Photo of the Week - October 25, 2009

Friends,

It was beautiful fall weather this weekend after a few days of rain. On Saturday, I helped Jeff and other friends work on a landscaping project at Maranatha Church. OK, so I was rather quick to take a break for photos, but I did do some manual labor too. These photos show Jeff sketching out the designs. You can also see the BIG truck we used for the job. I had a blast helping Jeff pick out the plants for the job first thing in the morning. We were driving around the nursery in the truck.

Today we went on a bike ride with Jeff's son. He enjoys taking pictures and snapped this artistic view of us. We three had fun watching the leaves fall around us.

Beautiful Fall Days!

Enjoy, Jada

Photo of the Week - October 18, 2009

Friends,

I just returned from a trip to Long Beach, California. I should have palm trees and sunshine in my photo...but instead I have a picture of friends and co-workers from Caterpillar and the local section of Society of Women Engineers (SWE). A few of us had the chance to attend the SWE Conference. I did get out to see the beach in the mornings before the seminar and career fair were underway. I came home inspired and challeneged by the messages I heard at the conference. Overall, I'm very thankful for the opportunities I have had in life to pursue an education and employment. It was great to travel, but oh soo nice to return home.

Have a great week.

Jada

ps. I had a chance to meet and hear a message from the creator of this website. Good times...http://www.engineeryourlife.org/cms/whyengineering.aspx

Photo of the Week - October 11, 2009

Friends,

I had my fourth week of layoff from Caterpillar this past week. I jokingly called it my "laycation" on facebook as it was relaxing similar to a vacation. On Tuesday Jeff and I went to St. Louis to visit his daughter Lauren. We went all over town browsing in shops and found ourselves having dinner at a Pizzeria named PI. The math fan in me loved it merely for its name. The company, atmosphere, and food were top notch too.

Back to work today. Adventures from a business trip to come next week.

Have a great week.
Jada

Photo of the Week - October 4, 2009

Sweet, Sweet, Sweet!

Lots of sweet food and sweet moments this past week. You can see the monster cookie my "little sister" Becki and her friend baked up in my kitchen this past week. YUM!

My roommate and friend Crystal married her sweetie, Michael, this weekend. The wedding reception was held at the Peoria Zoo. Notice the detail with the Bride and Groom giraffe cake topper. Congratulations to the lovely couple.

Enjoy some sweetness this week!

Jada