life is good

last night i had burritos with a billionaire. the night before that i had microwaved eggs while the girl from down the hall ate spam lite from the tin (yes, apparently spam is aware of its weight-conscious consumers) with a diet coke to wash it down. made my eggs look - and *smell* really good.

but back to last night. i talked to a mind-blowingly intelligent man for about 3 hours, then went and got burritos and continued the conversation. this man took a topic i thought i knew a significant amount about - i teach this topic to classes and student organizations, - and made me realize how much i have no clue about the industry.

this week was one of the most amazing and most exhausting weeks of my recent life.

we hosted my supervisor from last summer, the founder of the company i worked for and creator of the village banking model, and a multi-billion dollar investor/oil company owner/author-turned-microfinance advocator this week.
i haven’t checked my email or caught my breath in 3 days. in a good way, but i’m about to pass out. also when you’re organizing and hosting, you’re not eating, sleeping, or participating too much.

i learned so much - about microfranchizing, collateralized loans (burrito topic of conversation), planning, organizing, coordinating, speaking…

the conference ended at 5 today and then a reception/book-signing/photo-taking until 6. i ran home b/c i could not be in those shoes anymore, and changed into the only ones i could find amongst the chaos - my purple shower shoes. i threw those on with my business suit (quite a look) and walked to my car to come to work.
i was upset at first that i had to miss out on happy hours and celebrations and time with the speakers, but honestly, i’m microfinanced-out. well, maybe not - but i’m okay coming to nanny. it’s great - you feed, bathe, put the boy to sleep, then sit down and check email, relax, etc.

i walked in to three additional babies and kids who definitely have not been here the past 8 months. surprise! the cousins are in town. adorable adorable cousins. but tonight? really?
we wrestled and played with cars (’played’ at this age = put in mouth) and had some good talks about my day (they’re gonna think i’m such a freak when they watch the nanny cam..), had a bottle and a burping and everyone’s asleep.

sigh.

and i’m sitting downstairs sprawled out on the floor with baby monitors and delicious leftovers from this family that i adore. the extra kids were actually probably a blessing b/c they kept me on my toes and kept me awake. plus i think 8 months is around the perfect age for the type of conversation i can handle right now.

ohh this week is over. finals are here. less than two weeks from today and i’ll have finished my last undergraduate class. one month from today and i walk dressed in a light blue robe (if i find out where to get the robes..kind of behind on life right now..), see family, eat good food, pack up, and move on.
yowsa.