After work today, Crystal and I rushed home to get changed and head over to Philly to see the Person to Person Tour with the Polyphonic Spree, Rooney and the Redwalls. We didn’t have much time, so we got some food from the Chick-Fil-A drive-thru and ate in the car on our way to Philly. When we got to Philly, we saw plenty of parking spots a few blocks away from the concert venue, the Trocadero Theatre. Crystal wanted to get greedy and try parking even closer to the venue, so I drove up even closer to see. Luckily for us, someone was leaving and we got a parking spot right in front of the theater… wait in line, meet Diane from Temple

The Redwalls, we saw them on our first date alone together.

Rooney, good, loud girls screaming, camera battery dying, Diane takes pictures, thanks, got to see and hang out with the Redwalls after Rooney

Polyphonic Spree, red curtain, heart, lots of people/instruments in the band, lots of energy, Beatles, Nirvana cover

The Polyphonic Spree

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lots of bikers on Route 70, brunch with Cristina and Lev, Water Works Restaurant, oolong/orange/African Nectar tea, coffee, hummus, almond baked Brie, Serrano omelet, cinnamon apple Tsoureki French toast, surf and turf eggs Benedict, steak and eggs, Fairmount Water Works, walking around, home

Skuykill River

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gym, I shopped for groceries, Crystal doing work at the library, relax, dinner at Maggiano’s, bruschetta, sliced tomato with fresh mozzarella, Caesar salad, Maggiano’s salad, four cheese ravioli, gnocchi in tomato vodka sauce, chicken Parmesan, salmon lemon and herbs, N.Y. Style cheesecake with seasonal fruit, tiramisu, Apple Crostada, Caramel Sauce, candles, so full, drive home, look up at stars, see exploding looking object, comet

Us at Maggiano’s

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Looking at Churches, no one around, driving around, St. Paul’s, little dog, cleaning day, nice, Wawa, pretzel, Lowes, air filter for furnace, Easton Bible Church, protective dog, large, two aisles, nails done, traffic on 38 because of accident, Philly, park, convention center, Faeriecon, Trocadero, tickets, walking around, bubble tea, meet up with Laura, Mikado, crowded, sushi good, home, Rummikub, “Scrabble is a good game, it makes you smarter… ooow”, random blocks, bubbles, funny

One of the churches

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wake up early, continental breakfast, check out, broken ATM, eccentric man complaining about ATM, drive up ATM, the Waffle House, waffles, eggs, bacon, hash browns, Hershey Park, not as crowded, short or no waits in line, three roller coasters in under 30 minutes, mostly walking, water mister, backwards roller coaster, feeling icky afterwards, monorail, Cold Stone ice cream, Chocolate World, “It’s the Milk Chocolate” cows, tour, free little bag of kissables, gift shop, the Commet, feeling better, Coal Cracker, Crystal soaking wet, she feels cooler, hot outside, the Great Bear, Storm Chaser, cheddar popcorn, souvenirs, 100 year anniversary of Hershey Park, lots of chocolate, drive back home, rest stop, gyro, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, PA Turnpike to 130 to 295, rest, Giants game, injuries

Us at Chocolate World

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start out to Hershey, drive Sarah back to house for bathing suit, bacon, stop at dunkin donuts for breakfast, coffee, butternut donut, crueler, long drive on PA turnpike, arrive at Hershey, 100 year anniversary of Hershey Park, eat lunch, garden burger, chicken fingers, fries, full, so hot outside, change into bathing suits, find flip flops, pay for locker, ride the Tidal Force, long line for Roller Soaker, feel cool, so much water, cloudy and windy, ride the Roller Soaker, cold, short drive to Comfort Inn in Harrisburg, shower, dinner at Texas Roadhouse, free peanuts, sampler, catfish, chicken, green beans with bacon, rice, sweet potato, fresh vegetables, country fried steak, loud birthday announcements, yee haa, Starbucks, so tired, sleep.

100 Years of Hershey Park

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Relax, South Street, walk around, look at hats, I miss Tower Records, becoming a Walgreens, bubble tea, buy a hat, random skate shops, Nixon watches, visit Rutgers, completely redone cafeteria, looks like Panera Bread, visit frat house, so dirty but nicely decorated, go home and shower, Famous Dave’s BBQ, great ribs, drinks at McFadden’s, so many bachelorette parties, feeling old, “had to go”, went home and “went”, still full, good times

Us at McFadden’s

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Last night worked till midnight, lunch at Mikado, good to see everyone, I miss having lunch with everyone at least weekly, CBGB shirt, gym, Fogo De Chao, large salad bar, lots of meat. all you can eat, red/green disk,  dessert, surprise flan, sooooo full, tonight working till 4am

Me on my birthday

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relaxing, peanut butter jelly time, Michelle’s birthday celebration, drive to her house, Boston Market, Villanova, pizza, cake, large flame, Brownies in Ardmore, open bar, average cover band, fun, food, tired, home

Make a wish

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meet up with Chung and In Kyung, the Mann, Peter and the Wolf, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Rossen Milanov, conductor; Elissa Lee Koljonen, violin; BRITTEN Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell, PROKOFIEV Peter and the Wolf,
SHOSTAKOVICH Violin Concerto No. 1; The Philadelphia Orchestra’s performance of Prokofiev’s classic Peter and the Wolf, with its riveting story and descriptive music, will be enhanced by the North American premiere of a new animated film. The edgy film is intended to appeal to a generation of young people raised on forms of entertainment (i.e. movies, video games, TV) that are darker and more visually oriented than those of previous generations and features stop-frame model animation. The program also features Britten’s Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell and Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto, performed by Philadelphia violinist Elissa Lee Koljonen.

The Philadelphia Orchestra during intermission

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