Have I told you that the other LDS dental students are married? If not, let me tell you that this is the best news for me. While Brad is studying or taking a late night CPR class or whatever else may keep him preoccupied with dental school I have friends to spent time with because their husbands are doing the exact same thing. Not only that, but they understand that I'm on a budget because they've got the same loans we do. And when there are days when I'm not liking Philly so much they are right there with me because we all moved here at the same time. In so many ways our lives are similar.
On one fine day while the boys were in school the girls got together. Kenzie Fowler works at the National Constitution Center so we (Rachel Tucker and I) met up with her after work one day to see the city. The Old City area, where the National Constitution Center is located, is my favorite area of Philadelphia. We went exploring. First to Washington Square. There is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the park. Given time to reflect, it hits you that while the Revolutionary War was fought over 200 years ago for our Independence there are still men and women serving our country today who are fighting for our liberty.
We also took a quick jog up to the Reading Market. There is nothing quite like an Apple Fritter from the Almish.
While wandering we walked through Chinatown and found the Friendship Gate.
We went back to the National Constitution Center (#5) to met up with the boys after they were done with school. The National Constitution Center does a deal on Thursday nights for $5 tickets which is great for the budget. We were able to see most of the museum. There was an exhibit about spies and conspiracies. Not my favorite part of the museum since it had a bit of a creepy vibe to it. The interesting part was at the end of the exhibit where they had artifacts from the Twin Towers there. We were all in a little bit of awe thinking that it's been 10 years since 9/11. They also had a really cool exhibit about George Washington, including a pair of his dentures. As you can expect with a group of dental school students, this was their favorite part. All I can tell you is that I'm very glad that dentistry has come a long way since then.
*These photos brought to you by the iPhone.
On one fine day while the boys were in school the girls got together. Kenzie Fowler works at the National Constitution Center so we (Rachel Tucker and I) met up with her after work one day to see the city. The Old City area, where the National Constitution Center is located, is my favorite area of Philadelphia. We went exploring. First to Washington Square. There is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the park. Given time to reflect, it hits you that while the Revolutionary War was fought over 200 years ago for our Independence there are still men and women serving our country today who are fighting for our liberty.
"Freedom is a light for which many men have died in darkness
In unmarked graves within this square lie thousands of unknown soldiers of Washington's Army who died of wounds and sickness during the Revolutionary War
The Independence and Liberty you possess are the work of joint councils and joint efforts of common dangers, suffering and success."
- George Washington
We also took a quick jog up to the Reading Market. There is nothing quite like an Apple Fritter from the Almish.
While wandering we walked through Chinatown and found the Friendship Gate.
We went back to the National Constitution Center (#5) to met up with the boys after they were done with school. The National Constitution Center does a deal on Thursday nights for $5 tickets which is great for the budget. We were able to see most of the museum. There was an exhibit about spies and conspiracies. Not my favorite part of the museum since it had a bit of a creepy vibe to it. The interesting part was at the end of the exhibit where they had artifacts from the Twin Towers there. We were all in a little bit of awe thinking that it's been 10 years since 9/11. They also had a really cool exhibit about George Washington, including a pair of his dentures. As you can expect with a group of dental school students, this was their favorite part. All I can tell you is that I'm very glad that dentistry has come a long way since then.
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