a slight detour

this past week i went home. i know, its not like this is an easy jaunt, but it was well worth the hassle. i had three interviews this past week with various law firms in la. my first interview was with bryan cave in santa monica, my second was with white and case in la, and the third was with sedgwick, detert, moran, and arnold (law firms have this thing about having a gagillion names in the firm name). i should find out next week whether or not i have a job for next summer. these interviews were the culmination of many months of work.

it started with the resume and cover letters in early summer. progressed to bidding for oci (on campus interviews) interviews in august. proceeded to interviewing with seven firms over video conference equipment here in london during september and october. and finished in some pretty rigorous interviewing. i met with not one, but seven attorneys during each of my three interviews. the first two firms had me meet with 4 or 5 separately for about a half hour a piece and then i was able to enjoy lunch with two attorneys (all were part of the interviewing process). these interviews lasted for about 4 or 5 hours depending on how long lunch went. the third interview with sedgwick was a panel interview so all seven interviewed me at once. this took only an hour. which was nice because i was exhausted at this point.

i was also able to visit with family and friends while i was home. on saturday, i saw joel's roommates and friends during charles' birthday party. on monday i visited with sean and chantel and baby colton (who apparently really liked sucking my shoulder). on tuesday/wednesday i visited with a law school friend who had to fly back to la from london for an emergency surgery this semester (that happened a few weeks ago...but i am happy to report that she is on the mend and doing very well. but, unfortunately she wont be able to come back to london this semester).

the rest of wednesday i spent with my mom and then that night we met up with a family friend, kim, to discuss wedding plans (we now have a professional coordinator to handle the potluck...yea!). thursday morning i spent with grandma and grandpa kelley and everytime in between all these other events i spent with my amazing fiance.

i realized on this short trip home how much i miss and love joel. its a neat feeling (except its not very neat now that i am back in london and missing him like crazy).

this blog is so much easier when i update it more frequently, so i am going to try to be more diligent. we'll see how that goes.