Update

Hello everyone!

Sorry for the lack of blogging. I'm not very motivated to write a blog when I get home from a thirteen hour work day.... So I just thought I'd write during some down time at work today.

Things have been hard lately. Last week, I went to the ER for a bad ear infection. Thankfully, they put me on some intense painkillers; however, there was no way I could go into work on the meds. I ended up not going into work for two days. I spent those days just sleeping, reading, and watching TV. The rest and relaxation was good, but I was very ready to get out of the house by the middle of day two.

Yesterday afternoon my dad called me at work to tell me that my great-grandmother, Memo, had passed away. This hit me really hard, so I had to leave work right away. Fortunately, I am blessed to be on a wonderful team who had absolutely no problem with me leaving even though we had a huge deadline today. I will be going home to Texas Friday morning through Sunday morning to be with family and to go to the funeral.

I have mixed feelings. Everyone else in my family had a chance to talk to Memo since we found out about the cancer, so I'm sad to have missed that opportunity. On the other hand, I had one of the best conversations I have ever had with you during our family Christmas celebration. That conversation will always be glued in my mind. We talked about her childhood, how she met her husband, and my wedding planning. She was so excited for our wedding. Ellen told me that she had said that one of the first things she thought of upon hearing the news of her sickness was that she was sad to not be able to come to our wedding. This is heart-breaking but special at the same time.

I will miss Memo so much. She is in heaven with the Lord and with her husband she has missed for twenty years. She is happier than she has ever been right now.

Please be praying for our family.

My last day of the internship is April 15th which is just around the corner. I'll try to update this blog at least a few more times before the end.

Thanks for reading.

My Weekend as a Workaholic

I have put in a lot of hours at work the past couple of days, but it's okay because I really enjoy it. :) The people I work with are so helpful by making sure I actually understand everything that is going on "behind the scenes" of what I am working on.

Yesterday I spent nearly the whole day completing the project I talked about for Thursday. It was mostly a lot of formatting and researching legal documents. It was my first time to eat lunch at my desk because I had a lot to finish.

Today was my first day in the office on a weekend. I did not get the memo that Saturdays at the office you can wear jeans, so I was definitely over-dressed. It was funny to see everyone dressed so casually in the office, but I'll remember that for next time. I finished up the project from Thursday and helped a couple people out with extensions again. I left at a decent hour to do a load of laundry and start packing for my trip to Memphis tomorrow.

I can't believe I'm going on my first business trip as an intern! I'm really looking forward to it even if it will be a lot of ours. It will be a great experience for sure.

Tonight my mom and I talked about addressing wedding invitations, and it brought be back to thinking about other things besides work. I am getting married in just over two months! I can't believe it. God has blessed me with so much excitement in my life right now. I need to remember to thank Him everyday for what He has done for me.

(Written Yesterday)

I wrote this yesterday, but then the Internet went down:

Hello!

The last few days have been quite eventful. Tuesday I had work and left early to go to the hockey game with the other interns. Once I got there, it was a really neat experience. But on the way there.... Let's just say the Metro system and I (when I am separated from my group) don't mix very well. It was quite comical, and I learned a lot about the metro both going to the game and coming back from the game....

Anyways, the game was awesome! Before the game, all of us EY people had vouchers for a meal in a club room. It was a lot of fun to talk to a lot of the interns and eat a good meal. The Capitals played the New York Islanders. We had really good seats, right up near the ice. The Capitals were losing 0-1 almost the whole game, but in the last fifty seconds they scored and went into overtime. And then in overtime, they scored and won! I had never been to a hockey game before, and I really enjoyed all of the excitement and "flashy-ness" of it. It reminded me of a college basketball game. I hope to go again someday!

Yesterday was just another day at the office. We wrapped up a lot of the preliminary tax information-gathering for one of my clients, and it is about time to actually start working on the tax returns for it. I also helped out another senior on his project by updating the partner demographics of one of his companies in our tax return system, GoSystems.

Today I helped different people out with little projects. Since I am going to Memphis next week to work on a major client's provision, a lot of my big projects are winding down in order to clear out my schedule. The most eventful type of work I did today was do some research in the SEC filings online to find sources for the senior manager to use to compile some legal documents.

I'm loving life as a Big Four intern! The people are great, and the work is interesting. I'm also very surprised at the flexibility in the office.

Thanks for reading!