Thursday. This was the day we had anticipated for quite a while!! We were off to Philadelphia to see the Eagles play! Riley's "Make A Wish" trip that, thanks to so many, our whole family was able to experience! The limo ride to the airport at 5:30 AM was a fun experience! The kids loved it! The light show was a hit!!
We arrived and were greeted by Suelee, our "Make A Wish" volunteer who worked very hard to help Riley's wish come true!!
An amazing thing happened. We found out that LaDawn and Ashlyn (Riley's Aunt and cousin) helped put together airplane bags for "Make a Wish" kids. It was an activity day for church to help the volunteers make these bags. It contained sports magazines, snacks and sweet notes to each of the kids. What a small world it is and an amazing gift that Riley's bag was put together with extra love!! Thanks Ashlyn!
The flight attendants were very good to us. They brought us extra snacks, even the chocolate cookies from first class!! Bryant loved getting served drinks in his seat! Wyatt, Brenna and Bryant also loved looking through the Sky Mall Magazine. I think everyone's favorite item was the shower head that lit up and changed colors. :)
We had a great day of flying! We had a layover in Chicago which allowed us to put our feet on the ground for a bit and calm the "airplane sick" tummy of Bryant before heading on to Philadelphia. He never got sick, and only felt queasy right before we landed in Chicago, so it worked out pretty well.
It was raining in Chicago and the weather was very dark. However, when our airplane ascended above the clouds after leaving Chicago, it was beautiful blue skies ahead!! One of the most breathtaking views I've ever seen. I took a deep breath and soaked it all in.
After arriving in PA., we got settled in the hotel room and decided to find a good cheesesteak. Probably the most famous corner in Philadelphia for cheesesteaks is 9th and Passyunk in a south Philly neighborhood. This is where 2 cheesesteak rivals are located across the street from one another. We started out at Geno's, very flashy and hard to miss, ordering a "wiz without". This gives you a cheesesteak with cheese wiz and without onions. The proper way to order one WITH onions is "wiz wit".
Geno's was pretty good and then we crossed the street to try Pat's. Ordering in the same fashion, we ordered a few "wiz withouts" and fries. Pat's was far and away our favorite of the two places. Really good!! My mouth is watering as I type this!!
Pat's was in the movie "Rocky" and since we just saw the movie before our trip, we decided to go on a little "Rocky tour". It was sprinkling a bit, but it was very fun to explore around the city and find "rocky's appt", as well as Adrian's house and the gym. Our trip was off to a great start and we were very excited for what was to come!
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