Summer Clerkships!

Having finally solidified my plans for the summer, I wanted to take a break from studying and share what I am doing with all of you. :)

I will be working part time at 2 firms for the entire summer. I am not really sure if it will look like M,W,F at one and T, Th at the other or half days at each. Either way I could not be more excited. One is an estate planning firm, Sam Miller, P.C., and the other is a corporate (both litigation and transactional) firm, The Fettner Law Firm. Since I am interested in corporate work or estate planning when I graduate (as of now at least) I am thrilled to get further insight (hopefully) into what I want to do with my law degree.

This has been a long and tedious process and I feel like the Lord has brought me through the fire. I dislike not knowing what I am going to do next. I also dislike feeling unintelligent and this year has had its fair share of both. God has been so gracious to me and I could not be more excited, but the process was hard for me. Mainly because throughout this year I have learned just how far I have to go in this process we call sanctification. I realized I very often want things MY way and not the Lord's. I very quickly will ask for the Lords will, but when it does not match my will I get disheartened and confused... I don't find this to be a very attractive quality in myself and I am confident the Lord is continuing to work on it in me... Which probably means more discomfort at some point, but I will take it (hopefully with grace and humility but most likely with grumbling :P ) if it means becoming more like my Savior!

Gal 2:20; 1 Thes 5:23-24; 1 Cor 2:1-5; Eph 3:14-19

One Loan Down... A Few to Go...

Today I paid off my very first law school loan! Exciting day indeed!!! I have been putting half of my pay check towards paying down my loan with an exorbitant interest rate (11.25%) and today I paid it off completely!!!

I am now moving on to paying off my loan with a pretty high interest rate (9.75%)... But it feels great to have the first loan off the books! The loan I paid off was only for $2,000 but it is a exciting achievement none the less... The one I am working on now is a little more money ($12,000)... So when I pay it off, I am going to have a party!!! (Though that will not be until after I graduate from law school.)

The Big 2-4

Yesterday I turned twenty-four years old. I took a break from studying for finals and went to Yia Yia Mary's with 30 or so of my closest friends. :) It was great fun! After dinner we went back to Mel's apt and had cupcakes and brownies (thanks Mel and Laura for baking). I was very thankful to be surrounded by my friends and I could not have had a better birthday!

Link to Album from my party... Enjoy!

Alright, time for me to get back to studying...

Ready, Set, Go!

The finals crunch is starting early this semester for me. For two main reasons... 1) I have three finals in three days... This is unheard of in law school. 2) I want to get my GPA up a little. (God willing.)

So I am starting the study regimen a few weeks early this year... Which means less social interaction (makes me very sad) and less blog interaction (makes my mom very sad). So for my 2-5 loyal readers... I will be less verbal until May 12th. (Excluding the big or funny stuff.)

My final schedule:
Monday, May 7th, 2pm-5pm - Oil and Gas
Tuesday, May 8th, 2pm-5pm - First Amendment
Wednesday, May 9th, 2pm-5pm- Secured Financing
Saturday, May 12th, 9am- 12pm- Evidence
Saturday, May 12th, 12:01pm- Celebrate!

Amazing Day

So today is truly a wonderful day for two reasons. 1) It is Melissa Wallace's Birthday. A reason to celebrate in and of itself. She is a amazing woman of God and a true friend and so the day that is in celebration of her birth would have to be a wonderful day. 2) But today I have another reason to celebrate... My blog is named firm feet... this is meant to eventually be a pun because I will be a lawyer and will be working at a law firm... However, since I have yet to work, the pun is not yet realized... But, today I can proudly say that this summer, my punny blog title will be functional because I GOT A JOB AT A FIRM!!! This summer I will be working for an Estate Planning Lawyer in Houston for both halves of the summer. Since I am interested in Estate Planning when I graduate, I could not be more excited!

God is so good!!! I have been praying for quite a while for fruit and for encouragement about law school (many of you have joined me in this prayer and I thank you). He blessed me abundantly with both today!!! It is going to be a part time job, so I am still looking for another part time job, but God has been so faithful and I am so excited!

Wicked!

I just got home from Wicked and it lived up to my expectations. Now, this is quite a compliment since I was expecting to be blown away. My love of Wicked began over a year ago when I purchased the soundtrack and proceeded to memorize most of the songs. I have been waiting to experience Wicked in all its glory ever sense, but I had yet to see the wonder that is Oz... until tonight. :) I was mesmerized and excited for the whole three hours. I give it two thumbs up. Go see it!!!

Driver License Picture...

I finally got my new driver license and the picture is surprisingly good... Except for the fact that I wore a blue shirt when the picture was taken... And not just any blue shirt. I managed to find a shirt that was almost the exact color of the BLUE backdrop that the DMV uses... Opps. So while it is a very good picture and I am ecstatic... I kinda resemble a floating head... Oh well...

A very social weekend

This weekend my friend Emily came in town to visit. It was great to see her and catch up a little. I had warned her that my schedule was full for this weekend but I think that might have been a bit of an understatement. Thanks for being willing to go with me to a million places Em. You are the best. :)

I started my weekend off by picking Em up at the airport. Her flight was 2 and a half hours delayed... Coming from DALLAS. And the skies were clear... I don't even know how that is possible but that is beside the point. Our first stop of the weekend was the Museum of Fine Arts where we viewed the MET exhibit. I highly recommend it if anyone likes French paintings from the 1800's to the 1920's. Afterwards we went to my very first Astro's game EVER. It was a good game and the Stro's beat the Kansas City Royals 4-2. The seats were REALLY GOOD and we didn't have to pay for the tickets!!! I was so excited!



On Saturday morning we went to the Woodlands and saw my cousin. Jessica is so much bigger (as I mentioned last week) and getting so cute I can hardly stand it. After lunch with the family, Emily and I returned to Houston and went to Tim and Casey's birthday party. Happy 25th! We then grabbed dinner on the way to Catha's party. Catha is leaving full time ministry at First and was having a send off party. It was very fun and I know Catha felt loved (which was the point:). The party had a marble slab ice cream bar... very yummy. :)

Then today I took Em to the airport after church and lunch. I proceeded to Liz and Branden's engagement party. Congrats again guys, I am very happy for you. And now I am home resting... I didn't realize it at the time, but this weekend made me tired! :) I wouldn't have changed any of it though! :)

You never know what you can find on YouTube...

So this is from 2006 and I don't know why it is just now coming to my attention but I thought I would share the wealth!!! It is a hot dog eating contetst promo from Grace Bible Chruch in College Station and I hope you enjoy. If you know Ben Cooper or Stan Matthew you should find it hysterical... If not you might get a laugh anyway. :)

Hot Dog Eating 2006

It's a boy!

I found out yesterday that my cousin is having a boy!!! Praise the Lord!!! They would have been extremely excited no matter what, but both Jacki and John were hoping for a boy. I am so stinking excited for them. Baby Finnegan #2 (no name yet) is due on August 3rd and I can't wait.

In other baby news, Jacki sent out an update today and attached some pictures of Jessica. I barely recognize her!!! I have not seen her in a month and she is SO MUCH BIGGER. I was already planning on going to the Woodlands next weekend but seeing how much she has changed has confirmed my decision. It is amazing how much happens in a month when you are 10 months old! I am attaching the pictures that Jacki sent me so you can see how BIG and ADORABLE Jessica is!