More news from Philly!!!

Hey Guys!
Things are pretty great here in Philly!! It is starting to get alot colder here and we are hoping to have some snow here soon!!!! At least that is what I am hoping!
Until Tuesday, there hasnt been alot of excitement because I had to work every night this weekend so we didn't get to do anything together. I was off Monday night and Tuesday so we went off to have fun!!! Monday night we went to Manayunk, PA which is about 2 minutes from our house to eat sushi. I dont have any pictures because Shane and Ted (who went with us) would not let me take pictures of the sushi before we ate it. Oh well, it was raw fish! It did look really pretty on the plate before we ate it though! :) After we ate, we walked around the little town and stopped at Ben and Jerry's which was REALLY YUMMY!!!!!!!! Manayunk is a really cute place. It has alot of neat shops and what look to be really good restaraunts.


Tuesday we went with Julie to Old City (the really historical part of Philadelphia) to watch a movie. We went to Ritz East to watch "Children of Men". This is a picture of Julie and Shane outside the theater. The theater was really pretty fancy. The concession stand had all kinds of what i consider fancy snacks. They had itialian sodas, bruschetta, scones, and all kinds of other sweet stuff as well as cappachinos and hot tea. I just wasnt expecting to see that kind of food at a movie theater. The movie was good, but pretty depressing. I dont know if I would recommend it as a "must-see". I cried several times during it and felt SUPER depressed when we left. I even had bad dreams about it last night.

After the movie, we walked around the city for a while then we got on the bus to go back home. Ted got on at another stop which was pretty funny because that always seems to happen even though we never plan it. Anyway, we were riding along, just talking away (imagine that) when all of a sudden, the driver hits the brakes HARD, people go tumbling, and we hear and feel bang, thump, bang, thump. Wouldnt you know that if there was a bus wreck in all of Philly in January, I would be on the bus. From the way we hit, I knew for sure that there were several cars involved and that we (Julie and I) were about to get into some pretty ugly stuff. We made sure that everyone was alright on the bus, calmed the driver down, and got off the bus to help the people in the car. Surprisingly, there was only one other car and a tractor trailer involved. The tractor trailer sideswiped the car which caused it to spin through 6 lanes of traffic and hit the bus. Miraculously, the driver got the bus stopped just in time and avoided hitting the car head on, which would have been the worse-case scenario. Amazingly, noone was seriously injured. the driver who looked to be in her early 20s and her friend are probably super sore this morning and were really freaked out, but pretty much ok. The driver had a nasty knot on her head and probably a mild concussion. It was a miracle that they did not hit any other vehicles and that the bus did not hit them head on. Several people on the bus got bruises and a few knots on legs and such, but everyone was ok. We are fine, just a little sore. Hopefully this will be our major incident for this year!!!

Arent' these the two cutest males in Philly?? My mother fussed at me for not having any pictures of Samson up, so I took several adorable ones of him cuddling with Shane. Samson loves to be loved on and to cuddle (just like his mommy!!!). Isnt he just adorable????

I realize that these pics arent that exciting for most, but these are some of the decorations on the unit I am on at CHOP. They are wood frames painted different colors that display the kids artwork. All of the artwork up this month relate to handwashing and its importance. It is really neat idea and a great way to decorate without spending alot of money!!!