Lucky Lucky Day

I didn't realize until the day was over, but April 13, 2010 could be one of my luckiest days ever:

First, I was supposed to have my first presentation in class over here, and naturally, I was nervous. I was ready to go- I had my presentation prepped and saved on a USB. When I got to class, we started working on a business case, so I figured we would do the presentations the second half of class. All of the sudden everyone was getting up, handing in our papers, and leaving. The class was over and there was no mention of the presentation!

Second, I went to get cafe con leche with 2 friends after class cause it was a terribly rainy and cold day. I realized later that afternoon, that I had left my umbrella in our booth at the restaurant. Great. This would be my third umbrella down in barely 3 months. And this one was sooo good too- no kinked poles like my last one. I went back to the restaurant just in case somehow it was still there. I walked in and asked the bartender, and he pulls out my umbrella from under the bar!

Third, I finally decided to sign up for the Marine Corps Marathon in October, so when I got back from class, I signed up online. Later that night, I was talking with my friend, Amy, who was also thinking of signing up. She was bummed because the registration was closed- I said it couldnt be since I had just registered a few hours before. Sure enough, I checked on the website, and after only a week and a half of being open, the 30,000 slots filled up hours or maybe minutes after I registered. (I guess this one could be luck or extreme misfortune)

Fourth, I interviewed on Monday for a marketing internship with Sweet Green, a salad and frozen yogurt chain in DC, and I thought the interview went pretty well, but the woman who interviewed me made it seem like it would be a long process with another round of interviews with the owners. So, I was shocked and excited that I received an email the next day saying they would love to offer me the internship (with the perk of free salads and froyo) and as a paid part-time employee in addition to the internship with the potential upward mobility to "shift manager". Summer back home, just got a lot sweeter!

Yeah thats it. Just ONE day in the life over here.