The First Two Days

This one will be quick:

I started work yesterday morning. I was pretty apprehensive as I had no idea what to expect - Salesmen can be pretty intense. Thankfully, that was not the case. Everyone seems very nice and has been very friendly and helpful so far. My boss (Mike) took me out to lunch yesterday with Jason (who I am basically shadowing), and I went to lunch with a couple other guys today. It has been really interesting to start relearning everything that I have tried to forget from my days as a "real" engineering student. I can honestly say that I have learned more from two small handbooks than I did from an entire 10 weeks and 600 pages of Thermodynamics. It all finally makes sense.

So, I've been really busy trying to get established - finding a church, getting a gym membership, buying food (and clothes thanks to my forgetfulness), but yesterday I came home just before sunset and here is what I watched as my dinner-show.That's the evening view from my kitchen window. It just made me stop and think for a minute about the beauty that God surrounds us with every day - and that we are all-too-often too busy to notice.

A new favorite restaurant

As you may know, last week I drove home to my parent's house in Hillsboro, Oregon. The following Friday I shuttled on over to Boise to spend the night with my awesome cousin Amber, her husband Patrick, and there son Tavin. Thanks guys for putting me up for the night. First off, Tavin is the cutest kid - I know, i know, everyone says that - but seriously, I love that little guy. Tons of fun!

Anyway, Saturday morning I took off on a round-about trip to Salt Lake City. Since I had time, I decided to swing by the Craters of the Moon National Monument near Arco, Idaho. If you have never heard of it, you should look it up, and if you have never been, you should go. I wish I had more time - apparently there are all kinds of hikes and such that you can do there, plus pretty nice camping facilities from what I could see. I hope to go back at some point this summer, and you'll learn more about it then.

Now, for the reason for this post - FOOD! I found what just might be my new favorite restaurant. It is a chain called Bajio. My California friends can think of it as Chipotle on steroids. The food is amazingly fresh and delicious, and from what I understand, pretty authentic (as much as that is possible from a chain restaurant). Imagine all of your favorite Mexican dishes taken up a notch with some amazing new spices and a hint of sweet - yup, it was amazing. Oh, and I forgot to mention: Sour Cream, Chees, even Guacamole FOR FREE. That's right, no hidden $2 charge for a little tiny drop of Guac, and its the good stuff too! Here is a picture of my $8 lunch. And no, I didn't eat dinner that night.