Good Works

The weekend getaway was lots of fun.  We wandered around and looked at hippies, ate and solved life’s problems.  I’ve attached a picture of my view on the ride up there.

One of my bosses is really into philanthropy so I get opportunities to be into that too.  Just last week I went to a super nice wine and food festival sponsored by the Rotary club.   I went with my cousin and sister-in-law, we were way underdressed but got to eat some fancy “hamburgers” (note the attire of the man the background)

and some amazing bunt cake.

Also along with the philanthropy we got to paint doors at the San Francisco Rescue Mission.  I think about 1,000 pictures we taken so everyone will see how good we are.  On that note my doorframe got very high marks.

This weekend we’re going to feed the homeless in Oakland.  It is recommended to go to these things so that we feel good about ourselves.  Fortunately last weekend on the way to painting I read this in John 6,“Then they said to Him, ‘What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?’ Jesus answered and said to them,  ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom I sent.’”  It is fine for me to go around doing good works but I can’t confuse that with what God is asking me to do.
D&G also recognizes my neediness, sometime soon I need to make an appointment at a day spa by my work and put it on my boss’s tab.

What’s going on contigo?

Seis de Mayo

I know some of you have been concerned that my Spanish is not being practiced in my new lifestyle.  But don’t you worry, I used it THREE times in the past week:

1) My boss’s wife called because her gardener just had a son, Mateo, she wanted to know if that had one T or two.

2) Different gardener, my dad needed help with a word, completely unrelated to gardening – no surprise there, he likes to talk to people.

3) I was inspired to throw a Cinco de Mayo party at work. I labeled all of the foods with their names in Español and English.

Speaking of Cinco de Mayo…a few weeks ago my boss asked me what the next office celebration should be and I picked Cinco de Mayo (or pretzel day).   On Friday I got the go ahead and I went ahead.  Instead of getting it catered, like every other employee would have done, I decided to cater it myself.  I think the best part of my job is no one really knows what I’m supposed to be doing so I get to make things up as I go along.  Thus the catering…much more exciting than whatever the last person at the front desk used to do.   I did a classic taco bar with this amazing vegetable tray…

I don’t think people really got it, they aren’t as clever as you.  They did really like the fiesta and the shredded sweet and spicy crock-pot chicken.  People can’t stop talking about it; it’s very awkward.

I think there will be many more of these parties to come because it was announced last week that we got our “mojo” back.  What that translates to in the chemical sales field is we just signed the biggest contract of D&G’s history. What that means for me is:

a) More mailings (I worked an hour late today compiling addresses)

b) More perks (I recently earned $25 for Starbucks and $25 for Jamba Juice)

c) More decision making (should we stick with Folgers or switch back to Starbucks in the kitchen)

Tomorrow I am going away for the night with my sister (Julie) and sister-in-law (Cristina) for the 2nd annual mothers-day-weekend-girls-trip.  My payment for catering is getting off work 3 hours early tomorrow.  Julie’s goal is to eat a lot and Cristina’s is to stay up late and watch movies.   It’s bound to be a blast even if we have no clue what there is to do in Sebastopol.  More on that next update, for now I’m going to get ready for bed.