Last week at work, I was extremely busy putting some final touches on a lot of the projects I have been working on.
1. I drafted a brief for the Fifth Circuit court of appeals on behalf of a convicted felon. Usually our firm only deals with civil cases, but one of the young partners was appointed to this appeals case. Best part about the whole project was that I got to go to the scene of the action and measure out where each individual was standing when the event occurred. Almost like a CSI: Waco. Then I was treated to lunch at a Thai restaurant. I’m getting really spoiled here.
2. I spent about 8 hours this week finishing up the accounting for a guardianship proceeding. Even with only 12 months of documents, it was fun to go back and remember all my accounting information from my MBA and apply it to a personal and legal accounting situation.
3. I sat in on a couple of client meetings that were very interesting, I feel as though even the clients are starting to view me as part of the meeting, and not just some student “sit-in” that they have to be careful what they say around.
4. I worked on a motion Pro Hac Vice- which in latin means “for this occasion” or “for this event,” it is a legal term usually referring to a lawyer who has not been admitted to practice in a certain jurisdiction but has been allowed to participate in a particular case in that jurisdiction. So in this case I filled out an application for a lady lawyer who is going to come to Texas to practice a court of appeals case with an attorney in our office. I also drafted the motion Pro Hac Vice telling the court that she should be admitted. For some reason- this project took me forever- and most likely because everyone corrected my Latin pronunciation- supposed to be said “Pro Ahhhhc Veeechay”- while I simply said “Pro Hac Vice”. Hey- I only took Spanish, sorry for not majoring in the classics.
I finished all of my project son Thursday-all of which I tried to efficiently tie up early so I could get on the road to go to Dallas to start my relaxing weekend. This weekend has been planned for a while, and I was excited to go up to Missouri and meet Nick’s family, visit a new state, and see the Kansas City Chiefs up close.
When I got off work around 3 or 4, I started driving up to Dallas to meet Nick for our flight out that night from Love Field. I had never flown Southwest before- and I loved it- so much easier and faster than American. So we boarded a plane around 8:30 and got to Kansas City, Missouri around 10:15. We were picked up by Nick’s Dad who drove us 30 miles in to St. Joseph- the city where Nick grew up and still calls home. Once settled at his parents house, we were surprised to find out that Nick’s parents coordinated the entire Taylor clan to come in for the weekend. His brother, sister and sister-in-law greeted us with pizza and smiling faces. Already such a happy guy, Nick was ecstatic that his entire family was there for the weekend. He must love his family just as much as I love mine. I can’t imagine being grown up and far away from those that I see nearly every week. Mom would just die.
I was already in vacation mode upon arriving in Missouri- and I continued to lay around, enjoy good conversation, and eat throughout the next couple of days. I haven’t relaxed like this since I went on Family Vacation for the fourth of July- and before that even longer. Also- I probably won’t get another chance to relax for a while- so I gladly soaked in the relaxing aura of the weekend.
Friday afternoon we were supposed to attend Kansas City Chiefs training camp- but it was rained out – and fans were not allowed in the indoor training facility. So we hung out, talked, watched home videos, and ate wonderful food all day. Saturday morning we got up bright and early, determined to catch a sight of the chiefs, rain or shine. Luckily it was a beautiful day and the NFL players were out in full pads playing on two large practice fields built specifically for their new training camp location at Missouri Western. Nick and I were noticeably the only fans there not donning bright red and yellow- fair weather indeed. I have never even been to an NFL football game, so it was so incredible to see these impressive athletes practicing within yards of where we were standing. Nick got some great pictures and I just watched for players that Nick and my brothers had been telling me about. It was so much fun, I loved the excited fans, and the loud mouth players, and the coaches yelling at everyone to work harder. I now definitely have something to brag about to the firm when they take me to lunch this week. “This weekend? Oh nothing really, just went to an NFL training camp and threw passes to Matt Cassel”
Coming back completely drenched in sweat from being in Missouri Heat (not as bad as Texas, but still hot and humid) we cleaned up and Nick took me on a short tour of St. Joseph Missouri- Birthplace of the Pony express, and the town that Jesse James was shot in. I saw Nick’s high school , middle school, houses he grew up in, and his dad’s office. It was a very pretty city, and very similar to Waco.
That night, after I went on a quick run around the neighborhood, we had another wonderful meal of rotisserie chicken, and vegetables cooked on the grill. Topped off with a beautiful mixed berry and cherry tarts- it was such an amazing treat.
Sunday was by far probably the best day. I really enjoyed the church that Nick took me to that morning, and when we got back from a wonderful sermon, there was a brunch ready and waiting for us, and Nick’s grandparents and aunt there to meet us. With another amazing spread, we feasted throughout the afternoon and it definitely felt like a holiday with all the family around and stories being told.
The church we went to really reminded me of growing up in UBC when my dad and mom took us there. A very small tight knit church, where the sermon was definitely more conversational than the traditional Baptist churches I’ve been to- but not too lax to where people were dancing in the aisles and waiving their hands in the air. Just in the middle of the spectrum but with a great feeling to the fellowship- with plenty of scripture quoted- a must for me since studying with BSF throughout grade school. I’ve been visiting all over, but trying this new church really made me want a church home. And I can’t decide which one that would be in Waco.
As I came back into Waco, I felt not exhausted from the travel, but deeply relaxed because of the 10+ hours of sleep I got every night and the lounging around that we were able to take part in. I was thoroughly entertained, taken care of and pampered all weekend. And now I have pictures of NFL players to wow my brothers with next time I see them.
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