What a great city… expensive city…and truly American city rich with history and cultural significance! Derek arrived a few minutes EARLY on Friday night but I was there to greet him at the airport. Thanks to Cousin Anne, I felt like a native already taking charge of getting us to the hotel and finding a great restaurant for dinner. Only 2 blocks from the Sheraton on Society Hill, we ate at a Spanish tapas restaurant and as Derek always says…”we ordered the menu.” We had a sampling of the chef’s favorite dishes sitting on the patio and people watching the entire time.
Saturday was filled with traditional 4th of July fun. We watched the parade as it marched through Independence Mall, walked the streets of downtown Philly and had an early dinner at a yummy Cuban restaurant. Then we embraced public transit (yes, the subway) as we made our way to the Museum of Art along with a few hundred thousand of our closest friends to watch Sheryl Crow and see the fireworks! It was very fun, incredibly crowded but worth it all!
Today, we took it much easier. We walked down to Reading Market to enjoy some of the local food fare and then back to Benjamin Franklin Parkway where all the museums are located. Off my right, I saw a flag waving from the science museum that read “Star Trek Adventure”. Luckily for Derek, it was a Star Trek exhibition so we spent a few hours milling around the museum enjoying the sights. We spend the rest of the day hanging out at the pool and walking around the historic district and Penn’s landing only blocks from the hotel.
It felt so great to just relax and be with Derek. I am definitely home sick and missed celebrating the 4th with my friends and family. I was secretly hoping that Derek would sneak “the girls/Pixel and Paxil’ on the plane.
Tomorrow, it is back to the routine of class all day but the coursework this week looks very interesting. Sessions about budget and finance, planning our careers for the future, getting advice from senior female administrators and a road trip to Washington D.C. to visit the America Council on Education. Good stuff!
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