Kristin Was Here!!!
Monday was moving day, and boy was I glad that Kristin was here to help. The truck arrived about 1PM, and we were all done moving stuff by 3. The Apartment manager let us have the key to the garage, so we were able to roll the cart down into the basement, and take everything up the elevator. Otherwise, we would have had to contend with the three steps up from the sidewalk level to the elevator level. That really streamlined things.
Kristin took charge of the organization, and got the kitchen and bathroom really squared away - she even made the bed for me. The rest is up to me, and I'm pecking away at it. I took Kristin to Green Bay on Tuesday night, since she had an early flight on Wednesday. I was sorry to see her go, but she has to get back for a job interview.
The startup period at the Project Office has been a whirlwind of meetings with the shipyard, as well as internal team meetings. Wednesday was our startup conference, with all the various entities in attendance, from our team, the shipyard team, American Bureau of Shipping, National Science Foundation, and other consultants and technical personnel. Seems like I'm always in a meeting. Today (Friday) we got some relief from that, but I'm also involved in the recruitment for our Office Assistant, so that was on today's menu. All in all, we are off to a really good start with the yard. They set up a very nice dinner for our team and their team at the Lauerman House, a B&B here in Marinette. It was a great evening. We can't accept any gratuities from them, so we paid for our own dinners.
I've been walking to work most mornings. It takes 20 minutes including a stop for coffee. The weather has been fantastic this week, lots of sun and daytime temperatures in the mid-30s, which has made the walk very pleasant. That's supposed to change (as in get colder) tonight.
I'm looking forward to the weekend, and doing more exploring. I may even break down and buy a fishing license.
Kristin the Organizer does her thing
