The Go Getter

Today was weird. Specifically because Emily and Bonnie are still on vacation. I don't have them here to constantly replenish my list of tasks to do and I don't have them here to talk to. On one hand I felt like I was getting more done the past two day symply because my list of things to do wasn't depleating and growing at the same time, but on the other hand this might have just been an illusion in my mind and I actually wasn't getting more things done. This could potentially be hazardous! What if while Bonnie and Emily are gone I slack off!? What if I disapoint them on there return!? The presure is unbearable! I can't stand it! Then again this could all be in my head too... One thing I have been trying to be better about is The Daily Progress Log. Which in a nutshell means I have to right my thoughts on the day at the end of the day. Sort of a work diary. I failed at this my first two weeks because I forgot about it as it had the negative idea to never enter my mind >:(

Gordon actually had meetings yesterday so Tim and I were at the office alone. We chatted a little bit and I learned that he sews clothing and things. Which I wouldn't have pegged him as having that skill. Never in a million years. He told me about his kids and mountain climbing and I showed him a picture of my family. So I feel that I got to know Tim a little bit better yesterday. Which is good. :)

For those of you who didn't read it first on my facebook. I lot my phone on July 4th on the Metro Railways System to Washington D.C. Yeah it was oh so smooth of me. Gordon was very optimistic that I would get it back though...which I am going to get it today because they did find it!! I shared the news at the Bible study I have been going to for two weeks now when we talked about our week. Esther, the girl I met last week was there again. I feel like she is supposed to be in my life for something and I am instantly drawn to her personality. She is superb at making prayer sound so poetic and meaningful which I feel I would like to learn. We actually broke up into three or four prayer request groups which worked better than I thought it would. Ending the night my whole group walked out together to our cars and parted ways.

When I got home I got home at around 10:00, I got ready for bed and stayed up till 11:00 reading The Go Getter. It was a pretty entertaining book and I liked it, and it was less then 50 pages. I wrote some notes on it and went to bed. :)

Try Something New...Like Thai Food:)

So I wasn't late for work datay...taydo...today. My gosh I'm must be either really tired or dyslexic. Anyways. I got to work on time:)

I found out that Ms. Emily and I have similar tastes in music minus a few things here and there. I found out that she really likes Iron and Wine (the musical artist not supplements and beverage) specifically the song Flightless Bird, American Mouth. Great, beautiful, emotional song that gets better and better as it goes. I actually explained the song like that to her and her reply after about 37 seconds goes something like, "It does get better!" Gordon even likes it a little bit. He really likes more easy listening kind of stuff...and Carrie Underwood (Gordon starts to drool:).

Then the phone rang... and since I am scared to mess up the spiel of, "Bernhardt Wealth Management. This is Elizabeth. How may I help you?" I let it ring a couple times. Then I answered it, did the spiel, and prayed I'd say it right. It was Client #1! He simply called to say that he had a good time and it was a pleasure to meet me and said he hoped we could do it again. Which I would totally say yes! I think that was a very thoughtful gesture on his part and it certainly made me feel good:)

This day the whole office went out to lunch together. They said it was my welcome lunch. I felt so loved after they said that. Fact, people love to be welcomed. We ate Thai food which I had never tried before. Actually when they asked me what I wanted to eat I said either Thai or Indian food because I haven't tried them. I was feeling adventurous. I ate spicy sauteed eggplant, sticky rice, and spring rolls. I liked the rice and spring rolls (even though spring rolls are traditionally not fried, they do that to please us Americans who like everything fried) but if I had to pick I would probably not cook eggplant that long. It's just gotta be tender. We eventually started talking about flags... I don't even remember how we got onto that topic. Way random is all I can say:) So I went into this spiel of how flags are displayed, burned, etc. that lasted probably the whole time we were at the Thai place. Then they all commented that I have a lot of trivial knowledge:)

Later after work Uncle Gordon went to buy a camera. Apparently he wants to learn from me how to take some pictures. So now I have to teach him how to cook AND do photography.

After that we went home and changed and decided to go see Iron Man 2. Oh my gosh! I loved the first one and the second one is so much better! I thoroughly enjoyed myself and the company I had with me.

Thus far my week has been full of new and exciting experiences...like eating Thai food:)

Radio...Lights, Camera, Action Not Applicable:)

June 17th 2010. (Gordon knocks on door. Waits a few seconds. Then turns door knob to open door. Says next line.) Elizabeth... (Elizabeth jumps up and out of bed while saying next line simultaneously.) OH NO!! AM I LATE FOR WORK!?!?

