If last night is any indication of how the rest of the Healthy Living Summit is going to go, I’m in for a treat!
I arrived in Philadelphia a little after 3 p.m. and was picked up at the airport by the wonderful Heather and Courtney who drove in town from New York. The three of us made our way back o the hotel to check in, unpack and get situated. We didn’t have too much time to waste until it was dinnertime.
Another New York blogger, Jen, made reservations for a group of eight of us bloggers at Farmicia, a restaurant she claimed was Philadelphia gold.
When we arrived, we all oohed and ahhed over the romantic atmosphere and commented about how Farmicia seemed like it would’ve been a great place for a date night.
Good thing I had some hot dates for the evening. 
Say hi to Jen, Lisa, me!, Courtney, Tina, Heather, Diana, Alicia and Lisa!
Once we settled in, we busted out a bottle of wine (apparently many restaurants in Philadelphia allow you to bring your own wine to dinner… without a corking fee!) and perused the menu while eating some bread with fresh herbed butter.
What is it about flavored butter that is so much better than regular butter? Honey butter is my favorite. Mmm. Git in mah belly!
For my main entrée, I opted for a roasted peach salad with goat cheese, walnuts, fennel and balsamic dressed garden lettuce.
The goat cheese was super creamy and the definite highlight of the meal.
After dinner we all had our hearts set on some frozen yogurt, but when we walked out of the restaurant, we were sad to see that it was raining. Boo!
We decided to brave the rain and walked back to the hotel, passing on our beloved dessert idea.
Once back in the room, we hung out just chatting away for hours. I told the girls I felt like we were at a high school sleepover! It was so much fun. I can’t get enough of late night girl talk.
Now it’s time to get rockin’. It’s breakfast time and my stomach is growling.
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Three words for you–Rita’s Water Ice! I have only ever gotten these in Philly–they are like a slushy, but you can get them with soft serve on the bottom, and it is amazing. You must find yourself one!!!!
i love that you and Tina got the same salad! Looks sooo good. Haha wow on another note – I feel like a CREEPER. I hope y’all are having fun!!
MMMMMMMMMMMM honey butter!!!!
You all look so pretty! I can’t wait to eventually take part in HLS — I am a newbie blogger (been blogging for 2 months or so) but next year I’d love to take the plunge and meet everyone I faithfully follow!
Your cute one-shouldered (word?) lace dress in on RueLaLa again! It is already sold out, but I placed a “if you we can find another one” order and and crossing my fingers to be able to copy you! 🙂
Also, your salad looks delish… I will most likely force my boyfriend to have salads for dinner because I am now craving a good one.
oh i hope you can get it!
Farmicia is one of my favorite restaurants! their sour dough is to die for !
Honey butter is amazing!! It’s really delicious on a piece of bread right out of the oven…mmmmm. Looks like you guys are having a blast! Can’t wait to hear how it goes 😀
Oh your trip looks great!!!
You have a nice dress^^
YAY!! Too much fun. I can’t wait to meet everyone tonight. I am leaving work now, woop woop!
Too much fun!!! I’m crazy jealous of everyone at HLS this weekend!!!! This is the 2nd time I’ve seen that salad today and it looks so incredible, I think it needs to be re-created! Enjoy the rest of your weekend 🙂
How fun! I love girl bonding time! Too bad you had to skip out on the fro yo! Maybe tonight?
Great dress! Fashion post?
I spy more than one of my favorite bloggers! Looks like SUCH a fabulous time–have so much fun! Can’t wait to hear about how your panel goes 🙂 (I’m sure you’re going to rock it out 🙂 ).