Well, I just realized I never updated the blog after our travel day. At the end of August, we moved from McDonough, Ga to St. Petersburg, Fl for assignment #4. David took over as the Interim Manager at the Chick-fil-A inside Tyrone Square Mall. We are starting month two at this location and month eight in the IM program. Time is flying.
About a week into the assignment, David and I woke up to some very sad news. I will never forget the morning we found out Truett Cathy, the founder of Chick-fi-A, had passed away. We had heard that he was not doing well, but the shock was still there. I never had the privilege of meeting Mr. Cathy, but several times that day I found myself crying. All day I just kept thinking about the amazing legacy he was leaving behind. Here was a man that opened his first restaurant in 1946, opened the first Chick-fil-A in 1967 and then grew the company to over 1800 locations. I greatly admire is business sense, his commitment to Jesus, and his love for people. David and I would not be where we are (literally would not be living in St. Petersburg) and who we are without Mr. Cathy. I could continue, but for more information on Truett Cathy visit www.truettcathy.com. He was such a great man. I highly recommend it!
During the month of September there was a second IM, Steven, working with David. I spent lots of time with his wife Courtney while our husbands worked at the restaurant. It was so nice to have someone in the area to hang out with and go shopping. One Sunday afternoon we all went to see the Tampa Bay Rays play! Tampa lost, but it was still a fun game to watch. The game was played in an inside stadium which I had never seen before.
The apartment we moved into when we arrived was about 30 minutes from the mall and the closest beach. It was nice, but traffic to the restaurant was terrible. So when we found out we were staying another month we decided to move closer to the mall...and the beach. Now we have this awesome view everyday. I think I will be okay here!
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