Phillies versus Yankees

I do NOT want to talk about how the game went. Or how the series is going. Or about Cole Hamels.

All of that aside, here are a few pictures taken at Game Four of the World Series at Citizens Bank Park over the weekend. Geoff and I took pity on my sister and father, who are both Yankee fans, and brought them to the game with us. We should have known better ;)

Go Phillies!

Honor and dedication

This past weekend, Geoff and I visited my sister in Washington D.C. More pictures to come of our rainy weekend, but here's my favorite shot. It was taken at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. If you've never seen the changing of the guard, please add it to your bucket list. It's a must see.

Fall fun

This post is long overdue, but better late than never, right? Geoff and I went out to Bethlehem a few weeks ago to visit his grandmother, Grace. We had a great day, checking out the Celtic Festival in town, going apple picking, walking her dog, and enjoying some nice meals. Here are some pictures from the day.

Big birthday weekend

Happy Monday everyone! This past weekend was pretty crazy, because my mother's birthday was on Friday (yes, September 11th) and my mother-in-law's birthday was on Thursday. So, we had to try to figure out how to see everyone to celebrate. And the fact that my husband had Phillies tickets for Friday night didn't help.

So Friday night consisted of me and him sitting in raincoats and under ponchos at the Phillies game, a game that they luckily won. On a side note, the guy who has the season tickets next to ours wrote a book about the 2008 Phillies and included a picture of us after they won the World Series last year. Can't wait to see the book, but I hope this doesn't count as my 15 minutes of fame.


(Here's us at a much sunnier game, since I didn't take pictures on Friday.)

On Saturday morning, we drove out to Jersey to spend the day with my family for my mom's birthday. There was good food, lots of laughter, a serious game of Taboo, and of course presents. Then my poor husband had to sit (read: fall asleep on the couch) through yet another round of "Who's the latest high school classmate that's pregnant/in jail/married/still living at home." It's a game that my mom and I seem to play quite a bit. There is no question where my love of gossip comes from!

We headed back on Sunday morning so that Geoff could get back for his first softball game of the season. Being a delinquent wife, I stayed at home and took up residence on the couch since I was tired from being up so late chatting with my parents the night before, while Geoff snoozed on the couch. I caught bits and pieces of the Eagles' game, and then topped off the weekend with a fabulous dinner at Legal Sea Foods to celebrate Geoff's mom's birthday. Wine, seafood casserole and chocolate mousse all in one meal = a happy Jessica whose pants are a bit too tight.

Good times, but once again it's Monday, and I'm exhausted. On the bright side, fall TV is back in full force, and tonight I get to indulge my inner 14 year-old girl with Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill! It's the small things that get me through the day...

Wrapping up the summer

Summer may not officially be over for another two weeks, but it certainly feels over today. Although, as my husband wisely pointed out last night, summer doesn't have quite the same appeal after college graduation, unless you're a teacher. And let me tell you, if I saw one more Facebook status update from a teacher friend who was traveling to Europe during their vacation, I was going to lose it.

Anyway, hopefully I'll be posting more regularly now that the crazy summer is over.

While Geoff and I seemed to be the only people in the Philadelphia region who didn't trek down to Avalon or Sea Isle City this weekend, we still enjoyed the gorgeous weather. And we hosted our first dinner for more than four people last night! Both of our sets of parents, as well as my aunt and Geoff's younger brother came over for dinner last night. It's amazing how a relatively simple meal becomes quite a bit more complicated when you're making it for eight people. However, dinner was a success (largely thanks to my helpers -- both moms and my aunt) and Geoff only had to be sent on errands twice (one missing ingredient and an empty propane tank). Overall, I consider it a success.

Sadly, no pictures to share -- I was too busy directing everyone around the kitchen and making lime margarita cupcakes. Mmmm. Email me if you want the recipe!

The final wedding of the season

I know, I know, I've been completely delinquent on the blog this month. Life has been crazy, but after this weekend, wedding season is over for us. I love summer, but I'm looking forward to fall hopefully being a bit more calm.

In the meantime, here are some pictures from the wedding we attended this past weekend. The groom was Geoff's best man at our wedding, and Geoff was one of his groomsmen. Even though this is a friend of Geoff's from college, I love both the bride and groom too, so it was a great time.















And the goodbye at the bar the night before the wedding

It's wedding season!

Geoff and I spent the past weekend doing a TON of driving for a friend's wedding in the Hamptons. If you've never driven out there on a summer weekend, I would not recommend it. Of course, it didn't help that the US Open was out on Long Island this weekend as well.

Anyway, aside from the driving and traffic, it was a good weekend. The wedding was really nice and the bride was beautiful.


The newly married couple


Geoff and me at the reception


This is the mansion where lunch was hosted the day after the wedding. Pretty incredible.


The view from the back yard


Their private beach


I need to make some rich friends so I can spend more time in the Hamptons. But next time, I'm taking a helicopter to get there.

Somebody's got a case of the Mondays....

Me. After a ridiculously beautiful weekend (high 70s, sunny, breezy), I am beyond depressed to be sitting at my desk with my only view of the outdoors across the room and through the door of another office.

My weekend of solitude was extremely relaxing. I slept late, lounged around, and did whatever I felt like doing, whenever I felt like doing it. I did make it into Philadelphia on Saturday to check out the Art Star Craft Bazaar, which was fun. I'll try to post some pictures tonight that I took there, although I definitely didn't do it justice. The concrete behemoth that is Penn's Landing isn't the most beautiful structure out there, but the view of the water on a nice day makes up for it.

Other than the craft show, I stayed local, did some shopping and spring cleaning, and hung out with Chasey. But I was very happy for Geoff to get home last night from Montreal in one piece. All in all, a good weekend.

And now, it's back to the real world. Is it Friday yet??