Homegirls- my favorite things

So, I love Philadelphia, even though it was just ranked #1 for the least clean, least friendly, and most obese place in the nation. The memories of Philadelphia I will forever cherish include but are not limited to, Wawa's, cheese steaks, everyone asking me if I am from about 10 different countries, or Texas (apparently I have an accent), deli shops and produce stores, Tightwad Tuesdays at Franklin Mills, and now, Homegirls potato chips. These chips are made in Philadelphia, and I have NEVER seen them anywhere. My friend Yasmine picked some up for me in a part of the city that isn't so desirable. She was always telling me about these chips and I had to have her get me some. So, here they are. They have an "ode" to women on the back and characters on the front. Aside from the humor I find in this "ode", they actually set a decent standard for anyone who actually takes the time to read the back. Especially in a city that isn't exactly thriving. Homegirls Chips has made the list of my favorite things about Philly! This was entertaining! Hope you feel the same!


This is what it says on the back of every bag:

H-girls Word Up!

MOTHERHOOD:

As we look to becoming mothers one day, we will produce children with good manners and good minds. We are the first teachers.

WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THIS THING AROUND

MARRIAGE:

We should save ourselves for marriage. Why should a man respect us if he can have us before marriage? Respect yourself and everyone will respect you. NO RING...NO THING!

WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THIS THING AROUND

THE POWER WITHIN US:

The force within us is stronger than the negative forces outside of us. So our message to bad influences us...STEP OFF!

WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE THIS THING AROUND

THERE IS A NEW BAG ON THE BLOCK...IT'S ALL THAT!...AND A BAG OF CHIPS

GRACELINE

September Fun!

This year is going by incredibly fast. Our family has been blessed this month with health, good friends, and marking milestones! Labor Day was a fun time to Boston. This was a sentimental trip for me because my mother loved Boston. And after years of traveling the world all over Asia and Europe and the America's she was able to finally see Boston 2 weeks before she passed! What a peaceful, beautiful part of our country. It's no wonder she loved it. Then we celebrated Bryan's 30th birthday. I think he has grown a few more gray hairs. On the 19th, Alyssa started her first day of Kindergarten. She is learning so much and she really likes her new teachers and friends. I was worried because it was such a BIG new place. But Alyssa has never had a problem making friends and seems to be enjoying school. Mason turned 18 months.......10 more gray hairs for Bryan. Bryan and I were able to attend the D.C. Temple for the first time in 2 years. We have a bunch of lame excuses like, I was pregnant, I worked every Saturday thereafter, blah, blah, blah. We finally went and had such a great time with the rest of the ward that we look forward to doing it again in the very near future. And to top it off, I had my old time pal (this makes me sound ancient I know, or at least her anyway) Cally come visit Philly. We had so much fun together. I haven't seen her, or any one else from Utopia for almost a year. I was anxious to see that these people do still exist. We toured through Philly's historical sights quickly so we could move steadfast toward every opportunity we had to shop. Then we shopped, shopped, and shopped some more. Saturday rolled around, we went to New York, shopped, saw RENT on Broadway (Yes I know it is racy, please no one feel bad for me, I actually really enjoyed it!!!!) then we shopped some more. Sunday after church we went to Lambertville, NJ. Cally really likes antiques and we thought this was the perfect place to check that out! So, we would have shopped some more if everything there wasn't so expensive.......maybe some other time! And Monday, we shopped some more until I had to take her to the airport! Even though we shopped....A LOT.... we really enjoyed just catching up and being the nerds that we are! At least we did it in style! Cally, thanks for a great time, and anyone who is reading this, please know that if you want to visit, I am quite the chameleon. So if shopping isn't your thing, I can make adjustments! So, that wrapped up September! I will post some pictures when Cally e-mails them to me! :o)