Well Culture Day has come and gone for Steve and he is now left with a drum and a cold.
Basically, on Wednesday they drove on chartered buses to a remote location (45 minutes on the bus) and arrived to find several tents and one large enclosed tent (like a reception tent). As he got off the bus he heard drumming and everyone walked towards the drumming (inside the tent). There were drums on everyone seats and there was a group there playing drums and they got all the Burt's Bees people to drum with them.
At the end of Culture Day Steve was given his very own drum and on the top it has the Burt's Bees logo. He said that everyone was super excited and revamped. The ENTIRE company was there. People from Canada and Europe were there as well as all the employees at the Durham site.
Cathy went to her Math Trailblazers training on Wednesday and Thursday and loved it! She's so excited just to have a math program to follow. She met a girl named Katie that is new to Oak Grove (4th grade track 4). They had lunch together both days and talked about upcoming stuff. Cathy is excited to have made some new friends!!
On Friday we had to go to Fuquay-Varina to take our driver's exams. Here in NC you have to pass two different tests in order to get a license. You have to pass the sign test and then there's a test on the computer about everything contained in the handbook.
Steve called and made appointments for us (they suggest calling ahead to avoid long lines) and we had a 3:00 and 3:30. We were both pretty nervous about the tests. Different people had told both of us that the tests were hard and if you don't study, you will fail. One person that works with Steve told him that she didn't study and failed it the first time (YIKES)!!
We both got 100% on the sign test and then Cathy got a 100% on the computer test and Steve got an 80%. We both got our pictures taken and walked out of the building with new licenses! They took the Michigan licenses and didn't give them back... but we now have the official NC license!! YAY!!
This weekend Cathy has a lot of school-related work to do. She starts on Monday and is getting more and more excited. Steve got a cold from Yola and is now caughing and blowing his nose constantly. Not good :(
Maybe we'll post again tomorrow. If not, we'll try to get back on before the 4th of July. One week from tomorrow is our 1st Anniversary together!!! It's crazy how things change in a year!!
:)
Steve and Cat
Basically, on Wednesday they drove on chartered buses to a remote location (45 minutes on the bus) and arrived to find several tents and one large enclosed tent (like a reception tent). As he got off the bus he heard drumming and everyone walked towards the drumming (inside the tent). There were drums on everyone seats and there was a group there playing drums and they got all the Burt's Bees people to drum with them.
The CEO got up and drummed and gave a "pep-talk" and then Burt arrived. Yes... there's really a Burt and he looks EXACTLY like the guy on their products.
At the end of Culture Day Steve was given his very own drum and on the top it has the Burt's Bees logo. He said that everyone was super excited and revamped. The ENTIRE company was there. People from Canada and Europe were there as well as all the employees at the Durham site.
Cathy went to her Math Trailblazers training on Wednesday and Thursday and loved it! She's so excited just to have a math program to follow. She met a girl named Katie that is new to Oak Grove (4th grade track 4). They had lunch together both days and talked about upcoming stuff. Cathy is excited to have made some new friends!!
On Friday we had to go to Fuquay-Varina to take our driver's exams. Here in NC you have to pass two different tests in order to get a license. You have to pass the sign test and then there's a test on the computer about everything contained in the handbook.
Steve called and made appointments for us (they suggest calling ahead to avoid long lines) and we had a 3:00 and 3:30. We were both pretty nervous about the tests. Different people had told both of us that the tests were hard and if you don't study, you will fail. One person that works with Steve told him that she didn't study and failed it the first time (YIKES)!!
We both got 100% on the sign test and then Cathy got a 100% on the computer test and Steve got an 80%. We both got our pictures taken and walked out of the building with new licenses! They took the Michigan licenses and didn't give them back... but we now have the official NC license!! YAY!!
This weekend Cathy has a lot of school-related work to do. She starts on Monday and is getting more and more excited. Steve got a cold from Yola and is now caughing and blowing his nose constantly. Not good :(
Maybe we'll post again tomorrow. If not, we'll try to get back on before the 4th of July. One week from tomorrow is our 1st Anniversary together!!! It's crazy how things change in a year!!
:)
Steve and Cat
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