The General Assembly of the YMCA of the USA is held every three years..this year it was in Philadelphia. I went 2 days early to visit my college roommate Melissa
Here she is in her driveway....
This is her darling house on Gate Lane
Her daughter and darling grandchildren. Another highlight of the trip was visiting my sweet friend Betty Mathews
Here she is with Melissa.....
Her daughter Connie and her husband Steve. I was the flower girl when Connie got married...yes, it was QUITE a while ago.
The next day I was downtown Philly waiting for Jared....
He arrived and we set out for a nice evening in the city
The next day, at the end of our meetings...Cole arrived!!! He had Ben in Utah for work...
There he is fly fishing...
Boating...nice work!
We walked all over.....we did NOT go there!
The city is full of beautiful architecture....
At The Good dog Cafe....rather delicious!!
The city welcomed us Y folks rather grandly....
Meetings day two....
Then we went all historic!!
My boy and the Liberty Bell...
We do have beautiful architecture....
This is the cemetery where Ben Franklin is buried....ever hear the saying "a penny saved is a penny earned"? Well, Mr. Franklin is making money from the grave....every year tourists throw pennies on his grave and the grave makes around $4,000. Annually. Not bad!!
This is the oldest residential street in the US. And for a mere 1.5 million, you two can live here....
This is Betsy Ross' house. she lived and worked here with her 5 daughters...she outlived all three of her husbands. She and her girls were seamstresses...did you know this??? She made a famous flag.....
The entrance to China Town....the gate was a gift from Philly's sister city in China. No. I do not remember the name.
The famous Love statue in Love park. Kevin Bacon's father designed the park. Yes, I listened on the Double Decker bus tour....
This is Kennedy, our tour guide
Yes, he was swimming in the fountain...what the heck??
The Rodarte Museum and the "Gates of Hell". A popular place for wedding photos...the Gates of Hell???!
And we did see a lot of weddings...
Is that Pinocchio in the background??
Outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art....the Italian Stallion...
I love this photo!
Joan of Arc. Joanie and her pony....
Selling water under the bridge....
For lunch...Reading Market and we had to...
Try the Philly Cheesesteak....
Oh yea, it was worth it.
We ate well...
We met Melissa and family for lemonade...
Melissa with Austin and Ames....then we heads to the oldest bar in the city...
Another great adventure...
a snake charmer (?) on the streets of Philadelphia...not fun!!! photo courtesy of Cole.
Cole. and last on the agenda was the
Y 5K. The boys ran, I walked. We rock! It was a great weekend...learned a lot and had a lot of fun! Meanwhile at home....
Scout was hanging out with Beau...at Mad and Jake's.
Finley and Sadie continues their summer of fun on the shores of Lake Michigan...
The Y got a new stove AND....
The inaugural ride on the new Y elevator.
Millie busy painting and then...look what greeted me on my arrival in Michigan....
Mr. porcupine!!!!
Location:United States
