Meet Bob...

This is Bob the Bronze, my final intern project.  My very last day of my internship the managing director of my department walked into my cube about 30 minutes after I got to work and said "So are you taking the gold medal home?"  At that point I was super confused, which I am sure I conveyed to her by the look on my face.  She asked me if her assistant, my cube neighbor, had asked me about taking Lindsay Vonn's medal to US Ski and Snowboard (USSA) in Park City.  She had not asked me about that, but of course I would be happy to do that...  I had to drive right by Park City anyway, right?

She then told me that I had to sign the chain of custody paper and then not let the medal out of my possession until I dropped it of at USSA.  That was somewhat problematic it being my last night in Colorado Springs with my friends.  I drove home Saturday without incident, thank goodness!  First thing Monday morning Bob was dropped off at USSA, the VP of Athletics signed the chain of custody and my mission was complete!  I felt like my internship was complete with this project, and I was very honored that my department felt I was trustworthy enough to take on this "mission"...

Here are a few more pictures of Bob for good measure:

I cannot wait to get back to the USOC one day, hopefully sooner rather than later...  For now, I am going to go back to posting on my "normal" blog: haleyelizabethsmith.blogspot.com

Thanks for reading!

Final Intern Project

Get excited about a post on my final intern project!  For those of you who follow me on Facebook and Twitter.  I am going to reveal who/what Bob is...

Winding Down

This has the potential to be the most emotional week of my entire time here in Colorado Springs.  For example, I've cried twice already today and its only 9:30 in the morning.  It doesn't help that I am terrible at goodbyes, always have been.  But it also doesn't help that I have become so close to these girls over the past three months

I'll admit that when I first got here, I expected to have a great experience at work, but I didn't expect to meet people that I know I will be friends with for the rest of my life.  These girls are so amazing and I cannot imagine what my internship would have been without them, probably boring!

This morning I had to say goodbye to my roommate as she goes back to Oklahoma to get ready for her last year of grad school.  This relationship especially surprised me.  I haven't had to share a room with someone since I was a freshman in college, and for those of you counting, that was 7 years ago.  So I was worried about what was going to happen...  Needless to say we became friends so quickly and by the end it seemed like I was saying goodbye to one of my best friends.  I could/can tell Chelsea anything and I know that we will be friends for a very long time, I love you CHELS

I am very grateful not only for the opportunity to further my career and find out that the Olympics and the Olympic movement is really where I want to be in my life, but for the fantastic people that I got to meet along the way!

Next Saturday, when I leave to drive home, I'll probably cry until I get to Denver, or maybe all the way through Wyoming...