"So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable."-Christopher Reeve

Oh Nelly. So many of my 'impossible' dreams came true this week. Seriously. I know that I say pretty much every day that this was 'the best day ever,' but that's because honestly, every day here has been the best. Living in DC is just such a incredible experience that it is hard to encapsulate in words.

I chose this quote because I am pretty sure that most people think all the things I want to do (i.e. be Secretary of State, meet Hillary and President Uchtdorf, etc.) are mostly jokes. But here's the thing: I have learned that dreams don't work unless you do, and I am determined to make the rest of my dreams come true even if it takes my whole life. 

 So now onto the awesome things that happened:

• Gettysburg- In the Washington Seminar, we had a donor donate the money for another excursion to Gettysburg. We went to the visitor center where I heard the Gettysburg address. What a neat experience. We then had um a 'lunch' at this buffet place. Let's just say the main people there were from the retirement center. We then went on this two and half hour bus tour around the grounds which was really neat. I am so glad that I finally had the opportunity to come here. I really wish that I had learned more about Gettysburg before I had gone, but it was really cool to see it. 
• Global Leadership Awards- I woke up on Tuesday thinking this day was just like any other. I Googled Hillary Clinton (like pretty much every morning. I also always creep on Taylor Swift, President Uchtdorf and Kelly Clarkson) and discovered she had just confirmed she was going to be presenting an award at the Global Leadership Awards at the Kennedy Center that night. People: the Kennedy Center is literally like 8 blocks from my house. I immediately ran to tell my boss that Hillary Clinton was speaking at an event in town. She told me that I was required to spend 45 minutes trying to get tickets. I made Candace (one of the other interns here!) call the box office. I then called the ticket office and got on their waiting list as well. I found out that all tickets were $100. YOWZA. I was a little deterred by that number, but persisted through all the avenues I could think of. I finally found a sister partner of the event that had tickets and Candace and I bought them!!!!!!!!!!! We showed up and got our tickets, when to our surprise, we saw we got the buffet dinner tickets. The tickets to that event were supposed to be $350... So yeah, it was exciting. We mixed and mingled for a bit then headed into the Opera House expecting to have seats far away. Imagine our surprise when we walked in and was on the Orchestra (Ground) level!!!!!! On the side of the microphone!!!!!! I literally was freaking out. The awards show was incredible. All of these boss women were rewarded for being so boss. Then Hillary Clinton came out and gave this rousing speech and I was just in awe. The program really encouraged me to do more with women's rights work. America Ferrera was also there and Joe Biden was the finally presenter. He was surprisingly funny. Afterwards, even though I was in shock that I had seen Hillary Clinton in real life, we headed upstairs to the dinner. We talked with some pretty boss people. and then mingled outside when Joe Biden walked out. Candace loves him and ended up getting a picture with him. It was crazy. After Biden came out. we were both convinced that Hillary would come out, so we stayed for another two hours by the door he came out to no avail. But it totally didn't matter. I cannot wait to be such a boss that I have so many women's rights charities. We also got to mingle with all of the women who received the awards. So basically. it was literally the best night. It's hard to explain in words, but it was an invaluable experience and I still cannot believe that we bought tickets the DAY OF and got to sit where we sat. My dream of finally seeing Hillary came true, and I cannot wait to get more involved. 
• Boss Women Unite- So the day after the awards show, Candace made my name plaque say "AKA Hillary" and we were talking about how, someday in the near future, we are going to start a non-profit organization for women. She came up with the title Boss Women Unite, because we both use the term boss. People probably think we're kidding about that too, but we already made an official sign and looked up how to start a non-profit, so you know we mean business. 
• Today! Today Chels and I woke up, and since General Conference does not start until noon, Chels made pancakes and we ate them with the crapton of strawberries we bought yesterday on sale. We then went downstairs and watched conference with all the Barlow people! It's so much more fun to watch conference with a bunch of people! I may or may not have cried during Uchtdorf's talk... During the break, Brennan, Mitch, Ethan and I walked down by the Lincoln Memorial and it was so much fun. It was one of those random moments that is just randomly perfect. Love them all. I also have a new appreciation for ducks. We then finished conference and are going to do a "Potstickers and Lincoln" night where we watch Lincoln all together. Have I mentioned that I am going to be so sad when I leave all these people? Well consider it said. 
• Easter Sunday- Easter was our last Sunday in church because of General Conference. It might have been more sad if I had actually gotten to know people in the ward. #whoops. But nonetheless, I did get a little sad I would no longer have church in that beautiful chapel. Sister Brown ended up making this huge meal for us and we all brought sides. Chels and I decided to make rolls. Yep, you read that right. I helped make homemade rolls! It was so fun and definitely made me feel less homesick. 
• Career change- Recently I've been wishy-washy on the whole law school thing. For some reason, it just kept on not feeling right. To that end, I've been looking into so many different options that I honestly have had a headache for the last week. I finally found a program that seemed perfect for me: A MA in Conflict Resolution and Negotiation. Um yeah. Who even knew this existed? This all stemmed from one of my friends here Jeremy, who told me I should look into mediation because I could always see both sides of the issue. I realized that all my life I've been the "special sauce" that always helps keep people together. It really took me a long time to realize that I had a skill that was fairly unique and that I needed to find a boss degree program to complete.  I looked and found out that the program that seemed the best was Georgetown's. Being the new person I am, I called  the head of the admissions and set up an appointment to talk with her. Okay, I know this is weird, but it is seriously was the best. She had majored in English as well and the whole program just has all these really random elements that are hard to explain that are perfect for me. I won't waste your time, just believe me. Their top recruiters are the State Department. So yeah, just another reason I loved it. I am also going to visit DU's program as well. It's completely weird how different my life's direction is after living here, but I feel confident that, at least right now, this is what I should be doing. Who knew that 
• The State Department- Last Friday, Chels and I woke up and sang our hearts out to N*Sync before our briefing. So much fun. Then, for one of our briefings, we headed to the State Department to speak with one of Hillary Clinton's former speechwriters. Although I cannot disclose any other information than that, let's just say that a. I want to be a speechwriter. b. I walked the same halls Hillz did and c. I shook the hand that has shook the hand of Hillary Clinton. It also inspired me to want to work there, hence the whole freakout over law school. Chels and I then walked around tidal basin and went to Serendipity for dinner. We then went to see the Host, which I really enjoyed. So yeah, it was a great Friday. 
• Cherry Blossoms/Crazy Weekend- This weekend we only had class for an hour and then we headed to Chelsea's exhibit she has worked on the whole time at the African Art Museum. (Which I could only see a little bit because I went to that meeting at Georgetown. I saw it later and it was awesome! So proud of that girl!) I met Chels and we sat on the Mall, ate at Nando's (seriously THE best garlic bread I've ever had) and got our snacks at Paul. I then headed out to our BBQ party that Professor Jacoby's friends threw. Let me just say that I learned a valuable lesson there: Marry a Harvard Law graduate #butseriously. Their house was HUGE. I had fun tough because his wife reminded me so much of my mom. Also, Alyse was there and she is one of my favorite people. We def had fun on the metro! :) The guy who drove the Metro came out and said hello to us, which has never happened, so that was pretty funny.  Saturday Chels and I woke up, got crepes at our place by the White House and wandered to the Jefferson memorial to get a good look at the Cherry Blossoms. We saw Candace for a few minutes and then headed there. They are not fully in bloom, but were still gorgeous nonetheless. We took oodles of pictures then headed to see Chels' exhibit. Afterwards, we came home because we had our final paper due. We finished, and celebrated because it was her last paper EVER (so jealous) and then I realized I had accidentally deleted most of my pictures on my camera! It was super tragic. I had kept having this prompting to check my bank account and I finally did, and to my horror, saw a $300 withdrawal from an ATM in New York from earlier that day. Luckily, because I caught it so quickly, my bank is going to take care of it. Lesson learned: Always always always listen to those promptings. 

