Skip to main content

thankful for co-workers

First of all... Happy October!  
Fall has definitely arrived in Chicago.  And we've had some crazy weather arrive with it.  Friday the waves were crashing so high on the lakefront path they actually closed it by the afternoon.  Personally, I found it pretty funny because I thought the waves were bigger & badder in the morning than the afternoon, but in the afternoon they decided to close off parts of the path that I rode that very morning.  But I digress...


Let's talk thank yous....
The marathon is quickly approaching and I'm so excited (partly because Karen's coming to visit!).  
But my co-workers were so sweet and made me a marathon care package.  
*Pasta for pre-race (all-natural, wheat-they were trying to show how well they've gotten to know me by pointing all this out).  
*Gels and blocks for during the race.
*Beer from local breweries (the nice stuff that I don't splurge on unless it's a special occasion) for after.
*A super sweet card.


It was so sweet and so unexpected!


I knew something was going on during the day, but I had literally no idea.  I kept thinking, 'It's not my birthday.'  'Nothing special's coming up.'  'Is it my half birthday?'  I couldn't figure out why they would be scheming about something for me.


I keep mentioning about my unhappiness at work, but I haven't said how great most of my co-workers are.  Sure they annoy me sometimes, but who do you see 5 days a week, and work with to accomplish things, that doesn't annoy you some times?  
I work with some pretty awesome, thoughtful people.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

museum field trip

i've been doing really well on my field trip resolution . yesterday i hit up another one:  the chicago history museum .  it turns out it was a free day there, even though i was going to get in free anyway.  that means it was busy! which is fine, i still got to take a gander around.   I've never been to the history museum before so that in itself was exciting. probably my favorite part was when they talked about the world's fair in chicago (i can't remember the exact name).  the buildings were so much grander than i imagined them in my mind while i read, devil in the white city a couple months ago.  it was fun to see what it was really like.  and wow! there was also an awesome exhibit about workers rights and such. so it was a fun little excursion.  

thanksgiving time

( via ) Yes, I like Santa.  But why is everyone so anxious to start with Christmas?  Why can't we appreciate Thanksgiving first? don't get me wrong, i'm excited to watch Love Actually again (when it's in-season.  i actually watch it all year long). everyone kept talking about christmas being everywhere this month, but i really only encountered it when i walked around the mall with Greta (my sister-in-law) on Monday.  it was all over the mall.  it could have been december. look what Nordstrom is doing i'm actually really excited for thanksgiving this year... (details to follow) but as far as today goes... I have to share this with you because I think it's funny ( via ) actually... at 11:11 I was running around looking for a book called The Moon Seems to Change

Birthday

i was yawning? Here I am: 28! Top 5 of 27: LouFest Marathon Florida (how can a vacation not make it?) New Job trip to Savannah to meet Callie ! My parents came to Chicago last weekend to help me celebrate & celebrate we did!  It was a super fun weekend!  And it was 40 degrees! Friday I was on the phone with a member from Kansas City.  He started chatting with me about the weather and I said, "we are currently experiencing a heat wave in Chicago of 34 degrees."  He responded, "it's supposed to be 60 here this weekend, we're going to pull out our bbq grills."  I laughed, but thought, 'why are my parents coming here?!? why am I not going where it's warm?!?' SIXTY DEGREES!  We won't see that til...april?  may? obsessed  i made a baby snowman, no one wanted to help so i went with a tiny one... ;) What I would give for the day off today!  I want a nap ;)