My First Week!

Happy Friday everyone. Well I have completed my first work week here at the Department of Transportation. I have really enjoyed working here so far. The people are really nice, and I have been keeping pretty busy. The DOT has a maintenance academy out at their pits by Bob’s Valley Market, and they invite workers to come and complete this academy. During this, workers run every piece of equipment, not just the ones that they are specialized in or are used to running. They receive grades during the week of actually running the equipment, and at the end of the week, a closing ceremony is held, and the workers receive completion certificates, and then the best worker for each piece of equipment is given an extra award. So on Wednesday and Thursday, I was out there getting video of the workers running the equipment and also got some great interviews. I recorded tons of video of the equipment in action, which we are going to use in the DVD we will be putting together for campus recruiting and also high school road show. I even got to drive a loader out at the academy, and it was really sweet driving a huge piece of equipment like that; I even dug a huge hole. So my parents already have the camper and boat out at the lake.
Vance and I went out last night to try to fish in our boat, but the wind was blowing so hard. I’m talking G force winds LOL. Not really, but it was actually blowing fairly hard. Ms. Abigail will be coming home this weekend, and I’m fairly certain that she will be coming out to go fishing and maybe even stay the night. The weather shouldn’t be a problem at all this weekend, because the forecast is sun and more sun which I’m very excited for; I’m so sick of the wind blowing all this week here in Helena. Well everyone, hope you all have a great weekend!