potbelly & wegmans.

It rained all day on Monday, and yesterday the sun was shining... all day. I loved it. Spending the day with two of my favorite boys escorting me to the places I love going to without any hesitation is pure luck. I married a man who will literally jump off a cliff if I did. Not that I would ever do that, but you know what I mean. I say let's go here, he says, "okay". 

Today was a Philly kind of day, and I was craving a toasty warm sandwich from Potbelly. I became spoiled with that place when we first had it in D.C. These sandwiches are to die for, and today we drove to the city to get a taste of the best sandwiches on earth.

Noah fell asleep on the way, and it's probably a good thing because he doesn't really like his sandwiches toasted. He likes soft bread, and those Kings Hawaiian rolls. He can eat a whole package of those. We let him sleep as Jon and I enjoyed our lunch feasting on our big sandwiches.

Poor little kid was so tired. He didn't even budge while sleeping on this hard wooden bench. 

I just love all the decor in this restaurant. From the booths to the ceiling, and even the restrooms (sorry...I don't take pictures in restrooms!) I did however have Jon take this picture. It was mounted high on the wall, and I loved the quote on it. 

Wise words from Andy Warhol, and it's so true. I think everybody should like everybody. Look at the ceiling...isn't it cool. If only my ceiling looked like that. 

The staff here is super friendly. They gave me a free soda from the refrigerated section because their soda fountain machine was being worked on. I was hoping to get the shake for free as well, but to no avail. That's okay...I was hoping Noah would wake up so that he could eat something. 

And he did.

He woke up while I was taking pictures of it. Truth be told I've never had their shakes until today. They were pretty good, and I especially loved the tiny cookie they put on the straw as their signature. That's how you know your shake is from Potbelly.

Every time we come here I have to buy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies before we leave. Always. They're not for me...oh no. They are for the girls because all of them have such a big sweet tooth. 

*****
After lunch we headed towards King of Prussia to run an errand, and stopped at a nearby Wegmans. I know there is one close to where we live in Cherry Hill, but this was convenient at the time. I just love this place. It's so clean, and it looks healthy! It reminds me of Stew Leonard's in Connecticut, and a mini Trader Joe's. 

As I was leaving I was eyeing these gnomes. I thought they were so cute, and they were on sale.  I decided to wait on buying them until we actually have a "real garden" to place them in. Noah thought they were cute too! 

My favorite flowers are hydrangeas. Ever since I visited the east coast for the first time in the year 2000 I fell in love with them. Now I take pictures of them wherever I see them. Our house would be rocking with these in the front lawn. Too bad I didn't take any home. Next time. 

Wegmans is at the top of my list for the best markets. It really is a cool place to shop for all kinds of things.  

Life on Tuesday was pretty good. If only I had day trips like this everyday. It's always nice to get out of your element in Jersey & cross that bridge to eat at one of your favorite places.

And go to your favorite market.