They have also been listed on Fortune 100's "Greatest Companies to Work For" every year since 2003.
One of the many ways that they show appreciation for their employees is by hosting an annual company picnic. For the past two years, they have rented out Swing Around Fun Town, a local family fun park and immediate family members of QuikTrip employees can enjoy an afternoon playing together.
My favorite story from the day: We walked in and Andy's supervisor was sitting at the welcome table. He and Andy chatted and I stood by waiting patiently as two young women handed us our tokens and put on our wristbands. Hilariously, when we went out to the batting cages, Andy asked, "Babe, should I have introduced you?" I said, "Yes, babe, of course. But that's ok. Next time."
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| I'll take baseball over softball any day. |
Our first stop! Batting cages!
After that, we went to the Go Carts. I insisted on a two-seater (much to Andy's chagrin) and we were off. I, of course, let him drive...sort of. A man drives the car with his hands on the wheel. A wife drives her husband with her hand on his knee. I might have squeezed a bit too hard as he fishtailed me around corners and tailed the father-son team in front of us.
Here's a little video. It's bumpy, so brace yourself.
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| Oh, I dominated Andy at SkeeBall! |
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| My first air hockey experience. Andy insisted I take a pic of the score. He won. |
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| Pac-Man Smash! Basically air hockey but with, like...40 more pucks! |
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| Total tickets won: 428! |
This is where we spent the majority of our time. After playing the game many times, we mistakenly believed that we had figured out a pattern. So when we won the 200 tickets, the highest you could get, we were celebrating like crazy. Until they asked us if we wanted to spin the mega wheel.
As if we could say no! The computerized spin began and our hopes were flying high. Even as it slowed down, we believed we could win. Then, it suddenly jerked to a stop at 100 tickets! Hahaha! Lesson learned.
We are so thankful for how well QuikTrip takes care of Andy. He is rewarded for his hard work, he receives great benefits and he genuinely enjoys his job. A wife couldn't ask for more.
The best part about today? Watching our kid-selves emerge and play together. Boy, were we silly!
Make time to be silly with the ones you love in the next few days. We all grow up way too quickly!
No QuikTrip in my area :-( But I know QuikTrip's from going to them in Tulsa.
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks great! I believe I see squash, peppers, and pole beans, right?
Actually, those things in the back are cucumbers! The squash has taken over. I had to replant the pepper plants on the bottom row in hopes that they might get some sunshine! How does your own garden grow?
DeleteTwice recently I was cooking with a favorite top on and got some spatters on them that I had to work to get out. I thought if I had changed tops or worn an apron I wouldn't have had this problem. So I decided to make some new ones for myself and some for Christmas presents. I can make patterns from the ones that I have but I decided to get some new patterns so I could have different styles. More fun ;-) I ordered some patterns from a site called sewthankful.com. I have alot of fabric remnants from previous projects as well as alot of fat quarters so I've had a good time pulling everything together to make these aprons. Do you like half aprons or full aprons?
ReplyDeleteThank you for all the book suggestions. I've written them down and will go over them. I don't know why I make myself finish books I'm not enjoying, crazy!. I don't know if I'm always optimistic and think if I just keep reading surely it will get better or if I think I paid for this book and I'm going to get my moneys worth hahaha. I've only read excerpts from Tina Fey's book so that's on the list. I read The Help and loved it. I didn't read comic books when I was a kid so I don't know what I'll do about a graphic novel. Maybe I'll go all out and read The Walking Dead!!!. I'll wait til fall and see whats on the best sellers list to fill that slot. I think we have all summer to get a list together for fall/winter reading. We can do it.
Enjoy the weekend xoxo
The one that I plan to make is a full apron. It has ruffles! (I'm such a girly girl.) I'm finding a few more on Pinterest as well. I made a few two Christmases ago for family members and thought they turned out very nicely, though they were a bit fancier and more difficult than the one I'm looking at making for myself.
DeleteOkay, I'll have to get my list together and we'll see what we can get read this fall/winter.
I hope you've had a great week!
ps. I have a cucumber, several zucchini (you were right, they are prolific!) and a number of strawberries (though the birds keep eating them before they ripen...sigh) Hope you're garden grows well, friend!