15 Years

Robert is in his 15th year with the same job. It is kind of amazing in this economic climate that we live in for someone to stay at the same job for this long.

Fidelity celebrates every five year mark for each of their employees. On Thursday, Robert and I went to the University of Utah for this celebration. It was a very unusual event for me to be invited to a Fidelity function of this nature. These five year recognition celebrations are the only time that spouses are invited. Every Christmas party that Robert has gone to has been for employees only. It is an 'east coast' thing to only have employees attend parties.

We got to have our pictures taken in front of a green screen, which you can see had a purpose. The company was able to put in a fabulous picture of the mountains. Still, it is a pretty good picture of me and Robert together. Robert is not taller than me, he was standing on his toes, which is why we look like we are laughing, because we were. This is a picture of the picture. Like Ashleigh, I don't have a scanner.

We had a great time. They served a "light dinner". I got to try some foods that I have never had before. I especially liked that part, because I didn't have to pay for something I might hate. I liked it all, for the most part.

Dessert was miniature donuts that they fried fresh, right in front of you. They also had a chocolate fountain, which wasn't as much fun as I had thought it might be. The best part of dessert was the strawberries, they were SO good!

And on the way out, they gave each guest a chocolate frog. I thought this was kind of wierd, but Robert explained to me that one of Fidelity's first funds was something with the acronym: DIBBIT. I think. So it is kind of an inside thing for people who work there.
Alrighty then.

We had a great time. Congratulations Robert!