Friendship.

On Wednesday I came back to St. Louis for a couple of weeks off of work because of away games and a family vacation. In the few days that I have been home, I have learned about and appreciated friendship.

I have learned that true friendship will never go away no matter what clouds it. True friendship brings rough patches that we need to work through to strengthen our bond. It forces us to break from the comfortability that we create. I'm saying these things because a broken friendship was finally resolved. Miscommunication hurt us, and I assumed things instead of actually talking about it. I'm thankful for my friend to take the initiative to talk. It reveals my friend's true motivation and heart. I appreciate that my friend was the bigger person in the mess. I am so thankful for my friend, and I hope we can continue to grow more.

On a lighter note, I also appreciated video chatting with some of my best friends today. Through our joking and embarrassing screenshots of each other, we revealed how much we care. If we didn't care, we wouldn't take the time to chat. I am so thankful for them, and am so blessed to be a part of their lives. Especially during the summer, seeing their faces and hearing their voices is refreshing. I can definitely see how we've grown and continue to grow in our relationships. They're the best.

That's my heart-warming blog of the day brought to you by Hallmark. I'm not sure when I'll write again. I suppose when something else happens. Keep reading, and I'll keep informing.

Day Off...Nah!

Remember in my last post when I said it was my day off. Just kidding! Neither of the other interns showed up, so my boss called me in. I had to complete the pre-game stuff in less time than before, but I got I finished it in good timing. This really goes to show how easy it is, but I like to think that it revealed how determined I am as a person, maybe. So a day off didn't happen, but I'm actually happy I had to work. Due to that, I get a day off today. A REAL day off because I know the other intern will be there. My family is coming down today for a early Mother's Day lunch, so if I had to work, I could only see them for a little bit. I'm glad I can now spend it with them.

In an unrelated note, I found out you could look at pageviews for the blog, and I am surprised to see so many! (More than five is pretty good in my mind). I didn't think that many people viewed my blog that often. It might turn out that half the viewers are weird people that just look through every blogger account out there. Oh well haha. So, if you have looked at my blog and you have one of your own, please give me the link. I like reading what other people have to say because every person has their own story and way of presenting it. Some might through pictures, I do through just simply words. Well, that's all from me. Thanks for reading!

Day Two and Three.

Today, I have the day off, which is quite refreshing! So, I want to update you guys on day two and three.

On my second day on the job, I thought the other intern would already be there for me to shadow her, but she wasn't. So, I did my first pre-game duty. It's not that difficult as I stated in my previous post. Edit the script, schedule, and staple 200 packets together. The other intern did eventually show up for the game and post-game wrap. She was hesitant about writing the wrap, so I helped her and gave her some pointers for her writing. In the end, it looked pretty good. It was a good feeling to help someone out using my own knowledge on the subject. It helped break away some barriers that I put up going into my job next year at the newspaper. I have learned things, and I am willing to help others out with that knowledge I have acquired. I can actually edit, and edit well for next year. This is something that I keep worrying about. Will I actually be able to handle it and become a good, considerate leader? I hope that I am making strides toward that.

As for game three, I was on my own the whole entire time! It went well, and I feel like I have learned a lot so far. I started on my wrap earlier, and then had it finished in good timing after the game. I'm at it again tomorrow! I'll blog again next week, maybe Tuesday or Wednesday.

First day on the job.

Well, today I started my summer internship with the Springfield Cardinals baseball team. The day started about 2:30 p.m. at the stadium. I shadowed one of the current interns, who has been working there since the season began. He gave me the run-down of the day. First, I work on the game script for the PA announcer as well as the schedule for the game. I then distribute those to different personnel around the stadium. Once this is completed, the fun begins. I staple between 250-400 media packets together for the team store. I actually did that today. That took a little over an hour. Once that's finished, I make sure everything else is a go so we can commence the game. The two hours before the game is probably the best part. I eat one meal that the Cardinals staff brings into the office. After that, I head up to the radio box and get ready for the game. With an hour or so to go, I walk into the press box and eat more food! Unfortunately, it was the same meal, but food is food. Once the game begins, I start keeping score, writing down key moments and even tweet a little. My boss, Jeff, told me to write the post-game wrap up. This sums up the game and is later posted online. This part was the most difficult, especially since there were 17 runs scored in the game. That was a lot to write about! I started writing it about the sixth inning and finished up an half and hour after the last pitch. Overall, I enjoyed my first day and hope for better ones later in the summer. Tomorrow I head over to the stadium at 9 a.m. to shadow the other intern, and then Thursday I am on my own. I'll write again on Thursday updating on my first real experience as an intern.

P.S. Here is a link to what I wrote today. (Don't mind the ",p>" in the second the last paragraph. I didn't include that.)
http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120501&content_id=30163446&vkey=news_t440&fext=.jsp&sid=t440