Downtown Philly

Took a trip to downtown Philly this past July. We haven't been there in years and never even saw the new Constitution Center until now. We didn't realize how touristy that area has gotten. We take for granted the rich history we have in this city.

National Constitution Center

View of Independence Hall from the Constitution Center

Inside the Constitution Center

Independence Hall. Line for tours were too long.

Of course, we had to see the Liberty Bell.

Not Laid Off!

For those of you who follow the business news, you may have heard that my company let go 3,000 employees today throughout the U.S., U.K and Canada. Thankfully I’m safe, but what upset me was that the official announcement was not made to us employees until later this morning. The media already printed the article early this morning.

Communication is terrible here……give the employees the courtesy first before announcing it to the public! Anyway, it was sad today as some people were crying. From my dept of 40, we let go 6 of them. I was already told 2 weeks ago that I was safe and being moved up to a higher level (above and outside the mortgage level). I’m just thankful that God really provided and that He “placed” me in a good department. I thought about how worried I was last year about finding a new job and got upset that the other positions I applied for didn’t pan out. God really does know what He’s doing as He had me wait for this position. Had I taken the other positions, I would have been laid off. Just goes to show how little faith and trust I have in Him at times.

Exercise Fiend & VBS Pics

The one thing I love about moving to our bigger office is that we now have a gym. Thankfully they have showers and a large locker room, so I've been using the treadmill twice a week during lunch. Working out for 30 minutes in the middle of the day has been feeling great and invigorating. Much better than trying to go after dinner when I'm all tired. Our church has been feeding us so well with parties and get togethers that I've gained a few more pounds. I feel like if I even look at a cookie, I just gained another 3 lbs in my stomach. That's why I'm motivated to work out because I need to lose that weight before I get pregnant (whenever that happens). I still have not lost the pregnancy weight from the first one! I'm now back to trying to lose 8 lbs.....so sad after almost 3 years.

Here's some pics from VBS this past summer. He's in the orange shirt.