One Month on the Job

Month in Review: A Reflection of June

I don’t think I could have crammed one more thing into June, so it’s a good thing it’s already July.

Wait, it’s already July?

That means I’ve been at my new job for one month. The work is varied so I never get bored, and I think that’s part of the reason it has gone so quickly. There are a lot of niche-specific things to learn at this company, so I’m glad I’ve got a good foundation in programs, troubleshooting technology, working with internal and external customers, and organizing information in college.

The weekends have been spent mostly with my group of friends from high school since two of them have weddings this summer. One of them, my former roommate, was married two weekends ago. It may have been the most fun I’ve ever had at a wedding. Congratulations to Susie and Adam!

Besides the costs of being involved in weddings, I’ve been saving as much money as I can. I’m putting money towards my student loans. The quicker I pay it off, the less I’ll have to pay in the long run. I’m also saving up for a laptop because I’m taking a class, Video Camera and Lighting Techniques, this fall.

I’m looking forward to some more wedding events in July. This coming weekend the other bridesmaids and I will be spending the day putting together the centerpieces for the wedding, which is later in July.

I’m off of work this Fourth of July, so my friends and I are going to a movie and to the park later for the fireworks. What are your plans this Independence Day?

My Birthday Week

Pirate Fest (I'm the one on the left)

There are a lot of good things and bad things about having a birthday in the beginning of June. In high school exams always seemed to be that week. That wasn’t really how I wanted to spend my birthday. I enjoy the timing of my birthday more in college because the semester is over, and, depending on the weather, it already feels like summer. This year the weather has been very kind to my birthday plans.

Last Saturday my friends and I went to Seafood Fest at the park in town. We had some seafood, looked at the booths set up, and I got a massage at one of the tents. I’m not sure what that has to do with seafood, but I’m not complaining. This park has a garden labyrinth we walked through that’s beautiful this time of the year. Luckily, there wasn’t a whole bunch of bugs yet either.

The next day we went to Pirate Fest in Port Washington. I had never been to the festival before, and I had no idea it was so popular. So many people were dressed up. After the parade we walked out to the lighthouse. I was expecting it to be cooler next to the lake, but it was pretty darn warm out. I got burnt on my shoulders where I didn’t have enough sunscreen.