Post Number 300!

This is my 300th post on my blog. Its kind of a momentous day for me. A lot has happened since I graduated. (Right - on the way back to Bismarck, we stopped at this Burger King for lunch. I don't know if I want an angry meal, it just might fight back!) I went back to Bismarck and started going through my stuff. Man, I kept a lot of things that I just don't need. I kept all of my notes from college, and even some from High School. Some of those notes I'm going to want, but for the most part, I don't think I will ever look at them again. But, I've been scanning all of the pages, just in case. I'm recycling the paper copy.
Besides that, I helped my friend Erin do her taxes. That was quite an eye opening experience because she runs a home day care. No one we asked could answer our questions, so we had to figure everything out on our own. (Next two pictures - my hotel room in DC) But, we finally got it done!
Right now I am writing from the comfort of my hotel room in Herndon, Virginia. Tomorrow morning I go to the Oral Assessment for the Foreign Service. I'm feeling a little nervous, but by about this time tomorrow, I will know if I have the job! That is both exciting and nerve wracking. At least I won't have to wait for the news, but I am 24 hours away from either achieving or failing at my dream. Of course, if I do fail, I wouldn't give up, but I sure hope that I won't fail.
This is probably the nicest hotel room I have ever stayed in. I guess that is fitting since it is also the most expensive hotel I have stayed in. There is a couch and an arm chair, a small kitchen area, a nice sized bathroom and a king size bed. The view isn't great, but I don't anticipate spending much time staring out the window.
Anyway, I think I'm going to go orient myself so I can get where I need to go tomorrow morning. I have to leave around 5 am!