Jefferson City

I traveled for work for the first time!  I've been with the state of Missouri for 6.5 years and I was recently placed on a committee for Business Process Re-engineering.  We had our first in person meeting in Jefferson City, which is the state capital and a lot of the state offices are there.  The committee changes a lot of the business practices within the Family Support Division.  We are working to make things more efficient for us and the clients we serve.  The meetings went well, I have a project to work on and I believe it will be successful.  We did stay overnight and ended up in a sort of janky hotel because the Inaugural Ball for the Missouri State Legislatures was the same night.  It was fine, just super noisy! 

Missouri River

Jefferson City does not have a lot to do.  I got there two hours before the first meeting started and wandered around a little bit.

I found the Missouri State Petitionary .  It has a haunted history and it was on Ghost Adventures.  I would love to go back and take a paranormal tour when they are happening and learn more of the history. 

Jefferson City also has a National Cemetery.  There are a lot of unknown soldiers from the Civil War buried there. 

Yay!  I made it through the meeting!

I walked around that night.  I parked right next to the Governors Mansion.  It is a lovely house, right next to the Missouri River.

The Capital Building is currently being renovated.  It looks like its surrounded by a big piece of bubble wrap.  Expensive bubble wrap.  And it looks like a light up water bottle.

Our next meeting will either be in St. Louis or Kansas City.  If we are going to St. Louis, I am going to look at the Amtrak option for travel!  I found out that I can also travel by train to Jeffs City next time.  It might be easier than dealing with Enterprise for the rental car.