For those of you missing my daily (and sometimes hourly) rant, I’ve been incredibly busy with work the past few days. I’m beginning to wonder if this is a taste of how the whole year might become, though I’d always rather have things to do than be bored.
I spent a spontaneous Saturday having a blast with Kelly and Hallie. We drove downtown to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, where we spent a memorable few hours watching Hallie gleefully explore. She LOVED it, and we did, too! I think it’s the most fun she’s ever had indoors.
And what a place for her to play! So much to learn, so many people to see. And it’s all free! Kelly wisely proclaimed the Museum will become a weekly routine for her and Hallie.
Saturday night we were pressed for dinner options, so I suggested we head downtown to the New Oakwood Cafe for something different. The Oakwood Cafe is in a dive building downtown, bordering New Bern Avenue near the Governor’s Mansion. It’s family-run Argentinian restaurant with some great food at good prices. Twenty seconds after sitting down, Kelly and I both agreed we were glad we were there. The service leaves something to be desired (the owner’s daughters aren’t the most motivated servers we’ve ever seen), but the food is great. We had our dinner and had Hallie back at home to make her usual bedtime. No fuss, no muss.
Sunday I spent the whole day locked in a hotel conference room for a sales seminar. Woo woo. It was interesting and engaging, but I would have greatly appreciated more breaks. I get antsy after being around the same crowd of people for too long and need to disappear every now and then (God, how did I ever survive three naval deployments?). If I was a smoker, the nicotine withdrawl would’ve had me ready to throttle someone, I’m sure.
The seminar continued today, when I got to play the role of an IT manager in a scenario. It’s a