Philly Union Soccer

On Saturday night we went up to Chester PA, the home of Philly's MLS team the Union.  Mike and Amber organized and we were joined by Amber's sister and brother and Will and Ed.  We tailgated a bit before the game in the parking lot with neat views of the Delaware River and an old electric power plant.   The PPL stadium is quite a beautiful facility, not a bad seat in the house.  The Union played their rivals the NY Red Bulls and ended up winning the game 1 - 0.  It was a really fun time.

Pregame Tailgating

Headed to the stadium with the Commodore Barry Bridge in the background

Game time

The crew 

World Cafe Live - Wilmington

Several years ago now the doors to local live music were opened to Jeanette and I via the World Cafe Live up in Philly.  We came to know of this venue through the University of Pennsylvania's music station WXPN and have come to know and love the artists we get to see here.  Recently a new location has been added to the World Cafe brand in Wilmington DE in the old Queen Theatre.  The project has been a multi-million dollar rennovation and it brings a place to see really great bands closer to home.  On Saturday we attended the first public event at the Queen seeing Ingrid Michaelson with Timm, Rachel, Mike and Amber.  The theatre was really beautiful and while they're still working out some of the bugs in the sound system, it was a fun night and its exciting to have such a great concert venue so close to home now.

Where's the Beef

Last winter Jeanette and I watched the documentary Food Inc. which depicts the food industry in a not too appealing light.  Since then we've been trying to think a bit more about where our food comes from.  Last winter we experimented with purchasing local grass fed beef and it worked out so well that this year we are doing it again.  Saturday I picked up our quarter cow, some 125 lbs of beef.  Can't wait for summer to grill some steaks outside.