I am finally home at last! This past weekend was a little hectic. I had my last days at the Attorney Generals office which were very bitter sweet. The lawyers surprised me with cards and well wishes. Then I surprised them with cards I gave to them, thanking them for such a wonderful internship experience. I was able to work with an amazing group of lawyers in the ever growing section of Civil Lit. 3 and it is an experience I will not forget. As previously mentioned my best friend from childhood, who is also named Shannon, was getting married this past weekend. As her maid of honor I flew home Friday morning for the rehearsal dinner, just in time to beat the snow storm. The wedding was extremely beautiful below is a picture of the wonderful bride and groom cutting the cake. After the wedding my sister and I drove back down to DC to pack up most of my belongings that I could not bring home on the plane with me (which was almost all of them). The driving was slow due to the incoming blizzard. Unfortunately, the snow affected what I was able to show my sister in DC. Since we were not able to get to my apartment by 4:30 pm it made it impossible for us to go visit the Smithsonian Museum of National History. The First Lady's dresses and Dorothy's Ruby slippers will just have to wait until our next visit. We did, however, undertake the monument walk. Afterwards when we were freezing cold and could no longer feel our fingers and toes we went to The Diner. The Diner is one of my favorite restaurants in DC on Adam Morgan’s ST. It is mostly breakfast with pancakes, French toast and a long line of eggs and omelet options. My favorite kind of food! I am very happy to be home. Since home has my dog Sasha (aka the love of my life) and my family. Who, I like to think, we’re all happy to see me. Below is a picture of my dog Sasha in a Santa hat. Happy Holiday’s everyone!
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So this is my last week in Washington DC! It is way too jam packed for my liking. This past weekend I worked on my last assignments due while checking one of my top ten coffee shops off my list. I also went to the Lincoln memorial for the last time with my roommates. There we were able to see a strangely empty Lincoln memorial, and see the sweetest wedding proposal. A man proposed to his (unsuspecting) girlfriend after stopping my roommate Catherine to take a picture in front of the memorial. He then (as casually as can be) said, "could you take one more picture? I am about to propose." Much to our and his girlfriend’s shock he then got down on one knee and proposed. Thankfully, she said yes. When we left the memorial they were still hugging on the top of the steps as seen in the picture below. My plans for this upcoming week revolve around me trying to fit everything I need to in before my time comes to an end in DC.
At my internship I have plenty to do. I must finish some deposition summaries, a plaintiff’s medication list, bates stamp documents, deliver documents and I am hoping to write everyone a thank you cards before it is time to shred papers and clean out my desk. The sad thing is after today I only have two days left! When I go home I fear that it will not be smooth sailing. My best friend growing up is getting married this Saturday and as her maid-of-honor there are several little details to attend to. Then after her wedding the next day I am rushing back to DC to load up my car so I can come back home officially for the semester. I am very excited to come back to DC for my last day! Since, I get to show my one and only little sister around the Nation’s capital. Needless to say I am pumped to show her my favorite coffee shop, restaurant and the Smithsonian National History museum. Next week I will post pictures of our adventures no worries! Until next time I hope everyone has a safe weekend and survives the winter storms. This weekend I celebrated my first Thanksgiving away from home. As my roommates can attest, I had a slight panic attack when I realized that for my favorite holiday I would not be home with my family. However, I was able to celebrate it with my new WII family at the Paramount. While some people went home some of us got together for a potluck Thanksgiving. I brought cranberry sauce to the dinner and not the cranberry sauce in a can I made cranberry sauce from frozen cranberries (from the recipe on the back of the bag of course).
After Thanksgiving I did not participate in the Black Friday shopping because I have decided to give everyone back home DC souvenirs. So I do not have any pictures of people mobbing the stores to share with you all today. I feel refreshed after the long weekend and ready to conquer my last two weeks in DC. Sadly, I only have two weeks left here and so many more things to do! My goals for my remainder of my time here are: 1) Visit the top ten coffee shops in DC 2) Holocaust Museum I know only two things left on my list!! I can hardly believe it. I hope that the last two weeks do not fly by as quickly as the past 3 months. I did not realize how much I am going to regret going back to the ice and snow of upstate New York to be hidden in the snow and blankets. I am truly thankful for this opportunity to study in DC because it has shown me all of the challenges I can handle on my own and the opportunities that are available if I do not leave a stone unturned. |
AuthorMy name is Shannon McCullough. I have Political Science and Legal Studies degree at Nazareth College of Rochester. I have previously interned at the Office of the Attorney General for DC. Currently, I am studying my Masters degree in International Relations at Shandong University in Jinan, China. Archives
September 2016
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