Busy weekend!

This past weekend was supposed to be a pretty relaxed one, but it ended up being rather busy! Fun, but busy. On Saturday morning, I had a dentist appointment down in Wilmington. I like my dentist in Wilmington, so I decided it's worth the commute 2 times per year to keep him! I had no cavities, so that wasn't a bad start to the day! Then McGee had to get his car serviced - It was the big 15k mile service. After that, we had to head into Philly for one of my birthday presents to McGee! I signed us up for a beer and cheese tasting at a local bar. They took us through 8 beers and 4 cheeses, and we learned a lot about how the beers and cheeses were made. There were a lot of fun people in our group, and we had a great time!

On Sunday, we went to the Movie Tavern for a 9am showing of 22 Jump Street. The Movie Tavern is super cool, and you can order food and drinks before or during the movie to enjoy while you're watching the film! We'd never gone there for breakfast, and I've gotta say their breakfast was pretty darn good! And we both highly enjoyed 22 Jump Street and thought it was hilarious. If you liked the first one (we did), you'll like the 2nd one. After that, McGee had to pick his sister up from the train station in Philly, and then we went up to McGee's parents' house (with Guinness!) to celebrate Father's Day. Guinness was having a great ol' time with all of McGee's family, and he's still tired today from being so hyped up yesterday. 

And we got home last night in just enough time to watch the Game of Thrones finale! I'm not going to give any spoilers, but man it was a good one. I wasn't disappointed at all. I really want to read all of the books and at least catch up to the series, but I think I said that last season too... Maybe I'll actually do it this time! 

So far, I am not enjoying the summer weather here... It's been so hot and humid. It has been raining like crazy almost every day, and it turns out that's the perfect breeding weather for tons of bugs. There are gross bugs EVERYWHERE, and every time I step outside I get at least a few bug bites. Our backyard has been infested with some sort of biting gnat bug, and if you hang outside for more than 5 minutes they start to swarm around you. It's SO gross. We tried an all-natural pet-safe spray for our lawn (we're afraid to use harsh chemicals because of Guinness...), and I also tried some "bug traps" which consist of apple cider vinegar and some dish detergent. So far, no luck with either strategy. I also bought a bunch of plants this weekend, because I read that certain plants act as insect repellents. So, I specifically bought plants that were supposed to repel mosquitoes and gnats. I have a really nice geranium plant, rosemary (I've always wanted rosemary anyways!), lavender, and lemongrass. I was looking for catnip (it's supposed to be a stronger insect repellent than DEET!) and citronella (I didn't even know that citronella was a plant... but it is! It's a grass), but I couldn't find either of those. Fingers crossed the plants work... They look really nice though, so there's that at least! 

This isn't a picture of MY geranium, but it looks exactly like mine! I just haven't taken a picture yet. 

I hope you're all doing well, and I hope you have a good week! 

Kevin's Birthday Present

One of the presents I got for Kevin for his birthday was tickets to go see the Ireland vs Costa Rica soccer match! They were playing a "friendly" international game here in Philly, and I knew Kevin liked the Ireland team (he has a few jerseys and everything!). So, on Friday after we were both finished with work, we grabbed a few beers and some sandwiches for our new cooler (we just bought one that day!), and headed to the stadium to do a bit of tailgating before the match!

We had fun tailgating a bit and eating our dinner, and then we walked around for a bit, because the stadium parking area has some really pretty bridge views and the weather was PERFECT! The high was in the 70s that day and not humid at all. It was a very relaxing and fun way to wind down from the work-week.

You can see our new ice chest in this picture! I don't know how we didn't own one already... 

The bridge!

We headed into the stadium about 30 minutes before kickoff, and we noticed that we were some of the very few spots of green in the stadium - It turns out that Philly has a TON of Costa Rica fans!!! The stadium was a sea of red shirts and jerseys to show support for Costa Rica. And if you think I'm joking, check out the pictures - I'd say it was 95% Costa Rica fans. I had been guessing that it would be an even split of fans, because I know Philadelphia has a HUGE Irish population... But nope! Costa Rica has some very passionate and intense fans in Philadelphia. 

Here we are looking a little nervous wearing our green jerseys before the match started - We noticed the extreme lack of green in the stadium.  

 The pretty view of the bridge from our seats! 

Umm... Do you see all the fans wearing red? Do you see how very little green there is in the stands?

Again with the red...

And again with the red.... 

The final score ended up being 1-1, and it was a lot of fun to watch!  We cheered loudly for Ireland, even though it was a bit scary at times to be an Ireland fan during that game. The Ireland team played way better in the first half (and that's when they scored), but Costa Rica dominated the 2nd half (and that's when they scored). I think Kevin really liked his birthday present!!