Hello all!
Sorry I suck at doing this weekly – maybe I can get
everything together and get a little better!
I forgot to mention in my last post - this fall I will be back in Geisert Hall on G3!! I'M. SO. EXCITED.
So I just started my fourth week at the good ol’ green and
yellow. I have been keeping myself busy
at work learning more about my project as well as continuing the assessment
spreadsheet that I had started last week.
I am working over in the manufacturing department on a project for a
little while getting ready for the next build season. I am getting to know more people at work and
there’s a large group of us that eat lunch together (like enough of us that we
have to pull over extra tables).
Okay, so two weekends ago, Benny and I were all over the
place. That Friday during work, I
decided that I was going to go to Chicago to surprise my mom and sister who
were also going to be up there (turns out it wasn’t a surprise, but I’ll get to
that). After work, I went home, threw
all my laundry into my laundry bag, grabbed some other essential traveling
items, and Benny and I were on the road.
That night we went to Peoria and hung out with Cara. Cara and I went to Markin and then to dinner
at One World (so that was 2 times in that week, for those keeping track). After dinner, a resident from Cara’s floor
last year, and a new RA on ResLife staff this year, came by. It was fun to hang out and just chill.
The next morning, Cara and I woke up to go to the Farmer’s
market at the Metro Center in Ptown. We
left with fruits and veggies as well as a couple of plants (the rosemary plant
gives Cara’s room a little more life). On
our way to the Farmer’s Market, we saw a bunch of garage sale signs and knew
that we had to make some stops on the way home.
We stopped at 3 or 4 garage sales on the way home and found some cool
things. So we were on our way back to
campus and getting hungry… so where did we go?
You guessed it… One World. But it
was breakfast, so it was totally different than the night before! I usually
wouldn’t go into what we got, but it was SO. FREAKING. GOOD. We ordered one of the vegetarian skillet
breakfast things, but it’s what we got on the side that made it to die
for. If you get the Florentine eggs at
One World, they put their wonderful spinach and artichoke dip in it… so that’s
what we got on the side and then mixed it in.
It was like heaven. You should
try it next time you’re in Ptown. And
invite me, because I obviously can’t get enough of that restaurant.
I left Peoria in the afternoon and headed up to the
burbs. So a little background – There
were 3 families that met in Lamaze class when they were pregnant with their
oldest children: the Taerbaum’s, the Carmichael’s, and the Briskey’s. All three of our families have stayed close
since then (and all of them actually had a second round of kids around the same
time too). Saturday night I went to stay
with the Carmichael’s. Aunt Lisa, Uncle
Elvin and I watched The Longest Yard and ate Lou Malnati’s pizza
(mmmmmmm). Joey (their son who is my
age) and I went running the next morning and Aunt Lisa and I did a little bit
of shopping. The big barbecue (and one
of the reasons my mom and sister were going to be in Chicago) was on Sunday at
the Taerbaum’s. My mom decided that she
was going to go to the Carmichael’s before the bbq so that was when I was going
to surprise her. She wasn’t
surprised. She was glad I was there, but
apparently when I ask specific details of what her and Robin were doing in
Chicago, they kind of caught on. But
anywho… we all headed over to the Taerbaum’s for the bbq and seeing old
friends. I mentioned that all of our
families have kids that are the same age.
We’ve done pictures like the one below since we were born. The oldest kids all took them and then once
the younger ones got there, they sat in our laps (but now they’re too big for
that…) and we’ve continued the tradition ever since.
Sunday night I got to see some friends from school and then
Monday we all hung out at the Taerbaum’s in the morning before I had to head
out and back to Iowa. I made a stop to
have coffee with another friend from school before driving back. Davenport is really only 3 hours away from
Chicago at the farthest part that I drove to, so it isn’t that bad at all.
Then there was a week of work which I talked about in the
beginning. Basically during the week I
go to work, go to the gym and then come home, eat dinner and go to bed. (ALTHOUGH, tonight I think I’m hanging out
with some interns). OH! And on Thursday I went to AT&T to upgrade my phone... TO AN IPHONE. Gaskdfjasljdflosofdiuosf. I have a smart phone! Okay, done freaking out now. Good app recommendations anyone?
This weekend was the first weekend I spent here. Its hard being in my own apartment because none
of the other interns are here, but I went to hang out with the other interns in
the St. Ambrose dorms. We went out both Friday
and Saturday nights. Because I don’t
live close, people let me crash in their dorm apartments so I didn’t have to
drive home that night. The guys here are
honestly THE NICEST GUYS. EVER. There
were a few girls that live in apartments but were crashing in the dorms and guys
gave up their beds and slept on their couches instead. So. Sweet.
I had a lot of fun and I really got close with some of the other interns
that I went out with. Yesterday, there
was a group of interns that came over to my apartment complex and we swam in
the pool (one of the perks of my apartment) and then went to the park and
played volleyball.
Today was just another day at Deere, although I found a
couple more funny connections today. I
found 2 more Bradley connections – one is one of the manufacturing engineers I’m
working with and another is a retired Deere employee (who came back to work)
and has 2 daughters that graduated from Bradley, 1 of whom, is going back to
work there. Weird, right?
Well, next on my plate is a shower (because I went to the
gym) and then I’m heading over to St. Ambrose to hang out with interns.
Until next time (hopefully this weekend)!
Rachel
(Speaking of this weekend, I'll be in Peoria for weekend duty, so stop on by!)
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