart. I figured, it only cost $5, so what could it hurt. Well, in my haste to get up and answer the phone, I knocked all of the paints onto the picture, ruining it. Must be more careful next time, but it was fun while it lasted. This picture is one I will try next. I will update on the various stages and whether or not it is a cool as I think.