Sicky

I am sick. Not strep, but it sure feels like it. Cough has now moved into my chest. Fabulous. My office coworkers keep telling me to go home and sleep but I have less than a month left! I don't want to miss any time of my internship. Out of the office, all I want to do is be home (real home). However, my roommates are being amazing. Alrighty, time for sleep.

Goose Chase Ends in a Golden Egg

Yesterday I did a lot of research for my project, when to an event entirely in Spanish, and eventually went on an errand for my boss. This errand sent me to the senate buildings... where I was given the wrong room. This led me on a bit of a goose chase... but it turned out well.

As I walked towards the entrance to one of the senate office building I noticed some people coming out of the door I was about to open. So instead of going in, I opened the door for the people coming out. The guy at the front of the group walked by me, smiled and said thanks... and this is how my thinking went:

- He's cute... He looks familiar, he looks like- Oh my goodness... That's Nick Jonas! -

Yeah, so I continued to hold the door open for his entourage and all of the girls who were following him, giggling and fawning. As he got into the limo two boys (yeah, I was surprised too) ran over screaming "Nick! Oh my god! Can I get your autograph!" and got his autograph. Another girl hurried over and got in line too.

After I checked to make sure I had nothing that would indicate my job, I walked over and asked his security detail if Nick wouldn't mind signing something for my sister. After he finished signing the autograph for the other girl he looked up at me, smiled, and asked how to spell S's name. The autograph is to the right.I think S is going to love it! I need to make sure I don't lose it before I get back. =)

Thinking about S after I got that autograph got me thinking about the family. I do miss being home and knowing I'm so far away doesn't help. Ahh well.

Tomorrows Forecast:

• -Event on National Security
• -Continuing research, but for one of my supervisors (not my national security research)
  

I Got it Bad & That Aint Good

I am officially in love with this city... and that's even with being sick as a dog on Thursday.

On Tuesday the Drug Cartel event was canceled, unfortunately. However, I got a lot of research done for my supervisor and her project. Wednesday I was able to watch a congressional nomination for our new commander. It was so interesting! And then came Thursday...

One of my coworkers was out Monday and Tuesday sick. Then another person was out Wednesday. Well Wednesday afternoon I noticed my eyesight was getting a little poor as my eyes got dryer, then I got a headache, and then I got a tickle in my throat. I woke up Thursday feeling dreadful. Wanting to power through it, I tried to go to work. I got there and was miserable... so I went home. By this point I had a horrible headache and was dizzy. Actually, when I was going down one of those two-story long escalators I actually almost toppled over. I stumbled down a few steps but caught myself. When I got home I slept from 10 am until around 6.

Yesterday was a lot better. It was our department head's birthday so we went out to celebrate for a late lunch and then went home early. Hooray! Then I was able to spend the night with Liz, who left this morning to go home for the summer. And today I went with my friend, Andy, to the African Art Museum, the International Art Museum, and the Smithsonian Castle (where the picture is from). In the International Art Museum there was this amazing exhibit on the Russian Tsars and gifts given to them by the Persian Shahs and the Turkic rulers. I couldn't take pictures though. Sad.

I really am falling more and more in love with this city. I want to do graduate work here more and more. And my supervisor, god love her, wants me to do the Presidential Management Fellows Program... the most prestigious fellows program in DC. She thinks I have a chance. Of course, you need to have completed some sort of graduate degree to apply. So the fact that she 1. thinks I can get into grad school and 2. have a chance to get this fellows program makes me feel, to say the least, very honored.

I'm going to end this by sending a message to my littlest sister. I wore your bracelet today! I love it a lot. To those of you who haven't see it, my little sister got this for me at Disney World. It says "Go Green." So to my littlest sister: "I miss you!" Of course, I miss all of my family, but I really wanted to send this message for my littlest sister.

Memorial Day/T-Minus 5 Days and Counting

Recognizing that last week was Memorial Day, I thought I'd share a picture I took from the Memorial Day parade I was at. The parade is a tradition my family has with some of our close family friends. I've always enjoyed the bagpipes and I really enjoy how this particular picture turned out with the flag hanging behind the man.

On to the subject of DC. It's getting close to take-off and my preparation check-list has been completed. All that I have left to do, I cannot do until Friday (pre-board registration) and Saturday (fly to DC and get to my apartment).

So what shall I be doing my last week at home? Well my best friend has just gotten home from her first year away at college, so I will spending a night of movie watching with her. Another night will hopefully be spent with my old co-workers from last summer's internship. And the rest of the week will be with my family.

My youngest sister's birthday is on my first day of work and she's turning 13, a milestone for any junior high girl. The poor girl will not only have her big sister gone on her birthday, but my dad will be away on a business trip too. So, recognizing that both her older sister and her dad are super lame by being gone, we're celebrating my sister's birthday on Friday.

The next post may or may not be in DC. Until then, have a great week readers!