Mike's award weekend

A few weekends ago we spent 3 nights in DC to celebrate an award that Mike won at work. All the recipients (about 10 total) were flown in to the city from all the offices (as far away as San Diego CA) and spent time touring the city, dining with executives, and of course receiving their award from the CEO. Mike's award was for a system he designed and built for the Claims department back in Lakeland last year with his co-worker Craig.

The most interesting part of the weekend was the tour of The White House that was set up for us. Unfortunately there were no photos allowed inside the house, but a lot of what we saw is usually what you see in television interviews: the Green Room, the Red Room, the Blue Room, the libarary, the Vermeil Room, the East Room, the Reception Room, and some various hallways and staircases. We also saw a lot of secret service guys with big machine guns! The best part was when we walked across the front of the house and looked out the windows across the lawn at all the people on the other side of the fence. That's usually the closest you can get--up to that fence. I made sure to sit in every window seat (even though they looked like 100 year old chairs) and looked out through the 5 inch thick glass. :-) The Pope had just visited the White House about 4 days earlier and it was neat to be right near the balcony where he stood and waved to the people. We also spent a little time relaxing and went out one night around 11pm to look at all the monuments lit up. What a site!
Congratulations to Mike! We're all so proud of him and what he has accomplished at Geico.
Craig, CEO Tony Nicely and Mike

This year's Corporate Award recipients


Out to dinner at "Widows over Washington"

After dinner we all went up to the bar and enjoyed the view (it's a rotating bar!)

This is of the Washington Monument and The Capitol in the far distance and the airport approach in the foreground(it was dark and rainy out)