An Inconvenient Truth
Last week was a stretch - it was one of those weeks where you wake up every day and deep down you know it is a different day, but you immediately feel as though the day should be Tuesday. My week was filled with more transition tasks to various people meaning a lot of meetings. And a lot of phone calls. And those calls lead to more meetings...with people in India at inconvenient times. Combine all that with co-workers wanting to take me out for coffee and lunch and dinner and drinks - and when Friday finally rolls around I am exhausted and -- I get sick of which leads me to recap the week - with the inconvenient truth being my weekend illness.
Recap of the week.
Monday - had a pleasant lunch with Toni - she and I started with Avanade roughly the same time and believe it or not we haven't worked directly with each other often, but I still feel that we connect on some level. She was gracious enough to take me out to The Fish Club where I had the prosciutto and fig flatbread and Toni had the cheeseburger. Overall it was a little pricey but what else can you expect from a Todd English joint that is part of one of the swankiest hotels in the downtown/Belltown area of Seattle. The flatbread was delicious - freshly handmade with jus tthe right amount of fig and green onions on top to spice up the prosciutto. The cheeseburger admittedly looked more delicious than my flatbread. Toni had them substitute fresh fruit for the fries and they served oh approximately 3 cups of fresh fruit. I joked with the waitress that I would hate to see how much fries they put on the plate, I don't think she got where I was going with it. Just the same it was a pleasant meal. I was in a constant state of meetings until around 730 that night leaving work just in time to go curling.
Tuesday - had a great lunch with Bhargavi. Again, someone who has been with the company almost as long as me, she and I have always been on the same team. We went to Noodle Ranch where I had my usual Japanese Eggplant with Tofu. She had them make Pad Thai without fishsauce or eggs - it still looked great.
Wednesday - Mahnaz took me out to lunch - we went across the street to Anthony's. We had a rather personal chat and I walked away from it feeling calm. Later that night I went home to get Chris and we returned to a nice small dinner that Kate was kind enough to put together at Cutter's.
Thursday - had a nice lunch with Shawn and Ray at LaVita E Bella - where we took Rusty for his good-bye lunch as well; it was a delicious lunch. Later that day some of us went out for drinks at Twilight Martini Lounge and after that I met up with Heather at UVillage. I can't figure out when exactly it was that I got sick, but I definitely know that after I got home from hanging out with Heather that I was not right.
Friday - Kate again was nice enough to organize a good-bye lunch for me, a catered event with Ezell's Chicken being delivered. Krista put together a photo montage of me and there was even a gift and card. I was touched to say the least. I wrapped up some work and went for some SBUX with Shawn and Krista. I get home and I am definitely sick. The inconvenience of illness prevented us from traveling this weekend.
We were planning on going to Yakima this weekend, but it did not happen. I have been taking a lot of medicine and coughing. And sleeping. And now, it is time for more NyQuil so that I may rise and shine for my last day of work tomorrow.
Recap of the week.
Monday - had a pleasant lunch with Toni - she and I started with Avanade roughly the same time and believe it or not we haven't worked directly with each other often, but I still feel that we connect on some level. She was gracious enough to take me out to The Fish Club where I had the prosciutto and fig flatbread and Toni had the cheeseburger. Overall it was a little pricey but what else can you expect from a Todd English joint that is part of one of the swankiest hotels in the downtown/Belltown area of Seattle. The flatbread was delicious - freshly handmade with jus tthe right amount of fig and green onions on top to spice up the prosciutto. The cheeseburger admittedly looked more delicious than my flatbread. Toni had them substitute fresh fruit for the fries and they served oh approximately 3 cups of fresh fruit. I joked with the waitress that I would hate to see how much fries they put on the plate, I don't think she got where I was going with it. Just the same it was a pleasant meal. I was in a constant state of meetings until around 730 that night leaving work just in time to go curling.
Tuesday - had a great lunch with Bhargavi. Again, someone who has been with the company almost as long as me, she and I have always been on the same team. We went to Noodle Ranch where I had my usual Japanese Eggplant with Tofu. She had them make Pad Thai without fishsauce or eggs - it still looked great.
Wednesday - Mahnaz took me out to lunch - we went across the street to Anthony's. We had a rather personal chat and I walked away from it feeling calm. Later that night I went home to get Chris and we returned to a nice small dinner that Kate was kind enough to put together at Cutter's.
Thursday - had a nice lunch with Shawn and Ray at LaVita E Bella - where we took Rusty for his good-bye lunch as well; it was a delicious lunch. Later that day some of us went out for drinks at Twilight Martini Lounge and after that I met up with Heather at UVillage. I can't figure out when exactly it was that I got sick, but I definitely know that after I got home from hanging out with Heather that I was not right.
Friday - Kate again was nice enough to organize a good-bye lunch for me, a catered event with Ezell's Chicken being delivered. Krista put together a photo montage of me and there was even a gift and card. I was touched to say the least. I wrapped up some work and went for some SBUX with Shawn and Krista. I get home and I am definitely sick. The inconvenience of illness prevented us from traveling this weekend.
We were planning on going to Yakima this weekend, but it did not happen. I have been taking a lot of medicine and coughing. And sleeping. And now, it is time for more NyQuil so that I may rise and shine for my last day of work tomorrow.
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