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Dymond Takes Philly
dymond phillips • Jul 18, 2017
When one door closes, don't take it as defeat it means God has a better one already open!
If you follow me on any of my social medias then you should know that over the weekend I had the opportunity to visit Philadelphia, PA. I originally was scheduled to go for the Milan Rouge Girl Boss Sleepover, but unfortunately she had to reschedule the event for a later date. At first I was ready to throw the entire trip away but my parents talked me into staying. This was my first adult by myself trip. When I tell y'all there was sooooooo many things that happened that made me want to say forget it but with my parents strong words I stuck it out and it was honestly one of the best trips I've taken Let's start with all the ways in which the devil was trying to hold me back. First, my hotel room prices kept going up and down so by time I waited to the last minute and it higher than I expected to pay, but I told myself it's worth it. Then, day before I left (so Friday night) I received a email from Milan Rouge that the event has been cancelled and she was issuing a full refund. I was so hurt that was a major factor of me going in the first place and I was looking forward to being around more girl bosses and networking in that way. I went to my mom crying and saying I don't want to go, she talked me down and told me, "That's ok now you have more time to actually network and see Philly.
It's ok, sometimes our plans and Gods plans are different." So I ended up getting another hotel room for the extra day and thought all the bad was good. Well I was WRONG! At about 1:07am, remind you my flight was for later that day at noon, I received a email saying my flight has been canceled. I almost lost it, but my mothers words repeated in the back of my head so I just called and was issued a voucher and refund for that flight. Thank God I was in a financial standing of being able to go thru another airline and book a whole new outgoing flight. The next thing is very small but almost took me over edge because of all that came with this trip before. Next, as I'm going thru TSA, they bull my carry on. They search it and say that my face soap is coming back negative. So I'm standing there like soooo that means what? They had to do some extra search on me and threw away my face bar soap! I travel a lot and never have they ever threw away that bar of soap. Once they finished as I was walking to my airline my mom called me and I told her what happened and she heard how annoyed I was. She said, "It's ok, don't stress it. All the bad that came with this trip means that God is preparing something." And we prayed together. After all that wrong that came with the trio I pushed thru and went. I literally loved being in Philly, I'm a city girl and I stayed in center city which is basically downtown. I meet so many people with different stories and I for sure loved hearing each one. I was able to pass out my business cards and see different areas of the city. I was even able to fit in a photo shoot on Sunday morning. I hated the fact that I was only there a day and a half, I will for sure be going back again soon because I love the uniqueness of the city and the food was everything. Being in Philly, my mind was coming with so many ideas as far as what I want to do with my brand. I can't wait to implement those ideas and put them to action. Overall, all the things that went wrong with this trip were worth it. All the extra money spent was worth it because I was able to push my blog in a new city. When one door closes or things don't go your way don't throw in the towel you never know what god has in store!
