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Hi & Happy New Year!

While that greeting seems long overdue (which it is!), this is my first post since 2007, and I’m excited to be back in action on Kohawk Talk! I guess you could say one of my New Year’s resolutions is to start blogging on a regular basis in 2008…starting today, January 23. For the rest of the spring semester, I’ll be blogging weekly. With frequent postings, you’ll be able to know exactly what is going on in my life at Coe that keeps me so busy…so busy that I haven’t blogged since last November!

With that being said, I feel the need to catch you up on my life since Christmas. Check out the list below of all the fun “things” I’ve done during the past 23 days.

• December 27: I went on the “Annual Cousin Ski Trip” to Wisconsin with my five oldest cousins and two siblings. The snow was powder and the snow shinning; the trip couldn’t have been better.
• January 1: The morning after bringing in the New Year, I went to church and afterwards, enjoyed en exciting day of football. There’s really no way to avoid an entire day of ESPN, especially when your boyfriend is a football coach!
• January 3: I began a part-time internship in Nestlé’s Marketing Division at Meredith Corporation in Des Moines, IA on the best day of the year, my Birthday! That’s right…Twenty days ago I turned the so-not-exciting-22-years-old -- one year past 21 and 3 short from renting cars at 25.
• January 4-11: I was at Meredith for one and a half weeks filling in for a Drake student on vacation. At this amazing (and huge!) publishing corporation, I specifically worked for the Nestle, Very Best Baby account. For seven straight days, I looked at adorable baby models and worked on a variety of projects for the marketing center. I met many talented employees including several graphic artists and magazine/publication editors who were all very welcoming and helpful. The atmosphere at Meredith was extremely positive which made my internship really enjoyable.
• January 14: This Monday was the start of my first full week of the spring semester… my last semester ever at Coe College; I’m only 15 weeks from graduating! Okay, so maybe that isn’t such a good thing. I love Coe, and I’m not quite sure I’m ready to leave – aka, enter the real world – yikes.
• January 18: I started my second internship with Coe’s Public Relations Department on this Friday. It was a great first day…everyone in the office is wonderful! I know I’m biased, but I truly think that one of Coe’s most appealing features is the friendly atmosphere, among students, staff and faculty.

Well, I guess that sums up my last month in a nut shell! Tonight I went to the Coe-Cornell basketball games, and just in case you’re curious, both the men's and the women's teams beat Cornell! Have a terrific Thursday. :)