| It is a Friday! |
[May. 18th, 2007|05:10 pm] |
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I am home from my trip to the Pacific Northwest. I was in Seattle, Portland and Vancouver, B.C. It was so beautiful there. I need to go back some time. There is so much to see and I didn't even get close to doing as much as I would like. I was on tour with the Augsburg Concert band so we were traveling and playing concerts so I kept busy. I am glad to be home though.
I have a week off during which I am going to be working my last evenings at the nursing home. I will keep working weekends, but I needed to cut back my hours there so I have more time at my internship. I start that after memorial day. I am getting excited about it, but I am a little nervous. I guess it is normal to get nervous about starting a new job.
I think I need to take this next week to relax and get things cleaned up in my room. I need to get organized. I just need to get into the cleaning mood. Erin is because she just came home from Duluth for the summer and she has stuff all over our room. I was getting used to having that room to myself. It was nice. She's only home for three months so I think I can handle it.
I am going to go and find something to do on this Friday night. I may end up going over and hanging out with my grandparents this evening. That sounds like fun. |
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[Apr. 18th, 2007|09:34 pm] |
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I got an internship with the Office of the State Auditor. I am excited about it but at the same time I don't know if it is exactly what I want to do. I was kind of running short on ideas of where to get an internship and this one pays really well. I should be really happy. It is a good way to get my foot in the door with the state, but the supervisor that I will be working for is kind of weird. He is a little socially awkward. Oh well. I will get over it.
As for other news, there isn't too much. I have been really busy with school. I have only a week and two days left of classes and then finals and then I am going to Seattle, Vancouver, and Portland for a little over a week.
That is all for now. |
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| Life is CRAZY |
[Jan. 19th, 2007|01:52 pm] |
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I'm at school. I have two and a half hour breaks on my MWF afternoons. I should be doing homework because I have only been in classes for 4 days and I am already behind. Oh well.
So after this first week, I think this semester is actually going to kill me. I say that about every one because I have taken 18 credits every time, but this time I have two senior level finance classes and two junior level finance classes. Let me run the titles by you and you be the judge of how bad this is.
Financial Theory Policy and Practice
International Finance
Accounting Theory and Practice II
Tax Accounting
You are all probably thinking tax accounting has got to be the worst class on the list, but crazy enough, it is the one that I love the most. The other three are going to suck. It doesn't help that I have band and private lessons on top of that, along with two brass groups that I agreed to be a part of as of this afternoon. WHAT was I thinking? I have no idea. It is going to be interesting and I like I said before, this semester will kill me.
On top of school I have my job, which is nice because I get a lot of homework done there, but it seems that the one night that I need to get a lot of my work done, they have about 6 or 7 projects for me to do.
The other thing that I having going on is planning my wedding, which I know I have time, but we need to book a place soon or I am going to go crazy. My mom doesn't really want us to get married where we want because she has issues with the parking, which is to say that it sucks because it is downtown St. Paul, but I think it is such a gorgeous building and I want it there. Needless to say, we are looking at other places, but I don't want to give it. It would be nice if I won the lottery so I could just pay for a valet and not have to worry about it at all. I just don't want to have to be worrying abou that while I am trying not to die.
I also have been looking for a summer job or internship, which is being very difficult. I don't know why. I have good qualifications. I did an internship last summer and I have a 3.924 GPA and I am a good worker. Why doesn't anyone want me? I just need to keep looking. I will just add that to my huge list of things to do.
Wow. That was a lot of complaining and I think I am good for a little while. I am going to go and practice that trombone of mine so I don't really suck it up when I get to band this afternoon. I mean, I am the section leader so I should practice. |
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| News |
[Oct. 19th, 2006|01:24 am] |
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Well, it has been a while since I last updated. I have been busy with school. Let me tell you, getting three majors in no easy task. And to get it done in only four years.
My grandma passed away this week, which has made things even more crazy. That is on top of my sister's wedding in two weeks that she is totally stressed over and then takes it out on everyone else when she is home.
I went to an accouting/finance club meeting tonight. I was able to give me resume to people at McGladry & Pullen and also with KPMG, which is one of the big 4 CPA firms. They both pay between $18-$22 an hour. I am not going to complain about that. I hope at least one of them will work out. I could use the experience and the money.
I have three midterms next week and it is going to suck. I am not going to have too much time to study this weekend. Oh well, I am sure it will turn out fine.
That is about all for now. I will try and post again soon. |
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| I am happy now |
[Sep. 18th, 2006|01:30 pm] |
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My hard work paid off.
