Happy 2007!

I’m back! The last two months of the year were CRAZY for me so I didn’t have much of a chance to update my blog. Here is a brief synopsis of what I’ve been up to: I spent most of November recovering from my mid-term exam grades and getting ready for Thanksgiving Break. During the break my mom and I met up in Seattle to spend a few days together. Nothing too exciting to write about from that trip. After I arrived home I had about a week to prepare for finals which were held the fist week of December. I was really stressed out about them but ended up doing pretty well.

I spent the second week of December up in New York City visiting companies I am interested in interning with this summer. Overall it was a great trip. I flew in to the city the day after my last final so I was able to hang out with friends for a few days before all my office visits started. Those few days were very relaxing and helped me relieve some stress. Being in the city reminds me how much I like it and reassured my feelings that I should intern there this summer. The office visits were great too. I was able to talk to a lot of employees from the different companies and have a better feel for what a corporate finance professional does.

The day after I arrived home from NYC I flew out to New Orleans to meet up with my mom for a winter cruise. We took a seven day trip to the western Caribbean where we visited Jamaica, Mexico, and Grand Cayman. As usual, the cruise was fun. There is just way too much to do on the ships. I’m kinda bummed because I never made to one of the arts and crafts classes. I’m not really sure what you make in those classes, probably picture frames or macaroni necklaces, but it’s a great way to meet other people on the ship. For our next cruise we are thinking Southeast Asia after I graduate. Those cruises are real expensive, but, I hope to get a nice signing bonus which I can use to pay for everything.

So, for the past week I have been prepping for the upcoming internship interview season. My interviews won’t be stating for another month, but I know the next few weeks will go by quickly. I’ve already had a few resume and cover letters due to companies, so I know the big interview days are just around the corner.

Other things in my life are the same. I’m still working part time for the Bears. The team made the playoffs and has home field advantage, so that means an extra week where I get to make money. I also signed up to work some of the private parties at Soldier Field which will put more cash in my pocket. That is always a good thing.

For those of you who care, my love life is active again. I have been dating one of my classmates since mid-November. Things have been fun so far. We hang out a lot and he doesn’t get on my nerves, so I think I’ll keep him for awhile. This relationship has shown me how grad school can kind of be like high school. In early December the director of diversity affairs asked me about it since she heard about it through the rumor mill. I was all “Who did you hear about it from” and she was all “Two administrators asked me about it recently”, so I’m thinking these two could be two of the minority administrators or maybe some of the employees in career services, but, no. They were, Stacey Kole, who is the dean of the full-time program (she reports directly to Ted Snyder, who is the dean of the business school) and Ann Harvilla, who is the dean of students for the full-time program. So, two of the deans at school where asking about my dating life? Really? That just seems kinda odd….

Oh, and one last thing…., thanks to all you sent me warm holiday greetings. It was exciting to hear about your good news from the past year. I wish you all the best in 2007!