Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Thanksgiving

In keeping with the timeless American tradition, LinkTrust employees tell us what they're thankful for this year.

Bret: "I am thankful for my wife and children; a great place to work with friends; driving in snow and blizzards and Christmas lights!"

Gavin: "I am thankful we have such a great LinkTrust team to work with!"

Nate: "I am thankful for my freedom and those who provide it for me, grateful to live in this country and for my health and to have great family and friends, and a job I love."

Jeremy:"I'm thankful for APIs, banana cream pie and four-stroke motors."

Carol-Lyn: "I'm thankful for skiing so I don't completely hate the snow." :)

Gary Gray: "I'm thankful for help at work and four days off to spend time riding four-wheelers with my family."

Nathan: "I'm thankful for my beautiful wife and two cute kids, an awesome job with incredible co-workers, my health, and for the freedoms that we enjoy."

Kacie: "I am thankful for football, turkey and my family."

Myong: "I'm grateful for Windows 7."

Art: "I'm thankful for getting to work in such a dynamic, fun company."

Christina: "I'm thankful for having a loving boyfriend, some really awesome friends, and a great job."

Sarah: "I'm thankful for those moments in developing when the code just works. And Cookie Dough- Fudge Ice cream."

Lee: "I am genuinely thankful to have the job I do and to work at Burstabit"(the parent company of LinkTrust.)

Mindy: "I am thankful to get paid to meet and talk to people from all parts of the world every day. Especially the ones that are sitting on the beach while we are in the middle of winter here in Utah!"

Kyna: "Thank goodness for clean water, fresh vegetables, late winters and trips to warmer climates. And of course, my family and friends."

Jody: "I'm thankful to work with a company that I love...with people I love! If you have to spend the majority of your life away from those you would most want to be with-- it's amazing to spend that time in a place you love to be!! Thanks LinkTrust 'family'!"

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Halloween


Nothing tells you about the creativity of the people you work with like a Halloween costume/pumpkin carving/potluck bringing party. The day started with the fire alarm chasing us all out of our offices-- apparently construction dust and smoke look the same to an alarm. While the lights flashed and alarms sounded we made a visit to the local McDonald's (even the kids gave us funny looks in our costumes).


At the office we had Star Trek captains (plural), witches, batman, some guy in lederhosen, and a vampire. The food was delectable: butternut squash soup, Korean barbecue and even Klingon Bloodwine from Bryan.
At noon it was time for pumpkin carving. Some of us took the easy way out and used the patterns included in the carving kits. Everybody else let their creativity run wild and used the classic Sharpie to plan their masterpiece. Nate's flame pumpkin won the contest. In my book, Frank's pumpkin gets an honorable mention, it was full of LinkTrust spirit.