philly from a double-decker bus

One of the many things that makes my little sister adorable is that she thinks we both love to travel. We do, just in different ways. A few weeks ago, she wanted to spend a few hours introducing Rocio the historically-significant city of Philadelphia by... taking a bus tour. Though not really my thing, it was cool to get a different perspective of the city as opposed to those from my previous strolls.

(We de-boarded near Rittenhouse Square to lunch at Devon Seafood Grill.)

Yet for as completely unique as her and I are, we're also very much the same. I miss her so much now that she's in a small beach city near Alicante! She may only be in Spain for 26 days at this point, but I leave a mere 36 hours after she comes back to the United States; obviously I cried following our goodbye last week. Thank goodness for Skype.

the city of bloggerly love

 [Roomie love at Independence Hall: Shannon, Deirdre, Amelia]

 

[Happy hour date at Tria with college friend & roommate, Julia]

[HLS Cocktail Hour at Reading Terminal Market]

[HLS Breakfast provided by Attune Foods]

[Sad stats from Lauren's fabulous Budgeting for a Healthy Lifestyle presentation]

 [New & old blends: Shannon, Nicci, Krista, Heather]

[Adorable photos of the beautiful and kind Rising Above Negativity speakers: Brittany, Julie, Courtney, Heather]

 

[Lunchtime eats at Reading Terminal Market with my sorority sister, Hannah]

 [HLS Snack break with Quaker Oats & Naturally Nutty]

 [Fishtown beer tour with Julia, beginning at Kraftwork]

[A morning walk to the Rocky steps]

This was my second year at the Healthy Living Summit and my second time in Philadelphia in the past year. Wahoo! I had an absolute blast meeting so many wonderful ladies, eating so much delicious food, and, as expected, not sleeping nearly enough ('twas worth it, but I hope to catch up soon). A big thank you to Meghann and all the volunteers for planning such a spectacular weekend. I'll check back in soon with more details and more information about myself (for any new faces to "danielle abroad") once I get through this busy Monday.

P.S. Those orange thewelldaily.com velcro things in the swag bags are straps for your yoga mat :). Enjoy 'em!