Hi All,

 

Happy Monday!  I hope everyone is having a relaxing evening after working themselves back into the workweek.  I am sure some of you were expectantly waiting for an update last week but I had to take a short sabbatical to accommodate a CRAZY schedule.  But read on for some exciting updates…

 

Birthday Update

As some of you may know – Saturday, I turned 29 years old on Saturday which was great on a few levels.

  • I am starting to reach an age where having gray hair doesn’t solicit comments like “Wow! That is so weird!”
  • I am still not 30 (Sorry, Jack)!
  • You are never too old to be creative or try something new

A)     After being spoiled the last two years with peanut butter pies on my birthday, I was committed to continuing this highly enjoyable and caloric tradition…however, I discovered I lacked a critical kitchen utensil required for maximizing the creamy texture…

Kro-Vention

**Yes, I actually did create this.  I call it a “Kro-Vention” J

 

B)      My friends at school were incredibly generous and thoughtful and organized a “Cooking Class” with a professional chef.  It was an amazing experience and confirmed why I eat at restaurants, rather than cooking at home – a total inability to follow recipes.

  1. Also, I learned that Arugula is a type of lettuce, not a type of cheese.

 

Thank you everyone for your birthday wishes!  It was amazing to have such a wonderful outpouring of virtual and digital love!

 

Summer Internship – Decided

After a grueling number of interviews with a variety of different companies, I decided to return to Minneapolis this summer to work as a Marketing Associate at Medtronic.  Specifically, working in the Neuromodulation division on their Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) products  – seriously, I could not make this up if I tried.  I thought I would share the link for the company page because there is no way I will be able to answer your questions!

 

Granular Details:

Living: I will be living in a company-provided apartment in Downtown Minneapolis (with a roommate)

Working:Doing international business development and marketing (<- whatever that means!)

Timing: June8th – August 23

 

Miscellaneous

Minnesota Trip (Again!) – I am going to be headed back to Minneapolis this Friday to watch the Boys State High School Hockey Tournament.  I know, I know … Nerd alert!  Regardless, if you are around and want to celebrate some Birthday Boots of Beer – let me know, I am arranging fiesta at Gasthof’s!

 

Friend of the Month Award:  In a tightly-contested race, Jack Henkemeyer won the ‘Friend of the Month Award’ in the 11th hour.  Special shout-out to Jack for making the long trip to California to visit me …  and in the process befriending and stealing all of my friends.  No joke, he went for morning runs with my roommate, has been emailing one of my other classmates.  I am not sure how I feel about the fact that he is more popular than I am…

 

Hope your weekend was great and you had some laughs!

Nick

 

PS.  Thank you again to everyone for the birthday wishes!  And if you didn’t, no sweat… my birthday is always overshadowed by Dr. Seuss’s birthday…