On Valentine’s Day, a bunch of my high school girlfriends and I drove up to Philadelphia for a day trip to visit our dear friend Debbie! (Dan was a great sport about watching the girls while I got to spend time with my friends, and we had already had our own Valentine’s celebrations in the days prior.) Jen, Mimi, and I headed out in the morning, and got to Philly in time to enjoy soup dumplings for lunch with Debbie! Juli flew in to join us afterwards for post-lunch dessert at Audabon Bakeshop!

Audabon Bakeshop with the ladies
Audabon Bakeshop with the ladies

 

Mimi & I at lunch
Mimi and I at lunch right before.

 

Dessert at Audabon
Neat signage at Audabon Bakeshop

 

macarons from Audabon Bakeshop
Delicious macarons from Audabon Bakeshop

 

strawberry brick toast at Audabon Bakeshop
Strawberry brick toast at Audabon Bakeshop

 

strawberry brick toast at Audabon Bakeshop
It was so amazing that it necessitates posting another angle of it.

 

Walking to the Barnes museum
Walking to The Barnes Foundation museum as the flurries fell around us.

 

Walking to the Barnes museum
Lovely Mimi!

 

Us at the Barnes Foundation
Us at the Barnes Foundation

 

The Barnes Foundation museum
The snow made everything look so romantic!

 

The Barnes Foundation museum

 

Cool crystals hanging from the ceiling of the museum.
Cool crystals hanging from the ceiling of the museum.

 

Juli, Debbie, and Jen!
Juli, Debbie, and Jen at dinner

 

Dinner at Kanella
We enjoyed dinner at a Mediterranean restaurant called Kanella. We didn’t realize that we’d be dining off of their Valentine’s menu, so it ended up being quite a meal!

 

Dinner at Kanella

 

Shepherds Pie from Kanella
shepherd’s pie

 

Lamb chops from Kanella
lamb chops

 

Lobster from Kanella
Lobster from Kanella

 

dessert at Kanella

 

chocolate cake with lavender ice cream
Chocolate cake with lavender ice cream. My favorite dessert there!

 

dessert from Kanella
This was also delicious.

 

post-dinner group photo
Our day trip to Philly was quite eventful! It was a fun and memorable day, and it was so enjoyable getting to spend Valentine’s Day with these amazing ladies!

 

We got caught in a bit of a blizzard on the way so it took us a while to get home, but thankfully we made it back in one piece around 2 in the morning. Can’t wait until we are all reunited again!