Now onto the picture portion of my adventures: 

One of the full-timers made these for the interns. They have capes that say "Super Intern." 

Found the best items EVER in an Urban in Chinatown. 

Yep, now people at work have jumped on the Hillary wagon. 

Made rolls with Chels for Easter Sunday dinner. 

Instagram picture of the cherry blossoms with the Washington Monument in the background!

Hillary Clinton at the Global Leadership Awards(!!!!!!!!)

Gettysburg! Little Roundtop!

Finally made it here!

Jefferson memorial with cherry blossom buds!

My Global Leadership Award tickets (still cannot believe it happened!0

WE WERE SO CLOSE!

Chels and I at the Tidal Basin

I love the Jefferson!

Pretty magnolias outside the Smithsonian African Art Museum. 

Cherry blossoms!

Before the Global Leadership Awards started!

Candace and I outside the Opera House. 

I was that close to Hillz!

You can't really tell, but the woman on the left in white is Hillary. 

If you rub his nose, it's lucky!

Walked the same halls as Madeline, Condoleeza and Hillary. #futureemployer

More magnolias!

The fields of Gettysburg. 

The beginnings of some cherry blossoms!

And so I end another blog post, probably the last one written in the District... How sad! I cannot believe that my time here is almost done. But don't worry, I am going out with a bang.

Love love love you all!

P.S. This is my new song of the week: (Kinda cheesy, but so great!)