Seeing as how I don't have time to go on many adventures right at the moment, I think I'll post some about the adventures that I've had over the past year or so. Here's one that I titled in probably May and never got around to actually writing anything. Oh well.
So I work for an Architecture firm called MulvannyG2 Architecture. We do mostly commercial buildings, focusing on big-box retail. Our main client is Costco, and we also do work for Target, Lowes, and Kohl's. We also do other commercial work. It's definitely an industry that I never thought that I would know much about. But I do really enjoy learning things that I never imagined I would learn. Just yesterday we had someone come teach us about lighting and they talked all about LED lights. I still couldn't tell you much, but it was interesting, for sure!
Anyway, this is the company that I've been working for during the last year. It has a great sense of community and has a wonderful feel. The people are great and I love my bosses. With that being said, people in the company are all for helping others to achieve their potential and help them to delve into other areas of interest. With me wanting to go back to school, this didn't seem like much of an option for me. I thought I'd just be at the front desk until I went to school. So when I came to the conclusion that I wanted to try to go back to school, I also came to the conclusion that I wanted to make my work day more fulfilling and try to get into something besides just being at the front. I was going to look for a new company to do HR with, but then, that very same week, my bosses asked me if I'd be interested in trying Marketing.
I had never thought of going into Marketing, but it was something I was willing to try. Our company headquarters are out in Bellevue, WA. So they sent me off for a week! It was so exciting to actually be able to travel for work. I for sure wouldn't want to do it all the time, but it's exciting every once in awhile, especially when you're single. And it helps that some of my best friends live in Seattle! I called my friend Ellisha and told her that I was coming out to visit and if I could come see her and her family and we started acting like 14 year old girls again. We were talking really high-pitched and really fast. It was just so exciting for both of us. :)
So out to Washington I went. From one Washington to the other, I guess! I was able to see my friend Matt from school. He took me on a tour of Seattle, which was fun. I was also able to see my trek parents, the Picketts. I was really close friends with two of their kids in high school and I loved going to their house. It made me sad when they moved back to Seattle, but luckily I've been able to see them twice, thanks to having some ties to that area. And then I got to see Ellisha and her husband and their son. Ellisha and I were roommates for about a year and a half, but it feels much longer than that. She's one of my best friends and since we live on opposite ends of the country, I don't see her often. I was able to go keep her company, meet her baby boy, and then go camping with her family that weekend. I had a few friends that live there that I wasn't able to see, but hopefully next time we'll be able to catch each other!
We went to camp at Deception Pass, which is a gorgeous area on Whidbey Island. Oh, did I mention that it was sunny the entire week I was there? Yeah, I got a sunburn and when I came back, my co-workers didn't believe that I went to Seattle. It was funny. But it was so fun to spend time with her family and just have a nice relaxing weekend catching up with an old friend.
Work was great too. I got trained on a lot of different marketing skills, and I got to meet a lot of the people in our company that don't ever travel. It was such a fun time, and was a great experience.
Unfortunately, I was having too much fun to actually break out my camera and take pictures. But it was a great week and I wish I could go back to visit!
