We all wanna be big big stars...

Hey Cats and Kittens,
I was planning to update right after I came back from New Brunswick and we see how well that all worked out. Now it’s been over a month and tonight I’m heading once again to NB for a long weekend. I’m getting really excited about it since I have a lot of plans made and I get to see a lot of people who I missed the last time. Not to mention Mel will once again be coming down from Boston as well. I’m so happy that worked out.
Works has been pretty slow lately since we’re still out of session. I got to work on Education research and write some letters to constituents so that’s good. I really wish I could get the ball rolling on getting a more legislative oriented position. Takes time, and it’s only been two months since I’ve started. Ho hum.
Today I started the Everybody Wins program with my work pal Betsy. It’s where they pair up city school kids with working professionals (aka Me) and we read to them during one of our lunch hours each week. We got placed with an adorable 3rd Grader named Monae who basically read to us the entire time. It was funny because I was so nervous to meet a 3rd grader. I used to do this kind of stuff all the time when I was in high school, so I think I forgot how to talk to kids. Anyway, Monae is such a sweet heart and the hour just went by too quickly. It’s so nice that the Senate has a program like this where we can give back to the DC community. I would do it twice a week if they’d let us.
All in all I’m in a pretty good place. I’ve joined a Book Club and I’m studying for the GRE. After my last trip to NB I felt a bit listless and disoriented. I realized it was because of a lack of things to strive for. I didn’t have any real goals anymore. So, now I want to try and get into a graduate program at GW that I can do while working. I think trying for that will get me back on track. I was thinking back before I graduated, I used to have all these feelings like I was tied down. I always felt like I needed to escape and be totally self-sufficient. And since I moved here and got this job, I haven’t felt like that at all. Yay, I’m liberated. Let’s party.

2 hours til I’m train-bound for NJ. I don’t plan to sleep a lot this weekend and I couldn’t be more pleased.
much love
-rae