June 15, 2022
What We’ve Been Up To: Part 1
Welcome to What We've Been Up To — a new series where we share P.F. happenings + our current obsessions.
The whole team took a trip and spent a few days in the mountains to unwind, hang out, and enjoy the views. The destination? Pali Retreat, a camp nestled amongst the San Bernardino mountains just outside of Running Springs, CA. The goal? To spend time with each other outside of making the best home fragrance around and to have fun!
Wednesday morning we boarded our super sweet bus and took off. After checking into our cabins and settling in, we all gathered for an exhilarating archery and tomahawk throwing session. After some of us sweat a few bricks from the adrenaline, we headed to Sip ‘n Sniff Happy Hour, where Kristen and Tom led us through a guided wine tasting and scent pairing to really work our taste and olfactory muscles. The night ended with a VERY intense game of Bingo. Who knew emotions would run so high? (in the best way, of course.)
The next day was packed with activities! First off, a hearty breakfast, followed by a paintball tournament and ropes course. This was definitely not for the faint of heart, but was it fun? ABSOLUTELY. After lunch we cannonballed our way into the pool blasting our favorite tunes and living our real life Sandlot moment (without the lifesaving Wendy Peffercorn episode.) Next was an Incense Making Workshop, where we all had fun creating our very own scent profile and rolling mini incense sticks by hand. After a few moments of rest and a comforting dinner we headed to Kaleidoscopic Karaoke. We may have developed rock hard abs from laughing so much that night.
All in all, the fact that we get to spend time together in a beautiful setting was one for the books, and we can't wait to do it all over again next year! Here’s a little snippet of our week, and if you’re not following us on Instagram, what are you waiting for?
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“I'm late to the game and currently obsessed with 'BRIDGERTON'”
- Madisen Harray, Candles Production Supervisor
“I recently purchased a Baby Baggu bag, and it's the perfect size for carrying small items, like my lunch, snacks, candles, etc.”
- Sam Woo, Development Assistant
“I've been working my way through the classic sci-fi 'Dune' book series. It's pretty wild stuff, but I love that it's ever-changing — I can't try to guess where it's headed anymore because I've been wrong every time. I'm just along for the ride.”
- Jeff Schulder, Inventory Lead
“I've listened to the new Joyce Manor record a couple times since it came out. It rocks. The album is only 16 minutes long, so if you hate it, it's over really quickly!!”
- Mark Nakamura, Junior Graphic Designer
“I've recently gotten back into watercolor lettering and making resin coasters with pressed flowers that I make. Also, I've totally been binging 'Stranger Things' since everyone keeps talking about the new season!!”
- Connie Hsu, Office Assistant
“Cycling and minions! I like Mt Hollywood in Griffith Park because it’s car free! We also can’t wait ‘til 'Minions II' is out in July 😜”
- Tom Neuberger, COO and Co-owner
P.F. GOES TO CAMP!
Wednesday morning we boarded our super sweet bus and took off. After checking into our cabins and settling in, we all gathered for an exhilarating archery and tomahawk throwing session. After some of us sweat a few bricks from the adrenaline, we headed to Sip ‘n Sniff Happy Hour, where Kristen and Tom led us through a guided wine tasting and scent pairing to really work our taste and olfactory muscles. The night ended with a VERY intense game of Bingo. Who knew emotions would run so high? (in the best way, of course.)
The next day was packed with activities! First off, a hearty breakfast, followed by a paintball tournament and ropes course. This was definitely not for the faint of heart, but was it fun? ABSOLUTELY. After lunch we cannonballed our way into the pool blasting our favorite tunes and living our real life Sandlot moment (without the lifesaving Wendy Peffercorn episode.) Next was an Incense Making Workshop, where we all had fun creating our very own scent profile and rolling mini incense sticks by hand. After a few moments of rest and a comforting dinner we headed to Kaleidoscopic Karaoke. We may have developed rock hard abs from laughing so much that night.
All in all, the fact that we get to spend time together in a beautiful setting was one for the books, and we can't wait to do it all over again next year! Here’s a little snippet of our week, and if you’re not following us on Instagram, what are you waiting for?
A FEW THINGS WE’RE DIGGING LATELY
Here’s a list of things that are rocking our world lately, in case you know, if you need some ideas.“I'm late to the game and currently obsessed with 'BRIDGERTON'”
- Madisen Harray, Candles Production Supervisor
“I recently purchased a Baby Baggu bag, and it's the perfect size for carrying small items, like my lunch, snacks, candles, etc.”
- Sam Woo, Development Assistant
“I've been working my way through the classic sci-fi 'Dune' book series. It's pretty wild stuff, but I love that it's ever-changing — I can't try to guess where it's headed anymore because I've been wrong every time. I'm just along for the ride.”
- Jeff Schulder, Inventory Lead
“I've listened to the new Joyce Manor record a couple times since it came out. It rocks. The album is only 16 minutes long, so if you hate it, it's over really quickly!!”
- Mark Nakamura, Junior Graphic Designer
“I've recently gotten back into watercolor lettering and making resin coasters with pressed flowers that I make. Also, I've totally been binging 'Stranger Things' since everyone keeps talking about the new season!!”
- Connie Hsu, Office Assistant
“Cycling and minions! I like Mt Hollywood in Griffith Park because it’s car free! We also can’t wait ‘til 'Minions II' is out in July 😜”
- Tom Neuberger, COO and Co-owner