JANUARY - Barbara's farewell potluck lunch

FEBRUARY - View from the office parking structure...did it rain or something?

View of Apollo Landing from the upper floor of the office parking structure...those are some seriously intense colors

I think it is still raining on the hill

MARCH - Our office remodel is progressing nicely

APRIL - Today there is another soft opening at Apollo Landing...and the first hit is free! I first tried Philz during my last visit to San Francisco, so I have been eager for this location to open. I order Jacob's Wonderbar...a flavorful dark roast with a hint of nutty and chocolaty goodness. The large packs quite the punch....buzzing now.

Apparently food is free today too!

I am saving the almond butter banana toast for the afternoon (Update: I'm pleased to report this is GOOD and surprisingly filling)

I stop by Philz again to see if they are doing another soft opening today...but they are not

APRIL - As our office building's renovation nears completion, we hear some significant changes may have taken place downstairs. This stairwell has been closed for what seems like a year...which was no really biggie since we hardly had any reason to go down it...and it was covered by a plastic tarp preventing us from seeing any progress.

This is an unexpected surprise to say the least

The old lounge was tiny and nothing like this. And these vending machines look serious...with cameras, video screens, and fingerprint scanners?

Keep in mind that this was not an open space before...this looks more like a Silicon Valley campus than an El Segundo business park

Foosball

Some kind of shuffle board?

Table Tennis

Grillz? For realz?

This is the first time since Apollo Landing opened that we can exit directly from our building to walk to it

And the timing couldn't be better...Philz Coffee's grand opening is on Monday

They are still offering free food, but now only in sample sizes

Taking a coworker's advice, while the coffee is still free I order something I might not otherwise try... from the medium roast section (I prefer dark roasts). This is the Philtered Soul..hazelnut and chocolate notes which ended up reminding me more of blends that I usually I don't like because they are too weak. Not bad, but I'm going back to dark roasts next time

For my third soft opening visit, I went back to dark roasts...Tantalizing Turkish I believe is what Valerie and I tried during our first visit in S.F.