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Happy Vyshyvanka Day!

We have celebrated Vyshyvanka Day in our Kyiv office for years now, but this year we also decided to take part in Vyshyvanka Day in Minneapolis as well. Alexander Ivakhnenko and Valentin Kornukh led the event with delicious Ukrainian snacks and treats including: Pierogi (including Potato, Meat, and Cherry), Modovik cake, Kyiv cake, Napoleon Cake, and Kvas to drink. We also had a Ukrainian trivia challenge to learn more about different aspects of Ukraine. It was a great time! 🇺🇦

Four men wearing white Ukrainian vyshyvanka embroidered shirts pose together smiling in an office kitchen with red accents. Trays of pierogi and Ukrainian cakes including Medovik and Kyiv cake on a red counter with sour cream and caramelized onion dips Large group of coworkers posing together in a modern office cafeteria, several wearing traditional Ukrainian vyshyvanka embroidered shirts, food on table in foreground. Paper plate holding three Ukrainian cake slices including Napoleon cake with powdered sugar, layered Medovik, and chocolate Kyiv cake, with fresh strawberries Large bottle of Ukrainian Monastyrsky white kvas on a red counter beside partly eaten cakes and trays of food, with people serving themselves in the background.
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POAP 7126846 at Weekly Thing Seven Year Anniversary.

Painted portrait of a heavyset man writing with a feather quill at a desk cluttered with a globe, books, and a pipe, framed in gold
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First soccer game for Summer 2024 season! Go Cobras! 🐍

Youth soccer game in progress on a bright green grass field, players in red and purple jerseys running toward the ball under a blue sky.
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First Dairy Queen bike ride of the year! 🍦

Family of four holding DQ Blizzards and ice cream cones outside a Dairy Queen on a sunny day
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Seeing Purple Lilacs in bloom always reminds me of my Grandma Rose. They were her favorite. They smell lovely too. 💜

Long hedge of blooming purple lilac shrubs stretching into the distance along a mowed grass path under a clear blue sky. Clusters of light purple lilac blossoms in full bloom on a large shrub in a sunny garden with green grass nearby.
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Helped Mazie create her very first resume. That seems like a milestone. 😀

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We watched Arthur the King tonight. Our family is a sucker for dog movies and this one was no exception.

Movie poster for Arthur the King showing a rugged man and a shaggy tan dog side by side outdoors
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Very bright and showy Parrot Tulips at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

Yellow and red Parrot Tulips in full bloom filling a garden bed at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum on a sunny day.
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Happy (early) Mother’s Day to my Mom! She joined us for an afternoon jaunt to the Minnesota Arboretum to see the tulips blooming and many other pretty flowers.

Two people smiling together beside a rocky stream in a lush garden, woman in red patterned blouse and glasses, man in plaid shirt and khaki shorts.
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Cristo Rey UnGala 2024

This evening I was able to attend the first UnGala for Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. What is an UnGala? Think of your typical fundraiser kind of event but more of a party atmosphere with live music and more casual dress. We have several students from Cristo Rey as part of TeamSPS so I have known about the organization for years, but it was great to hear more about this incredible school that has gotten 100% of every student ever in attendance accepted into college programs. Many of them becoming the first person in their family to attend college. It is an impressive organization. Feel free to join me in supporting their mission.

At the end of the event we got a team photo with Alberto Vergara who was part of TeamSPS as a Cristy Rey student and is now a full-time Account Executive on our sales team! 👏

Seven people smiling and posing together in front of a navy and gold balloon arch and branded backdrop at an indoor event venue.