So this August will be mine and Chris' 3 year wedding anniversary. I can't believe time has gone by so fast! We have gone through so much together in the past 6 years (both good and bad) and I have never felt closer to him than I do now. We were talking a few days ago about when we first met and it gave me butterflies all over again. He truly was made for me and I can not express enough how blessed I feel to have him as my husband. One thing that Chris and I have been able to do a lot these past 6 years is travel. We've been on 3 cruises, Florida, Hilton Head, Gatlinburg, Vegas, New Orleans, etc. We drove the long drive to California and back. We have lived in 3 different states in 3 years. It really seems we cant stay still for too long! We have been extremely blessed to do all of these things and have made so many memories with each other along the way. We were talking a few weeks ago about making a trip somewhere for our Anniversary and couldn't quite pick a specific place that we wanted to go to. That's when we (I) came up with the brilliant idea that for each vacation we take we will go someplace new. So that became part of our bucket list....Explore at least one city in every state. You have no idea how excited I am about this. There are sooo many places I want to visit! And I am even more excited to do this with my best friend/love of my life at my side! So far we only have 12 of the 50 states covered, but on our anniversary trip we will be visiting 4 different states in a week! Ever since we planned this trip I cant stop talking about it so I'll share with you some of the exciting things we will be doing!
First stop: PITTSBURGH, PA
This is a view from the hotel we will be staying at. Most of you probably wouldn't be excited to visit Pittsburgh. ESPECIALLY you Bengals fans! However, considering I have been a Steelers fan for 16 years and have never been to Pittsburgh I am extremely excited (and also ashamed to admit I have never been there)! I have even talked Chris into going on a Heinz Field tour with me!!! For those of you that know Chris, you know what a huge sacrifice this is considering how much he hates the Steelers haha. Another exciting thing we will be doing in Pittsburgh is eating at Primanti Brothers. This was featured on Man vs. Food and I can not wait to get a hold of one of these sandwhiches.
I mean seriously why have I never thought to put french fries on my sandwhich before?! mmmmm!
Next up will be the fabulous NEW YORK CITY:
Now I have actually visited NYC before, but Chris has not so we are going to explore the city together. We will actually be going to a YANKEES/RED SOX GAME! This will be perfect since we both hate the Yankees and like the Red Sox. Lets just hope we don't get beat up by any New York fans ;) We will be doing the normal tourist stuff while in New York and I am most looking forward to showing Chris Ground Zero. It is just a really humbling experience to go there and remember all the lives lost on that horrible day. Here is a picture from when I visited Ground Zero back in 2005:
(Side note: this picture was taken a week before I met Chris for the first time...so I am excited to go back WITH him.) Among a million other things we are trying to squeeze into our two days in New York, we will be going to a restaurant called NINJA. We saw it on the Travel Channel and it looks very interesting...apparently you are greeted at the door by Ninjas with swords haha. It should be a different experience for sure!
After NYC we will be driving to ATLANTIC CITY, NJ:
We are staying at a hotel called The Chelsea which looks REALLY nice, with a rooftop pool and right on the beach. I can't wait! While there we will also be visiting the Absecon Lighthouse and having our official Anniversary dinner at Ruths Chris Steakhouse (which I will be happy to not be a vegetarian at that dinner!)
From Atlantic City we will drive to Philadelphia, PA:
This pic is of a cute little bed and breakfast we will be staying at. We stayed at a bed and breakfast for the first time on our 2 year anniversary and loved the experience. This particular bed and breakfast was rated #1 in Philadelphia so it should be a great time! The most important part of our entire trip will happen while we are in Philadelphia and it is what we planned our entire trip around...the REDS/PHILLIES GAME. Chris and I are both die hard Reds fans...and we both HATE the Phillies. I am still extremely bitter about them beating us in the post season last year, so we will be sitting right by the Reds dugout and cheering our hearts out for our team!
Our last stop on our trip will be WASHINGTON D.C:
Neither Chris or I have ever been there and with so many historical sites to see, I'm sure it will be a busy and fun filled day!
Not only am I excited to see all of these places, but a road trip with my hubby will be the best part of it all. If you have been to any of these places and have suggestions of things we should do/see/eat let me know!!
~Brittany
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