Philadelphia/NYC!

Nate and I got to go out to visit my brother Sterling, sister-in-law Sarah, and nephew William in Philadelphia over President's Day weekend!!! Our flight was FREE, thank you American Express Skymiles... and we had a BLAST. It was so much fun hanging out with family and seeing baby William! Nate loved the east side and it was fun for him to see it for the first time. We are looking to move back someday! I grew up in New Jersey and, after going back, I can't help but miss it!
The day after we arrived in Philly, Nate and I took a 2-hour bus ride to New York City!! It was so much fun, and we didn't even get lost! We found it pretty simple to find our way around, and it was fun walking around all day with the hubby! We went shopping at H&M (p.s. wayyy better in NYC than in Utah..), ate the famous New York pizza, saw the Statue of Liberty, Ground Zero, rode the subway, had an interesting conversation with Mustafa (story to come), saw a homeless man play an AMAZING drum solo on restaurant pans, stayed in Times Square, went to Chinatown and Rockefeller Center, walked 5th avenue, and ate tons of Lindt chocolate. All in one day. It was so much fun but we were SO tired!! Pictures are all on my facebook, I see no reason to post them twice.
After we got back, we got to spend the whole weekend with the family. We went to King of Prussia mall, which is the biggest mall in the USA, with all kinds of high-end stores. It was a beautiful place. Now if only I had 20,000 dollars to spend. The next day was Sunday, and we loved going to their church. It was different, but the same. :) The next day we went to downtown Philly and got to see the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. We didn't spend much time there, but it's a good thing to see at least once in your life! Especially if you're within a half an hour of it. Then we went to Reading Terminal Market which is a BLAST. It was Nate's first time there and he thought it was awesome! It's HUGE and has awesome, exotic foods and little shops. So much fun. I want to go back. Right now.
We got Sarah and Sterling hooked on Prison Break while we were there.. except it scares Sarah ;) We played games and talked and laughed and played with baby. We ate to our hearts' content - Philly Cheesesteaks, AMAZING turkey sandwiches at the market, pasta, fajitas, a whole bunch of deliciousness.. let's just say I did not stick to my original diet plan while we were there! We loved every second of it. THANK YOU Sterling and Sarah and William!!! Love you!