Even MORE Philly Fun...

Well...first the bummer news:  I didn't advance to Round 2 of "Project Food Buzz":(  I was sad, but was cheered up thinking of all the great comments & sweet words of encouragement I had gotten all week!  I realllllly appreciate all of them:) :) :)  Best of luck to everyone who advanced!  I'll be rooting you guys on! :)

And now....the good news:  "Donna in the City, Day 2" was just as lovely as Day 1:)  This time, Scott & I hit up our OTHER near-by metropolis: Philadelphia:)  While I think New York is all bright lights & glamour, I find Philly just utterly charming with it's pretty tree lined streets....

And quaint historic colonial-style buildings!  It really is such a nice strolling city, since you never know when you'll turn a corner and feel like you've stepped back in time:)

And STROLL we DID, as we had some GREAT eats mixed into our day (of course;)  Our first stop was at "Rouge," which is right across from beautiful Rittenhouse Square...

You could almost imagine you were in Paris while strolling down 18th street, with all of the restaurants spilling out tables onto the streets.  A perfect recipe for a relaxed atmosphere and some GREAT people watching:)

It was just a PERFECT day to relax at a table outside and take in the nice view of the park....

And also to enjoy our Rouge burgers:).....

Hard to beat a burger with gruyere cheese, caramelized onions on a challah roll with (MORE!) pomme frites! :)  hahahahahhaa....Rouge burgers are da bomb:)

After the mega-burgers, we began the strolling portion of our day and headed tooooooooooo.....

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY!!!!

I was sooooooo excited to show Scott around my Alma mater!  This trip was almost like a time warp....I was hit with 10,000 memories at once:)  Good times, STRESSFUL times, but good times too;)....

If you haven't guessed...I love Temple!:)

And after Temple we set out on a looonnnnngggg walk to a SURE FIRE HIT:  The PACKED Franklin Fountain!!!.....

And even though I toyed with the idea of trying out their HOT Caramel Apple Pie Milkshake (yes, HOT MILKSHAKE!), a friend had recently tried "The Great Pumpkin" and it just sounded too drool-worthy AND too seasonally appropriate not to try;)

One bite and I just MELTED.....it was just sooooooooooooooo delicious, spicy & festive!  How could it NOT be?...

• Creamy & spicy Pumpkin Ice Cream  (so good!)
• Hot Caramel
• Salty Pecans
• A sprinkle of crunchy malted milk powder
• Fresh whipped cream
• And a sprinkle of cinnamon....

Yowza!!!  Franklin Fountain is the shiz!  We AGAIN were satisfied customers:)  Love this place!!

And we even got a nice souvenir to take home!  I'm gonna try making our own little "liter" mini-Mt. Vesuivius:) hahahahhahaa....

And speaking of souvenirs, I also managed to get myself properly festooned in new Temple gear!  All of my clothes from when I actually attended are too big:)... even Penny approved;)

Even if my favorite lounging sweatshirt will always be my one that is about 10 sizes too big...but it's just so damn cozy!...

So ANOTHER nice day of good eats & city streets....and one that again got entirely TOO HOT around 3pm!  We were crossin streets left & right just to catch the shade!  The weather is forecasted to drop from mid-80's to a high of 70 today and me thinks that is PERFECT weather for a very Fall-like activity this morning:)  My afternoon & evening may just very well be spent in the kitchen, which sounds like a GREAT way to spend a Sunday to me:)

Hope your enjoying your weekend and having a relaxing & cozy Sunday!