Overdue Update

i cannot believe i've been working for almost 2 1/2 weeks now! life in arlington is still going really well...two weekends ago, i went to PA for alex's mom's birthday. he drove up from the burg friday afternoon, we baked her a chocolate cake (best way to avoid traffic ever!), and then we drove up to his house. the weekend was great; we went to a huge craft fair with his dad (his mom was working unfortunately) and ate french fries and funnel cakes and just enjoyed the beautiful weather. sunday, we just hung out at his house and relaxed, which was a welcome change of pace from work.

as far as work goes, i've officially been placed on a project at the coast guard! it's a fun place to work, and everyone seems relaxed (most of the time). referring to my supervisors as commanders or lieutenants definitely takes a little getting used to, and my team (there's just three of us) is still working out the dynamics, but so far it's keeping me busy.

this weekend, jennie and kate were here staying at our apartment, and we had so much fun. friday we got to see christina and celebrate her birthday. saturday we went to allison's wedding and sunday we went to the zoo! it was a very full, but very fulfilling weekend :)

First day of WORK!

so today was my first official day as a Kadix Systems employee :) overall, the day was a big success i would say, filled with a lot of information (i have to pick a 401k plan...like i know how to go about doing that) and forms (taxes are such an unfortunate part of our government) and meeting people (my favorite part).

i have a meeting with a project manager tomorrow to discuss an open position on a coast guard project very soon, rather than the IRS project i was originally slated on, so we'll see how that turns out. also, all of the new hires got laptops, so i'm now sporting a new hp laptop at work, complete with carrying case haha.

although it was very weird to wake up and realize my career started today, it was also a really encouraging day in terms of the type of atmosphere kadix promotes, the type of people that work there, and their apparently solid grip on the 40-hour workweek, meaning every day i should be starting at 8:30 or 9:00 and done around 5:00 and 5:30 depending on the client. i'm excited to find out more about my specific responsibilities on the project i eventually get assigned to, but for now i'm just enjoying some new-hire seminars and my temporary cube :)