Farewell Carpenter!

After 8 years, it is time to move on from Carpenter. I transferred to the aquatics department of the Tom Muehlenbeck Center on 3/29/10. My fav coworkers threw me a party at the Texas Roadhouse in The Colony. The service of the Texas Roadhouse sucked and they ended up giving us all coupons for free meals. But that doesn’t matter to me. I had a great time hanging out with my work fam one more time. John Finley made me a “1st Aid Kit” full of stuff to remind me of Carpenter: English Muffins, crosswords, peanut butter, and toothpaste. And a nugget of poop for something to look forward to at the pool. Just kidding, it was Baby Ruth. Yummy!

I am very sad to leave. I always said that just seeing Jodi and Sandy was the best part of my day. John’s little songs, like “We’re having a heat wave” and “…Walked into Carpenter and lost my mind” still play in my head. I will miss Patrick spending a whole day throwing a racquetball through the hole in the wall. Thursdays won’t be the same without Super, Steve, and Bryan. And, more than I care to admit, Cindy taught me everything I know about Plano (well, almost). I feel like my friends there have been through so much with me. They helped me up when I have been beaten down, laughed with me, and celebrated milestones with me. Even if we lose touch somehow, I will never forget you all.

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. ~Dr. Seuss

Steve and Bryan make my Thursdays pervy.

Table Uno!

Table 2.

Cindy & Jon.

John's 1st Aid Kit.

Crosswords!

Peanut Butter for my sandwhich.

Toothbrush and tootpaste, in case I forget.

Poop!

Yummy!

The Crew.

Gotta love them!

Sandy says, "Deuces!"

I made a crossword as a farewell gift.  This is the easy one.

This one is harder.  It included everyone I have worked with at Carpenter except for one person.  Who is it?

My Favorite Holiday

I love Halloween! It's a holiday based around candy and scary movies. What more could you ask for? At work we had a little pizza party for lunch. Janet won our costume contest. She went as our supervisor, Cindy. Halloween night, I went over to Sandy's sister, Becky's, house. The neighborhood was alive with children. I haven't seen anything like it since I was their age. Kids were in costumes running all over the place. People were sitting outside handing out candy. Everyone had their houses decorated. Eight of us escorted Blythe around the neighborhood. David was a pirate and I was a baby. A lost dog ran out in front of a car and David saved her. He called the number on the collar and held her until the owners came. He was the hero of night! And one of the best parts was we got to sleep in an extra hour the next day due to daylight savings time.

Me and Pocahontas, Blythe.

Me and Captain David Morgan.

The Burley Family.

Count Gordon and Alien Sandy.

Our pumpkin.

Super Scary Dave.

Joey is el fuego!

The afternoon crew.

Wearing PJs at work. That's how I roll!

Ghoulish John.

Me-ow!

Prize winner, Janet Owen!

The morning crew.

Goodbye Again Coffy!

Coffy got another promotion! We are all very happy for her. She will be the new Recreation Supervisor of Oak Point Recreation Center. So we celebrated at Manny's Uptown. I finally got to try the brisket tacos. They were good. It was nice to get everyone together. We will miss her!

The girls!

Chocolate for Coffy's new candy jar.

A beautiful frame made by Candice.

Coffy opening presents.

Isn't she cute?

The manly men.

All the guys from Carpenter.

Carpenter chicks.

The whole gang.

Jodi and Sandy.

Sitting pretty.