Leaving on a Jet Plane

I know it’s not a very original title but deal with it. So tomorrow I leave on my first corporate trip. I have never had to travel for work before and oddly enough I’m on the fence about if I’m looking forward to it or not.

For the most part, I’ve been working for the same company for the last 9 years. I’ve had many different positions in that time but this is the first time they’ve asked me to travel more then an hour away. On one hand I am excited to get to see another part of the company and the country. Over the past few years I have made friends with people all over the country and I’m hoping that my corporate travels will give me the opportunity to meet a few of them.

On the other hand I’ve never done this before. Which isn’t a reason that would keep me from going, (I am an adventurous person) it’s just that looking at my itinerary it seems I am going to be bored more often then not. I have quite a bit of down time. Now I will probably take some time to see the city and check out the night life but some of my down time will not allow me to leave. Oh well we’ll see what happens.

I didn’t tell any of my friends in the destination city that I would be coming in. I figure for my first trip I’ll just focus on my work and getting to know the new processes. Plus since I have to travel with other co-workers it may be difficult to explain how I know some of these people.

I’m hoping that in the future Mrs Cardz will be able to travel with me. Certainly, not all the time but it would be nice to extend my stay in some of these cities into a long weekend and check out the local clubs and parties and meet up with friends we have never seen.

Perhaps this trip will give me some more time to write on this blog. Who knows?