Made it to Philly!

Looooooong drive today from Maine. Two obstacles messed up our time - getting lost in Boston on the way to Eagle's Deli and traffic due to a snow shower on the way down to Philly. What should have been an eleven hour trip ended up taking around fourteen hours instead :(

Regardless, we are happy to be here. Just got back from a very late dinner at New Deck Tavern - an awesome rec from Julia! Got to catch the end of the Falcons game, so as everyone else cheered on the Phillies, we were glued to the one TV in the place that wasn't on baseball.

Earlier today, we stopped for lunch at Eagle's Deli in Boston. Ronnie has been wanting to try the 2-lb challenge since he watched the Man vs. Food 5-lb challenge last year. Not to be fooled by the name, the '2-lb challenge', or Cowabunga burger, is actually around five pounds of food: four 1/2 lb hamburger patties (so a two-pounder), four slices of cheese, bacon (Ronnie added that), the monster bun it all sits on, and two additional pounds of french fries. It's a disgusting amount of food (although the burger honestly is delicious).

He was sooooo excited about all of this food; in fact, he actually considered ordering the 3-lb challenge but refrained. Thank goodness.

He cleared the burger in seven and a half minutes, and then slowed WAY down as he approached the fries. With about a quarter of the french fries left on his plate, he threatened to throw in the towel, so I called in reinforcements - my mom - to cheer him through those last few bites. With two more HUGE bites, he finished the plate, and with a giant burp, threw his hands in the air in victory.

That was around 2 p.m. Just now, at midnight, he reluctantly ordered a salad and couldn't finish it he is still so full. That's a lot of food boys. It almost conquered Big Ron.

Time for beddy-by - we are utterly exhausted. Pics later.