i LOVE philadelphia.
growing up, i--like most young, naive south jerseyians--didn't understand the full
geography of this wonderful armpit of a state (haha i keed, i keed).
but what i mean by that is:
it was very easy to believe philadelphia was a part of new jersey.
not many grown-ups (or at least my grown-ups in particular)
did a lot to distinguish the state from the city.
See: wawa, "hoagie," and the eagles.
south jerseyians are evidently passionately intertwined with the city of brotherly love.
and even so, I still forget how vastly underrated and genuinely beautiful it is.
my favorite part about going to work (other than work, of course) is getting to explore
the city every chance i get.
for instance, before work one day this week, I grabbed a bite from old city coffee,
growing up, i--like most young, naive south jerseyians--didn't understand the full
geography of this wonderful armpit of a state (haha i keed, i keed).
but what i mean by that is:
it was very easy to believe philadelphia was a part of new jersey.
not many grown-ups (or at least my grown-ups in particular)
did a lot to distinguish the state from the city.
See: wawa, "hoagie," and the eagles.
south jerseyians are evidently passionately intertwined with the city of brotherly love.
and even so, I still forget how vastly underrated and genuinely beautiful it is.
my favorite part about going to work (other than work, of course) is getting to explore
the city every chance i get.
for instance, before work one day this week, I grabbed a bite from old city coffee,
a diamond in the rough cafe down in a hidden alleyway within old city.
spinach and cheese scone | ice coffee w. vanilla
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you know, every once in a while you need to,
as Parks and Rec's Donna eloquently put it: treat yo'self.
whether that's through retail therapy, getting your little sister to
massage your feet, or a wonderful combination of the two...
you have one goal in this matter, and that is to feel happy.
thus in a solid way to cover the guilt I feel towards spending
a chunk of change all at one time, i'm going to blog about it.
...at least i'm making someone happy.
basic black crop top | forever21
rayband look-a-likes | NYC street market
I was also in dire need of a new phone because my old one obliterated spontaneously one day
(well, through the help of my good friend gravity, dancing, and of course beyonce).
i've been contemplating getting a new phone, but I didn't know which to get.
it was between the galaxy five, the iphone five s, and the mythical iphone six
(to be released in september).
in the end, because i'm impatient and skeptical of change, this is what happened.
hope you all enjoy your 4th,
m.p.
