Blogger Meetup in Philadelphia

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September 19, 2011

Yesterday, I headed down to the city to meet up with an old friend and fellow blogger, Mecca.  We used to work together when I was 16 at Rita’s Water Ice.  We’ve stayed in touch since then, but the last time I saw her was last summer before I started my master’s program.  We decided that we need to see each other more often.

I was planning on going to the city to check out the Zara store, so I was happy I could meet up with Mecca as well.  I headed to Zara and couldn’t believe all the gorgeous items!  I think I’ve found my favorite store… ever.  I gathered a few items and made my way to the dressing room.  Unfortunately, all of the jeans were too long; however, I did end up leaving with a gorgeous pair of ankle length skinny trousers. 

Not sure why my hair looks so short in this photo.
I tried on those shoes as well, but they were NOT comfy at all.
After buying the pants, I met up with Mecca and we headed to CVS to get a few snacks before lunch.  I saw a line of Vita Coco drinks in the refrigerated section and wanted to try one.  I grabbed the coconut + pineapple flavor.  It was amazing!  I read good things about this company before, but always was hesitant to trying them out.  Later on in the day I headed to the grocery store to buy more of this variety, but my store didn’t carry this flavor.
Mecca and I headed to lunch around 2:30.  We went to a place called Devon Seafood, which is located right in Rittenhouse Square.  We split the fried calamari, which came with a sweet and sour sauce and a remoulade sauce.  Very delicious, but a tad bit over fried.  I chose the fresh greens salad to start and a fresh swordfish for my entree.  The swordfish came with risotto and a red wine sauce.  Probably one of my favorite swordfish dishes to date.  
 
For dessert, Mecca chose a petite lemon meringue pie and I chose the cookie box.  I was so full after dinner that I decided to just pack up the cookie box for later.   The box included 2 of each kind: shortbread, lemon, and fudge brownie.  The lemon was my favorite!
What’s your favorite go-to dinner?
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