Memory Monday - SF!

Part of my weekend at home with the fam was going to Dad's State Farm office yesterday! =)

I found this little gem in his office (along with many other old school pics of me and Rach). lol

Dad at his work desk, surrounded by OSU stuff, family pics, attitude quotes and verses, and SF awards! =)  ...That door in the back leads to the break room, which makes me think of bags of candy and warm Otis Spunkmeyer cookies!  Ahh, memories. lol  (He and all his secretaries keep a candy bowl on their desk with an assorted mix of candies. And he would make those cookies to take to different realtors - not sure if they still do that or not, but it was nice when he would bring some home.) =)

Please note the lovely mis-matched patriotic dresses Rach and I were sporting in 1992. lol  #rockinit #starsandstripes

I took a few pics all around his office just for fun! That bottle of M&Ms by my pic was a baby announcement gift we made when Jace Michael was born, with his baby pic and "It's a boy!" on it! =)

J&K being precious OSU fans. Me and Rach glamour shotting it up! lol  And Mom told me he's had those two verses on the wall since he started with SF over 30 years ago. =)

I found old school pics and old school calligraphy. I probably did that "All that is necessary..." quote in 1995 or 1996. Presh fifth grade calligraphy that's fading out now. The attitude quote is a bit more recent. =)

Never thought I'd see the day when Dad's office would have a "Like us on Facebook" sign!  State Farm strongly encouraged their agents to be on social media, so Dad finally caved sometime in 2015 and got a facebook for himself and his office... and to everyone's surprise, he seems to really enjoy it now! =)

I will never see those railroad ties out front without flashing back to Rach and I playing "Little House on the Prairie" running back and forth on them (the whole setup was very different back then, but it's the same railroad ties. *Memories*)

I also remember coming up there several times to fold birthday letters with Rach - we would fill them with coupons, fold them into thirds, then stuff and seal the envelopes!  We sat down the entire time, chatting and listening to Christian radio, and Dad paid us $10 an hour, but we still complained about having to do it. lol #spoiledandclueless It's a good memory now, though. 

I haven't spent nearly as much time here as Rach (she worked there for several years), but it holds lots of good memories for me, too. Memories of folding those birthday letters and helping decorate for Christmas and restocking the candy bowls, the memory of Teresa and I planting popcorn seeds then her putting fresh popcorn over that spot when I was little, playing games outside with Rach, chatting with Aunt Charlene and Aunt Georgia and Teresa and Angela (all of them work there), the many many emails Rach would send me during her time working there, and the very brief time when I worked there and quickly learned that I'm not cut out for jobs that involve a lot of dealing with the public and making small talk!! lol

Anyway, it was a good and productive visit (putting Dad's points to good use once again).  Happy Memory Monday!!