Weekend with the Barrick's

Jared and the adorably pregnant Susannah drove from Nebraska to Pennsylvania to visit Jake and I! In case you didn't realize, that is 1/2 way across the country! They were with us for the weekend and they left Monday morning to continue their vacation in Washington DC. They are both Omaha natives, so they were super excited to explore the east coast!

We spent the evening on Thursday catching up since it has been almost a year since we saw them. On Friday Susannah and I went antiquing while Jake and Jared did some home improvement things. After that we all went to Bethlehem to enjoy the warmer weather. To prep for our journey to Philadelphia the next day, we watched National Treasure. We spent all day Saturday in Philly and all day Sunday in NYC. It was so fun showing them around both cities! It's kinda nice knowing my way around these cities enough to be able to show people around. I am an event planner, so naturally I made itineraries for both days, highlighted maps, made lunch reservations, ordered tickets for Independence Hall (Philly) and The Lion King on Broadway (NYC), and decided on parking locations way in advance. We didn't necessarily stick to the plan the whole time, but I definitely wanted Jared and Sus to see as much as they could!

Here is our weekend in review:

In front of Independence Hall:

 

The first and longest continually running post office in the US. It is the only post office in the US that does not fly an American flag in the front of the building because it was operating before the flag existed. The passage way on the right led to Benjamin Franklin's house and printing press. The brick walls in the tunnel are original.

The first bank of the US

The second US bank

Elfreth's Alley (below) in Philly is the nation's first residential street. These were typical homes that artisans, craftsmen, and merchants lived in. 

House for sale on Elfreth's Alley! The whole house is seriously 9' wide and going for about $600k!

Jake and I infront of Congress Hall

Liberty Bell

Jared and Sus get all the photo credit for the pictures in Philly because I didn't have my camera! I love the history in Philly and Jake and I got to see a lot of things we didn't get to see last time we were in Philly.

Now to New York City...

View of Lower Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry

Isn't he cute... :-)

Visiting the Charging Bull in the Financial District. This statue represents a bull market and is a token of optimism...

Central Park....Jake and I took a similar picture on this very rock last October when I was in the city for the very first time!

We saw The Lion King on Broadway and I love, love, LOVED it!

We are so glad you guys came out to the east coast! Hope to see you again soon and we can't wait to meet little Baby Barrick!