I’ve blogged about Viget’s Third Third Thursday tradition before, and this past week it was that time again.  We embraced the season and set out in style for ice skating downtown in DC.  I was excited by the forecast — snow — but initially less excited by the reality — semi-frozen rain (with a bit of snow mixed in) — because I thought it would discourage the fun.  Boy was I wrong.  Even though we all got a little wet and risked serious injury, most of the group got out on the ice and had a blast.  Those who decided not to skate hung out and watched us skate gracefully try to avoid falling.

Even our former pro-hockey player and justifiable-skate-snob Josh laced up and showed us how it’s done.  Best of all, there were no serious injuries, though a couple folks needed help to prevent them.  We could only handle about an hour of skating, so the rest of the afternoon included an IMAX movie and games at the cozy (and indoor) ESPNzone nearby. 

It was a fun day, and a good opportunity for the growing team to get to know each other a little better outside of our day-to-day work.  Our Durham office joined, so for some it was their first chance to meet in person.  Timing TTT with our quarterly all-hands “State of the Lab” meeting the next day made for a pretty busy week at Viget and a great vibe to start off the year.  I’m really fortunate to work with a great group of people.