date night in Philly with my little chicken bird

A couple of weeks ago I went on a date night with my hubby in Philadelphia!

Our first stop was 2nd Story Brewing Co!

Charlie had the "My Better Hef" and loved it. 

I had the "Pier 53 Pale" which was pretty good, 

after those we shared the "Wakatoome" Double IPA, which we both did not enjoy. 

It was very malty and not what I was expecting. 

We explored more of Old City before our dinner reservation, 

I have never been to this part of the city before

What I Wore: glasses- c/o Faniel Eyewear, lips- Primark, dress & belt & stockings- vintage, flats- Hunter via Poshmark, jacket- Betsey Johnson, bag- vintage from my Zia

We stopped by Customs House Coffee for a quick coffee, 

pulled in by the quirky "anti-hipster" signage, but this place was so strange. 

& the coffee was terrible, so there is that. 

But my hubby is cute, so that is alway a bonus. 

We ate dinner at Han Dynasty,
I was blown away by the architecture of this building, it was so pretty!
& the food was spicy but delicious!

We had: Rabbit w/ peanuts in chili oil, scallion pancakes, Dan Dan Noodle,
Chicken Kung Pao Style, Bok Choy w/ Black Mushrooms
My favorites: Rabbit w/ peanuts in chili oil & Bok Choy w/ Black Mushrooms

Where Charlie tried to get me to eat more, even though I was full,
 and said, "come on eat some more my little chicken bird"
and I was like "whattttt"

We headed to Center City to see Shen Yun 5,000 Years of Civilization Reborn

I wasn't sure what to expect from the Shen Yun, we got these tickets as a Christmas gift.

We saw it at the Merriam Theater in Philly, 

1st of all- this theater has THE SMALLEST seats I have ever sat in,

 I am a smidge over 5 foot and I was uncomfortable, 

I can only imagine what the 6+ foot guy next to me was feeling...

Anyways, it was such an interesting show, 

lots of classical Chinese dance, 

music from the ancient instruments erhu and pipa, 

some opera {which was a little preachy and kinda felt like a cult...}

The coolest part was the integration between the digital background and the on stage performance, 

at first I was like "what is going on" 

but the characters would fly on the screen and then pop onto the stage seamlessly. 

It was pretty damn cool. 

& apparently patented?! {No. 9,468,860}

A fun date night with my little chicken bird. 

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I'm not really a WAITRESS

I love Sara Bareilles and I love Jason Mraz,

I saw both of them (at separate times) in college,

so when I heard he was going to be in Waitress on Broadway I wanted to see it even more! 

It has been on my wishlist since it opened,

when my friend Holly said she had an extra ticket to go see Waitress, 

I knew I had to take the opportunity to see it for $50, 

even if I have to see it all by myself...

I mean that is the definition of #TreatYoSelf

PS. My mani is OPI "I'm Not Really A Waitress" one of my all time favorites, 

I know I know, I am such a fan girl!

Such a great show,
every one was so good! 

The Brooks Atkinson Theatre was so nice too, 

I loved the ornate feather details on the ceiling:

On the way back to the train I saw these horse cops riding around Times Square!

I did not know this was a thing, 

I mean I have seen them in Central Park but not in the actual city! 

These horses are HUGE, I stood next to one and I only came up to his knee cap.

It was so awesome to see:

Of course,

 I have been non-stop listening to "What's Inside: Songs From Waitress" by Sara Bareilles,

seriously have become addicted. 

These are my favorites:

{especially "Bad Idea" & "I Didn't Plan It"}

I also had to get "The Negative" from the Broadway album:

I really wish the song "It Only Takes A Taste" was on the Sara Bareilles' album, 

I love it with Jason Mraz!

& I added my faves to my 2017 Spotify Playlist, of course! 

& I had to get myself this little pie necklace from the show, 

it was too cute! 

Had to wear some leopard and vintage leather for a date-night-out-with-myself:

What I Wore: glasses- c/o Lafont, necklace- Waitress the Musical on Broadway, jacket & top- vintage, pants- Anthopologie, boots- Walmart, bag- vintage Dooney & Bourke 

My friend Holly from fashion school talked about Waitress,

 and she said when she saw it she couldn't stop thinking about the coffee mug 

during the whole show, but only got herself the magnet, 

I knew I had to get her the coffee mug, 

especially since she got me the ticket and made my Waitress dreams come true! 

♥

Not going to lie, 

I have been singing this soundtrack in my head while working at the Vault, 

making being a waitress much more pleasant...

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{I mean... Fashion School @FIT NYC doesn't pay for itself!} 

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This post contains affiliate links and I may be compensated 

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Some products may be gifted to me for promotion, 

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