That's How We Roll-Badger Bowl Social

FLE/LE Badger Bowl Social with Carol Cichocki (Class of 2012)

First, a Public Service
Announcement...Holiday Shopping Spoiler Alert:  Stopped at Hobby Lobby on the south-side on the way to the FLE/LE event and they have Christmas decorations out. Not just a few clearance items but isles dedicated to Christmas.  Really?  July's cool temperatures are one thing but buying tinsel is quite another.  I refused to even make eye contact with that section of the store.



Picked up the LE car this week.  The staff in the American Family Travel department could not have been nicer. Everything was organized and ready for Josh and I to come get our vehicles. 
Apparently, my vehicle had some weird "curclunk" sound and they had 2 people check it out for me before sending the car on the road.  I have a pool car (Chevy Impala) with Missouri plates. Believe me, when you drive a vehicle with out of State plates other drivers treat you differently. Try it once.  Almost run off the road on East Washington buy a WI driver with extreme out of state road rage. I may have even seen a 1 finger salute in the rear view mirror.

The Former Loaned Executive (FLE's)  held a social at the Badger Bowl for the new LE class last week. If you haven't been to the Badger Bowl recently, they have a great private party room that looks like a log cabin. A great opportunity to re-connect with some of the LE's we met at the Madison Club and network with the FLE's from previous years.  I ran into a former Marketing VP from AmFam, Don Mahoney.  Don is active in the Retiree United Way activities and has been an LE twice.  He also mentioned he ran into John Reed, a retired Life Company VP on an Honor Flight to our nations capital.

A few words of wisdom from the FLE's:

• Training is overwhelming. It's like being hit in the face with a fire hose of information

• The LE experience is "life changing". I've heard this before, many, many times.

• Its a lot of hard work but extremely rewarding.

• Enjoy every minute.  Be in the moment and just enjoy it!

Last, a shout out to my AmFam FLE's that attended the social and have given Josh and I such great support; Eric Pearson and Carol Cichocki, Class of 2012.  You're the best!