Yeah apparently I fell asleep right after talking to my family back in Texas the night prior. Not good because I fell asleep on my phone...which doubles as my alarm clock. The good thing was that I was not late but I was also not up as early as I had planned. I quickly got myself showered, clothed, and books gathered then we headed to the office. I am so glad I laid out and ironed my clothes the night before instead of the morning of.

That morning my uncle also took me to a radio show that he sponsors. This radio show is talk radio. They talk to CEOs and presidents of companys and other successful people in the business world. I was basically a shadow this time but they say next time they are going to put me to work. I have no idea what they will have me do. I'm kind of excited about it! Here I am wanting to go into audio engineering as a career and I am already getting experience with a radio broadcast! I was so thrilled! On top of that I took a look at their equipment set up and was actually thinking up ways to improve the system! I didn't know I was as knowledgeable as that. Uncle Gordon says that they would probably welcome any suggestions I might have to improve the show. The cool thing about the show is that it is growing in popularity in the area and that they don't just talk about the interviewees company, success, or future, they talk about that persons childhood, college years, as well as their first job experiences. I found this fascinating partly because the first woman they interviewed was one of eight children. So her family has my family beat by one ;)

Later on in the evening we went to meet Client #1 (Name obviously changed to prevent identity theft. Said person will from hence forth be referred to as Client #1). Client #1 turned out to be a gentleman with spunk and wit similar to mine. We met Client #1 at a restaurant called Morton's. Gordon, Client #1, and I all ordered the same thing. Beef tomato salad, steak, baked potato, and giant asparagus. We enjoyed our meal together and joked on through the night. Oh and did I mention it was also Client #1's birthday! He turned 70! I would have to say that it was a pleasure to meet Client #1 and I would be delighted to be in his company again.

After parting ways Gordon and I headed to his car. Then he says, "Would you like to drive home Elizabeth?" First thing to my mind is, Oh God that would be horrendous if I crashed his Lincoln MKZ. I begged and pleaded to have a rain check and he insists that I drive home. Great... There apparently was no way out of it. I have only ever driven a van before so this was definitely a new experience. So for this day in my head I had a check list of new experiences. 1. Late for work, 2. Went to a radio show, 3. Ate at a high class restaurant, 4. Drove a car, and 5. Crashed a really, really, really, nice car.

Ok I got home in one piece and Gordon said I wasn't a bad driver. Mission accomplished:)

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It's Off To Work We Go:)

This was my first day of work. I am actually really late writing this... :/ Therefor it isn't really fresh in my mind. Rats...

First thing that happened that morning was I woke up early to get ready and eat breakfast. Except for I couldn't figure out how to use his shower. I felt especially blond at that moment. So I stalled. I tried to figure out the shower, I waited for it to maybe heat up, I walked up and down his multiple flights of stairs to waste time and maybe it would heat up. It apparently hated me because it definitely wasn't being cooperative. Turns out it wasn't me after all but that it didn't have hot water hooked up to it yet :) Too bad I didn't think for myself to just go use another bathroom. I got dressed all nice and went into work with my Uncle Gordon. Emily really liked my dress. :) Today was actually probably the most uneventful so far probably because it was the first day and all. I ate a salad for lunch, drank chai tea, filled out a bit of paperwork before I was able to actually work there. That ate up most of the day actually. God bless Ms. Bonnie and Ms. Emily for taking so much time to basically lead me by the hand with all that stuff. They were very patient and kind. :) Basically what Ms. Bonnie had me do was fill out an application, something with the employment files, and get my bank info for direct deposit.

After Uncle Gordon finished with work, we went home and changed into normal clothes. Then he decided we were going to some place... That was really all I knew was that it was some place because he wouldn't tell me where. We drove and drove under all the glorious tall trees that form a tunnel around the roads and streets till we got to a parking lot. We got out and assembled the camera. So it was apparently a picture taking worthy subject. He started walking to the some place. I followed with tripod in hand. We walked for a little bit and I began to hear a loud, rushing noise, almost like wind. We climb a boulder and there is the Great Falls sprawled out before me in a panoramic view. We were on the Virginia side looking toward Maryland with the Potomac River in between. We were right in front of the rapids on an overlook. So we took several photographs of the river and the kayakers and the wildlife. I picked leaves and flowers to press as well.

Like I said. This was a lazy day. What will we do tomorrow I wonder. :)