Chapter Six Closes

For those who haven’t heard or I haven’t told, I am ending my season of employment at Crossroads this week. When God moves, it’s always best to listen, and so here I am, just a few days shy of my last day, remembering the many amazing things that I experienced while working there as a paid employee. Sure, there were moments that made me crazy (holidays, anyone?), and days or weeks that were on the hectic side, but I’ve also had some really fantastic experiences and made some great memories.

So, to close chapter six of the Kari’s Employment Journey book, I thought it only appropriate to pay homage to some of the greats. These are all things I have loved, will miss and really do value in my memory bank. Many of them will only make sense to those involved, but it’s a little more special that way. 

In no particular order…

Baked Goods Wednesdays

Work Café

Dad waving to me in my office

The day I found out Genevieve was coming, and Katie looked around for a kitten

Watching sweet little babies grow into toddlers

The three amigos doing video announcements

The Funky Dreadrocks and Flat Johnnie stop motion animation video

The launch of LoveNow

The day Abe Lincoln approved of Cold Brew

Jason laughing so hard he slaps his hands together and holds his side

Receiving packages for the ECM Group (and the occasional fashion show after)

Peanuts and coke, drinking vinegar and the taco bar that never happened

Aiden Keels turning the lights on and off in my office every visit

Learning I had a twin named Karl

Mom bringing home cooked meals during big events

The Black Rose

Walking through the Family Room and seeing the ECE kids pointing at the fountain

Eating lunch at the hallway table with Dad

G. I. Todd on top of the Christmas tree (and many other places for that matter)

The traveling Mona Lisa

The project brainstorm meetings that could have been promo videos

Jason, Ben and Nate saying totes, my least favorite word. Ok, maybe I won’t miss that…

The day Sam Ritchie finally decided to talk to me, and our subsequent “chats”

Wizard Restoration Kits

Helping with repairs on the Chapel roof with Maelynn and Anna

The day the rapture happened

Subversive Business with Ben and JC

What happened after I bought an owl pendant

Notes from Nate

Visits from Peanut and Bean

Weekly chats with Sue

The never ending haunting of With Arms Wide Open and the Friday song

Trying to tell Dad about Tweeting and HootSuite and the ensuing laughter

The day I put an auto currency conversion formula in an Excel spreadsheet. Nerd alert!

Annual. Worship. Team. Auditions.

Cool Kids Lunch Table

Harlem Shake Video

To all of the people who were involved in these memories and events, from the bottom of my heart, I thank you.