A Mystery Solved and A Birthday Party

Good evening everyone! I hope that this week has been going well for you all and that you are keeping warm. The good news is that there is more for me to write about this week, so I'll cut to the chase with a couple highlights from the week.
My mystery all began on February 19th, where I received a text from my friend Kelly back from my college town. She asked me the following questions: Bling or not, dark or light, spring or fall, pattern or not? Now some people know that sometimes I ask 4 questions in order to determine what to give people, but this was the first time that the same technique was used on me. Needless to say I was a bit confused but also curious to find out what she and my other friends were up to. So I answered Kelly's questions and then waited... until this past Tuesday the 3rd when this came in the mail:

It was a card which contain messages from some of my friends from Prepare! I like to receive mail, and while this is not the first time that I got mail this semester, it was the first time where many people collaborated to send me mail. Thank you to Kelly, Lizzy, Amanda, Dani, Dave O., Mariah, Noah, and Rachel for pulling this surprise off!
On Wednesday the 4th, my two fellow interns at AAPD asked me to go to Ohio's Annual Birthday Party with them. (Both of my fellow interns are originally from Ohio.) I didn't know that people came together to celebrate the birthday of a state, but apparently it's a thing. So the three of us headed off to the Madison Building of the Library of Congress. To my relief, I did not get kicked out for actually being from Minnesota. Overall, there was great food and a nice change of scenery.
It feels weird to think about the fact that my semester is almost half over... Anyway, I hope you guys have a good week and stay tuned for next week's post.