So much has happened since I last wrote in my blog.
Jordan has been pretty busy. He finished a summer music workshop where he participated in performing a new soundtrack to the movie "Nosferatu" with the School of Rock kids. He seemed to enjoy that a lot. He started a new school year via PA Virtual Charter School. He is doing very well so far. He has Algebra, Earth Science, English, Technology, and PE. He gets PE credit for attending karate twice a week. He also gets credit for Music for taking guitar lessons.
We visited a couple of his favorite places this past month, Longhorne Steakhouse, and now DiNardo's, where he gets a nice big steak, and I feast on crabs! Yum! He recently broke up with his girlfriend, and was a bit sad about that, but he is focusing on all the other fun things in his life and is doing very well.
We visited the "Magic Gardens" glass art museum on South Street. What a great place to visit! We also went to see the " How to Train Your Dragon" show at the Wachovia center. He loved it! I like that he still enjoys live shows. We may go to see "Spiderman" on Broadway for Christmas. He's been wanting to see it for sometime. I went to a child support hearing with Jordan's dad, who has been very detached from his life. He, unfortunately, has not made much effort to keep in contact with Jordan. Thankfully, Jordan has a lot of love in his life and he is doing well.
I have been enjoying the city this past month. I have visited a couple of regular places I enjoy like the Clef Club for great live jazz music, and the Erotic Salon for some live erotic poetry readings. I have tried some new places to eat including Drinker's for tacos, El Rey for spicy corn on the cob, La Famiglia for good Italian food, and a new BBQ place on South Street for some awesome pecan pie. I also checked out the Memphis Tavern in Northwest Philly, which had a nice pork and watermelon salad, and Silk City for some great weekend brunch. We have gone to Joe's Crab Shack in King of Prussia a couple of times and have enjoyed their spicy crab bucket. One of the highlights this past month included going to see and hear Sheila E. at Penns Landing. She's still rocking! We also went to a screening of the movie "Midnight In Paris" which was being held at the Art Museum.
We have seen a lot of movies, one of our favorite things to do, this past month, including, Timothy Green, Posession, ParaNorman, Total Recall, Loopers, and Hotel Transylvania. A nice mix of kid-friendly and not so kid-friendly movies.
Work has been great! I am growing into the position, learning the politics, policies, and programs. The job requires constant networking, collaboration, strategic planning and development, which keeps me very busy. I am pretty exhausted in the evenings and on Fridays, when the work week wraps up. I am happy to be working with people who are dedicated and skilled in what they do. I am
also learning about people's personalities and quirks, and how to best work together. I was able to go to Harrisburg and attend a conference, and I have been working on implementing a new database system for our unit. We also recently hired an administrative assistant, who we needed desperately to help support our unit.
Near work I have been trying to find good spots for lunch. I found a great Asian Fusion place undergroung, by Suburban Station, where they serve yummy Ramen soup with a ginger salad. I also like to go to a little park around Chestnut and 17th Street on good weather days and take a packed lunch. The park has a water fountain and plenty of seats to enjoy lunch outdoors. I also got to meet mom and my aunt for lunch one afternoon while they were in town. That was a nice treat!
I need to start taking good care of myself, work on taking vitamins and calcium. I hurt my back twice this past month cleaning and twisting. I also got a bad cold that I am just getting over. Need to focus on keeping healthy and strong as the year wraps up.
Looking forward to the holiday season!
Jordan has been pretty busy. He finished a summer music workshop where he participated in performing a new soundtrack to the movie "Nosferatu" with the School of Rock kids. He seemed to enjoy that a lot. He started a new school year via PA Virtual Charter School. He is doing very well so far. He has Algebra, Earth Science, English, Technology, and PE. He gets PE credit for attending karate twice a week. He also gets credit for Music for taking guitar lessons.
We visited a couple of his favorite places this past month, Longhorne Steakhouse, and now DiNardo's, where he gets a nice big steak, and I feast on crabs! Yum! He recently broke up with his girlfriend, and was a bit sad about that, but he is focusing on all the other fun things in his life and is doing very well.
We visited the "Magic Gardens" glass art museum on South Street. What a great place to visit! We also went to see the " How to Train Your Dragon" show at the Wachovia center. He loved it! I like that he still enjoys live shows. We may go to see "Spiderman" on Broadway for Christmas. He's been wanting to see it for sometime. I went to a child support hearing with Jordan's dad, who has been very detached from his life. He, unfortunately, has not made much effort to keep in contact with Jordan. Thankfully, Jordan has a lot of love in his life and he is doing well.
I have been enjoying the city this past month. I have visited a couple of regular places I enjoy like the Clef Club for great live jazz music, and the Erotic Salon for some live erotic poetry readings. I have tried some new places to eat including Drinker's for tacos, El Rey for spicy corn on the cob, La Famiglia for good Italian food, and a new BBQ place on South Street for some awesome pecan pie. I also checked out the Memphis Tavern in Northwest Philly, which had a nice pork and watermelon salad, and Silk City for some great weekend brunch. We have gone to Joe's Crab Shack in King of Prussia a couple of times and have enjoyed their spicy crab bucket. One of the highlights this past month included going to see and hear Sheila E. at Penns Landing. She's still rocking! We also went to a screening of the movie "Midnight In Paris" which was being held at the Art Museum.
We have seen a lot of movies, one of our favorite things to do, this past month, including, Timothy Green, Posession, ParaNorman, Total Recall, Loopers, and Hotel Transylvania. A nice mix of kid-friendly and not so kid-friendly movies.
Work has been great! I am growing into the position, learning the politics, policies, and programs. The job requires constant networking, collaboration, strategic planning and development, which keeps me very busy. I am pretty exhausted in the evenings and on Fridays, when the work week wraps up. I am happy to be working with people who are dedicated and skilled in what they do. I am
also learning about people's personalities and quirks, and how to best work together. I was able to go to Harrisburg and attend a conference, and I have been working on implementing a new database system for our unit. We also recently hired an administrative assistant, who we needed desperately to help support our unit.
Near work I have been trying to find good spots for lunch. I found a great Asian Fusion place undergroung, by Suburban Station, where they serve yummy Ramen soup with a ginger salad. I also like to go to a little park around Chestnut and 17th Street on good weather days and take a packed lunch. The park has a water fountain and plenty of seats to enjoy lunch outdoors. I also got to meet mom and my aunt for lunch one afternoon while they were in town. That was a nice treat!
I need to start taking good care of myself, work on taking vitamins and calcium. I hurt my back twice this past month cleaning and twisting. I also got a bad cold that I am just getting over. Need to focus on keeping healthy and strong as the year wraps up.
Looking forward to the holiday season!
