THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE - 2014 MEMORIAL DAY

The first three-day summer weekend has gone by so fast!  I enjoy my new job so it is not too bad going back to work tomorrow.  But I hope I will never become those who “live to work” because while I enjoy working, I only want to work to make a decent living.  A job should not define your goals in life and definitely not equate to your happiness.

Actually I was interviewed for a position with an Intellectual Property law firm the same week I was offered the position with my current firm.  The recruiter told me that I was one of the top three candidates for consideration with the IP firm.  I decided to accept the position with my current firm.  I sure am glad I did.  The IP position would require that I worked on Sunday and at “crazy” hours to accommodate oversea clients (England/Germany or China/Japan).  While IP is a very prestige area of law, I don’t regret my decision.  I believe I am where I am supposed to be.

We went to Mass this morning.  There was only Memorial Day Mass and I was disappointed that there were not as many people as I thought there should be.  After Mass, we saw a couple who received special blessings from the priest for their 60^th wedding anniversary.  We only have 35 more years to get there!

This cake is located in a walking path between the Courthouse and the Police Department.  The Police Department is across the Courthouse.  My office is about three short blocks from there.  The sculptures are great and thoughtful tribune to the police officers and firefighters.

To all the men and women of our Armed Forces, thank you for your services.  To those who gave their lives, our gratitude for the freedom you provided.

CAKE AT THE JEWEL BOX AT FOREST PARK

ALL ABOARD - CAKE AT KIRKWOOD TRAIN STATION

It has been an interesting week - stormy weather on Monday (4/28), then I started to be "under the weather" with a sore throat on Tuesday (4/29), stuffy nose and worsen sore throat on Wednesday (4/30), sneezing and blowing my "little flat nose" all day on Thursday (5/1).

Did I mention that I started a new job with a very nice law firm?  It is a full time position with good benefits.  I work for five attorneys but also provide support to others when they need help with reviewing documents or research.  It has been busy with steady projects but not yet overwhelming.  As a legal professional, I am supposed to maintain absolute confidentiality.  I wonder since my husband does not understand Vietnamese, if I told him about the cases I am working on in Vietnamese, would that be considered violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct?  I guess the best thing to do is not to tell anyone in any languages!     

I am feeling much better today, still have a bit of a sore throat, still sneezing but not much stuffy nose and no running nose.  The last few days, all I did was going to work, coming home, after dinner and watching the Stanley Cup Playoffs, I forced myself to go straight to bed while the games were in overtime.  Round 2 in the Eastern Conference includes Boston v. Canadiens (I am cheering for the Habs but I hope I don't jinx them); Rangers v. Penguins (I am really torn between my American hometown and cheering for Bylsma's team).  In the Western Conference, I don't really care which teams will win the Series, Colorado v. Minnesota and Ducks v. Kings.
It is sunny and in the 70s - it is time to start planning for summer road trips.  But we won't be driving 5,000 miles adventure this year since my husband and I both started new jobs.  What are your plans for summer vacations?