Saturday, July 18, 2009

Strawberry Fields Forever

It's been nearly a month since my last entry, and I can't believe how fast my summer has been flying by. Between studying for the GRE, attempting to compile a semi-presentable scrapbook of my spring adventures, and working full time for the Events Office, it seems like my days disappear right before my eyes.

After a fun-filled Fourth of July Weekend in St. Joe (read: Joetown rocks! Outdoor concert, hanging out with friends, and great food), I headed home to visit Ellen and Katie. Katie was up first in Winona, where we spent the afternoon picking strawberries and the evening shopping. We headed out together for Milwaukee then, our task being to find the perfect bridesmaid dresses. I think we did pretty well, and it was nice to see Ellen again. I hadn't seen her since Christmas with my being in Ireland. I finally got to see her engagement ring in real life and had some good old sisterly conversation. Eric was nice enough to make us a fabulous dinner while we were there as well. Maybe I should go to Milwaukee more often! ;)

This past week has been fairly busy, as I had two large events that started at the end of this week, not to mention I was filling in for a co-worker as the "Office Manager" meaning that I got to spend a lot of time answering phones and taking care of the random assignments and situations that come up. I also started shadowing a physical therapist in St. Cloud this week. I'm always nervous to start shadowing, just because every PT has different ways of going about things, and often I feel that I'm in the way. However I had a blast shadowing and felt confirmed in my decision to pursue this career path.

Speaking of, I'm currently sitting at the local coffee shop, studying away for the GRE. Better get back to it.