A study performed by the Journal of Applied Research in Quality of Life concluded that people actually get a greater boost in “happiness” by planning a vacation vs. actually taking one. Not sure that I totally agree with the findings, but this Spring/Summer Trav and I are semi-testing that theory by taking several mini-vacations vs. one big vacation.
We spent the first weekend in May (which coincided with my 27th birthday, woo hoo) visiting Philadelphia, PA. Philly is only a short drive from DC, and in my opinion is the perfect place for a weekend getaway. We walked a countless number of miles, but saw so much of the city in 2 days, including UPenn and the Wharton Business School; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the National Constitution Center (of which we are now members, thanks to my adorably geeky husband who didn’t get his fill in one day!); the Liberty Bell; the famous Rocky Steps and Statue. We also had some amazing food: dinner at Matyson Friday night, lots of yummy samples from a variety of restaurants at the Rittenhouse Row Festival on Saturday, and my favorite for the weekend, dinner at Alma de Cuba Saturday night. We also had birthday brunch at Distrito Sunday morning, a Mexican restaurant by Iron Chef Jose Garces. I indulged in Tres Leches French toast, which was sinfully good! (For those of you unfamiliar with “Tres Leches”, it is Spanish for “three milks” and happens to be the name of my father’s favorite dessert, which he first tried when visiting me in Houston. Churrascos of Houston has by far the best Tres Leches Cake, but here is a link to a pretty tasty knock off recipe from the Pioneer Woman Blog.) But I digress….brunch was divine and it was all and all a great birthday weekend.
