ex(PR)essed

Meet Rachel. If you work at Messiah or enjoy Messiah soccer, chances are good that you already know her. She’s known for her enthusiastic (maybe fanatic?) support of our soccer boys, her cape creations, her fondness for Messiah College, her cute bag that Cass in the bookstore gave her, her wicked funny sense of humor, her passion for “The Office,” and her lovely voice. Now she’s also known for working at WITF, home of Grover, Elmo, and the whole Sesame Street gang. Therein lies the problem.

Rachel left Messiah for a great opportunity at WITF about a month ago. It was good for her. Bad for me. This place just isn’t the same without her. I hate seeing her empty chair. (Even listening to Gnarls Barkley isn’t making it better today…)

That’s the thing about work — amongst all the responsibility and occassional craziness of your day-to-day stuff, you’re likely to find a few co-workers who quickly become good friends that you simply happen to see every day at your job. I’ve been blessed. At both places that I have worked since being out of college, God has provided terrific co-workers and some fantastic friends. The type of friends that even when your paychecks don’t come from the same place anymore, you still keep in touch.

Speaking of “friends”…remember all those great Thanksgiving episodes of “Friends?” Well, start watching them because turkey day is approaching. And, in honor of this day of thanks, I saw the most lovely creation in the grocery store — butter carved in the shape of a turkey. I’ve never wished that I was hosting Thanksgiving dinner so badly.