I did an internship all summer at the SPCO, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. I did it for credit. I had to make a portfolio of all the stuff that I did and write all kinds of dumbass reflective papers on the whole experience. Even though I did learn a lot over the summer, I was realy hoping that the portfolio would go well.
It did. I got a 4.0!!!!!!
Now my wonderful GPA has gone from a 3.901 to a 3.906. A GPA can't change that much when it is that high already, but it moving in the right direction.
This has made my Monday considerably better. I had a long weekend. I had two perfomances for the German dancing on Saturday and I drove up to Duluth for the day on Sunday to visit my grandma. She isn't doing too well. So I was stressed and I didn't get much homework done and I had to give a speech today, which actually went ok. I was pretty nervous about it.
I am off to 3 or more hours of trombone playing. (I have a lesson, brass ensemble, and band) I am going there in a much better mood than before. YAY!!!!!! |
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| finally updating |
[Aug. 9th, 2006|02:15 am] |
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It has been a while since I updated. I have been busy at work. I am interning at the SPCO in the finance department. It is a lot of work getting ready for an audit. There is only so much I can do since I am only an intern, but they keep me busy. I have learned a lot though.
As for everything else, there isn't much going on. I am still working at the nursing home. This past weekend I went up north with Nik and his family. I caught a lot of perch and I actually caught a bass. That was pretty exciting. The weather was beautiful and I wish I could stay there forever. It is so pretty and nice and peaceful up there.
I am looking forward to starting classes. I want to have a little more normal of a schedule. Instead of working 11 hours days, I can have 8 hour days at school.
I can't wait until the state fair starts. I love the food. I know I don't need especially with the diet I am trying to get back on, but mini donuts are so delicious I just can't resit them. Oh...and cheese curds. I am excited. |
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| stupid wisdom teeth |
[Jun. 25th, 2006|02:41 am] |
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So I had my wisdom teeth pulled about 6 weeks ago and I wake up this morning and my face is all swollen and it turns out I have an infection that ususally shows up 2 to 6 weeks after the fact. I also still have numbness in my face that never went away and it sucks. I don't understand why I have to have all the complications. Both my sister had no problems and were better in a few days and didn't have to worry about it anymore. |
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| Engaged |
[Jun. 5th, 2006|01:07 am] |
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Nik and I got engaged. It is wonderful. We were having a picnic by Snail Lake out by North Oaks. We were sitting on a bench overlooking the lake and talking and trying not to get attacked by geese. I had given Nik the corpse bride and he said he had a gift for me too, even thought he had already given me a book a couple of weeks ago. Then he got down on his knee and proposed. I was so shocked and so happy. It was wonderful. The wedding won't be until 2008, but it is still very exciting for me.
We went to his cabin that weekend and had a great time and I got really sunburnt. It was a fun time. We did some fishing and I caught a couple. It was great.
I started my internship at the SPCO last week. I am working in the finance department. It is a lot of fun and a lot of work. I will be working full time all summer long, until the end of August. I am doing a lot of little projects right now, but later in the summer I will be helping them prepare for the audit that is scheduled for mid August. I am also still working at the nursing home as a receptionist. I am keeping myself busy this summer.
Erin is graduating this week and then her grad party is a week from Saturday. My mom is busy cleaning and we are getting all the picture boards together. Looking at some of those pictures make me realize how little I cared what I looked like when I was younger. We wore some pretty crazy outfits. I look at it now and just laugh. |
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[May. 21st, 2006|11:45 am] |
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So I got tagged and now I suppose I should write 10 things about 10 people.
1. You are so goofy, but that makes you wonderful. You are able to make me smile everytime I see you and I love that.
2. You are cool and make me laugh, but I wish I knew you better. Everyone I know says you are a great person.
3. You need to start seeing the things in your life that are just bringing you down and realize that it is time to move on to bigger and better things.
4. You were never very nice to me, but I tired to be your friend. I never felt like you wanted anything to do with me, like I was someone you wished you had never met. I hope that you realize what you did and that you will never make anyone feel like that again.
5. You are a strong person and I admire that.
6. I hope that you are happy in life and that you will stay happy, no matter what you do or where you move. Happiness is key.
7. You love me, what more can I say than that. It makes me happy knowing that. It is one of things that keeps me going every day.
I don't know enough people to write 10 things. That is just crazy. |
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[May. 12th, 2006|05:01 pm] |
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I had my wisdom teeth pulled yesterday and my mouth is still numb. They may have hit a nerve and that sucks. I want my feeling back. I am hungry and all I can eat is soup. |
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