Let’s preface by saying I got off of my last plane without harming anyone.  I loathe getting off a plane, there’s no system so it’s more like a free for all.  That might be my number one thing I hate about flying….besides turbulence.

Funny thing is that I landed in Philadelphia 30 minutes ahead of time, so Mr. Army guy really had to get to moving when I texted him and said Jussssst Landed!!!  Pretty sure there were more explanation points — but whatever.  Since there wasn’t a gate for our plane to go into, I got to sit on the runway making phone calls back home to say “I’m Here“.  (It wasn’t just me who was excited about this trip.)  This just gave Mr. Army guy more time to get to the airport to pick me up.  You see, if he had never said he was 15-20 minutes out — then I would’ve never known he was late.  Muahahaha!

There was a funny story involved about him picking me up from the airport though.  You see, I tried to surprise him…which just blew up in my face.  I didn’t call/text him when I got off the plane —- instead I rushed down to baggage claim and guess what, Mr. Army guy was nowhere to be found.  I called him to ask him where he was — still in the parking lot waiting on me to call him after I got off the plane.  HA!  Well there’s always next time.

After picking me up from the airport and getting my uber heavy loaded in the car, it was time to explore Delaware & Pennsylvania.  Talk about hitting two states on my never been to before list.

Because I’m allergic to Gluten, Mr. Army guy and I had to find places I could actually eat at.  One of these places was in Newark, DE which is where the University of Delaware is at for all of you out of towners who read my blog…we went to a local brewery; the  Iron Hill Brewery,  much like Coaches (for all of you locals).  Seriously, I plan on going back next time I’m in the area… *hint*hint*

Hehehe.  Looking over the wine list.  They had a fabulous selection and the Riesling I had was really good.  Which reminds me….I need to order some of that fabulous stuff for me!

Best Gluten Free Calamari I’ve ever had in my life.  This coming from the girl who doesn’t really care for sea food and hasn’t had any in years.  Around 80% of Square 1682 ‘s menu was GF, which made this girl excited beyond belief.  I know where I’ll be going while in Philly next time.

Center City in Philadelphia.  This felt like Oklahoma City’s Bricktown area more than anything.  Minus all the tall buildings and super busy streets and sidewalks.  I had a blast  at Hotel Palomar and I think Mr. Army guy did, too.

21st Floor of the Palomar looking down.  I really loved the view of Philadelphia and our hotel.  It was a great first day to the perfect trip I had out east…even if I had been up nearly 22 hours by the time we went to bed.

…and so caps the fabulous day I had in Philadelphia.  Get ready for tomorrow, it’s bound to be a history lesson y’all will never forget with plenty of pictures for the friends & family who read my blog.

If you follow Twitter or are a IRL (In Real Life) friend, you know I took a trip the last part of February.  A trip that had been 100+ days in the making.  Which is why I was beyond excited when the day finally came for me to get the heck out of Dodge and see one very special guy.

The sun came up during my flight.  Yes, during.  Talk about spectacular.  I guess this is what happens when you have a 6AM flight?  …and for the record…I hate early mornings, but didn’t mind flying out of Oklahoma on the first flight available.

I took full use of the wifi we had on the plane.  I mostly just read Twitter and Facebook and chatted with friends back in Oklahoma.  Confused more people than I ever thought possible because I kept getting messages and emails asking me if I missed my flight — instead I responded with, I’m in flight now.  Made my day.

Loved.  Loved.  Loved getting to see the sun come up over the clouds.  Turbulence was non-existent during both my flights which made the trip in that much more bearable (flying wise).

Almost to Philadelphia.  It just seemed like my flight was taking forever at this point.  Puddle jumping airports definitely wasn’t all it was cracked up to be and quite honestly I think I’ll be taking a direct flight next time.

Of course I was bound to get bored from a 2 hour long flight, so I snapped more pictures of myself, talked to my Momma some more over the wifi waves, chatted with friends back home and got a lovely message from my cousin telling me not to do anything he wouldn’t do….  I wonder about my family sometimes.  :: shakes head ::

…and this is where I started to get antsy….waiting for the plane to descend…  Because 30 minutes from this shot I got to see one amazing guy.

….stay tuned….

I’m having some serious NY cravings….and lucky for me this NY treat is found in GLUTEN FREE versions!  I’ve done my GF research on eating in the big NY, can’t ya tell??

….I just wish I could hop on a plane and eat there now.  Hopefully this little craving will be rectified soon and then I’ll continue to dream of some Rice to Riches until my next stop in NYC.  If y’all only knew what you were missing out on, this is seriously good stuff…and very addictive.