It's the Climb

Ok so I have been slacking with updating this, and for those of you who take the time to read this i severely apologize. My time in D.C. is really flying by. I was home last weekend and that was nice. It was great to see all my family especially my sister Sam and her hubby Jeff who were in from California. It's funny, I have always lived so close to home I have never really experienced that whole come home for winter break or anything like most college kids. I see my parents at minimum once a week when I am home so it was weird to sort of feel like a guest just there for a short period of time. None the less I will be home in three weeks and will make sure to see them a lot in the months to follow before I make a more permanent move down here. It was also nice to spend so much time with Sam and Jeff. It's kinda funny how Sam and I were really not super close growing up, mostly due to our age difference, and the fact that I lived with my dad much more then she did. Now, even though the age difference is the same, we are both in a relatively similar life place, and I feel we have become much closer. I often feel guilty for getting caught up in my life and not calling enough or even getting back to messages or whatnot on facebook. I think my goal is to really make sure I call her more often even to just chat. I really want to maintain a great relationship despite being on opposite ends of the country. Seeing Harrison, Cait, Sam, and Lemon was also great, I am excited to have a fun and memorable last semester at UNH with all of them. The only negative thing to really come of the trip home was the true death of any relationship with my brother, someday perhaps he will change, but for now there isn't a compelling argument for me to have any level of attachment. So for now I am thankful for having great parents...all four of them, and two great sisters!

Work has been busy and exciting this week. I went to two senate hearings this week on two different aspects of the climate bill now making its way through the Senate. Basically my job is to just take good notes on whats being said that could be important to my office. I then take those notes type them all up and then send them out to a bunch of people in the office. Also this week I have been working on a response to a petition for rule making, and a briefing for our assistant administrator on some new stuff, cant go into details. This coming week I am supposed to do lunch with my bosses and hopefully have a meeting with someone from the office of general council to just get some ideas of what I want to do after law school. I really love what I do and I am looking forward to returning in January to keep doing it. I also had a good chat with my boss Nancy about exploring some options for a summer internship up in the capital or even trying to get onto a committee staff...who knows I guess she has some contacts.

Social life is going great! PJ Jenny and I went out last night and that was a lot of fun, Jenny is definitely great and funny, she can take my crap...which we all know is not easy. PJ and I also get along great and again can take my crap...and give it back haha, we also went and saw Bruno this week, funny but not as funny as i thought. Umm what else I went out with Jimmy, Eric, Ryan and a group of a few other guys on Friday night that was fun! Still very thankful to Jimmy for introducing me to people and inviting me to go out, but he is just an overall great guy, and Eric is possibly one of the funniest people I've ever met!! Definitely going to miss them when I head home.

Overall life in D.C. is great, and I am sure my last three weeks here will be just as great, if not better!!