Apology Blog

I’m so sorry I haven’t posted in so long! I feel like I do more apologizing for not posting instead of posting, and boy, is my face red. Last semester was extremely busy as I took Global Management, Innovation, Entrepreneurial Finance, Investment Analysis, and Financial Strategy. Needless to say, I had a full course load. For Global Management my group created an entry plan for the Cheesecake Factory in India. This project induced hunger like I’ve never had before, and we often joked (sometimes more than joked) about going to the Cheesecake Factory in the Pru to do “market research.” My Innovations group created a series of innovation ideas for Tiffany & Co. In Entrepreneurial Finance, I created a business plan for a brewery. For these projects, I was able to work with people from the program that I was unable to before. Although I really liked my group for the first year, it was interesting and informative to get to know the different work patterns of other people. Due to these projects and other classes which were demanding, I was unable to find time to blog.

Northeastern is currently is Summer I semester. Originally, I had told my husband how happy I was to be only taking two classes in Summer I and II – I had glorious visions of spending my summer on the beach. Jim is a Northeastern alum, and he just laughed at my expectations. However, these courses are much more intense than I had thought they would be - full class in half the time. Currently I am taking International Finance and Business Turnarounds, and for Summer II, I am taking Valuation and Value Creation and Real Estate.

In between Spring Semester and Summer I, Jim and I were finally able to go on our honeymoon! We stayed at the Hilton resort in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. During our week there we took a zip-lining tour through the jungle, visited a tequila distillery, saw the set of the movie Predator, and spent a lot of time at the beach. By the time we had to come back to Boston, we were already planning another trip to Vallarta. I can’t wait to go back!

The resort

Me with the Predator

Jim and Me at the Vallarta Statue

*The views expressed in this blog are not necessarily those of Northeastern University, its staff, faculty or affiliates and are solely the opinion of Amy Foley.*

Winter “Break”

As you can tell by the title of this blog, my winter break was not as relaxing as I had imagined. Between celebrations for Christmas and New Years as well as a slew of pre-work, it seems I spent most of my time running around this break.

Christmas was hectic as it always is. Although I loved this holiday as a kid, I’m really starting to become a grumpy adult about it. Hopefully, I can find some Christmas spirit next year, or you can call me Ebenezer. 

Anyway, I got my Christmas shopping done a few days before Christmas, a record for me and my last-minute shopping tendency. I went to my mother-in-laws house for Christmas Eve where I got to see my niece and nephews again. Jim and I went to my parents’ house on Christmas Day, where we snuck out of the celebration for a little while to see Les Miserables, one of my favorites.

Then, the emails from professors started coming in – along with the final installment of my final living document. I like to start this work as soon as possible, so I don’t have to rush around at the beginning of the semester, which is already too stressful for me. Anyway, I kept up with the homework while also meeting up with friends until New Year’s Eve.

I spent New Year’s with the group of friends I always celebrate New Year’s with. With food and friends abundant, it is always a good time. I generally pride myself in always having a plan and a contingency plan from getting home from New Year’s, but 2013 was not like every other year – Jim and I spend at least a half an hour in the cold trying to get a cab. We were exhausted when we finally got home from our festivities.

Happy 2013! I hope to be better about updating the blog now that I am back in school. From my schedule, it looks like it’s going to be a pretty crazy semester.

*The views expressed in this blog are not necessarily those of Northeastern University, its staff, faculty or affiliates and are solely the opinion of Amy Foley.*

December Blog

Between being a full-time intern and a newlywed, I've barely had any time to write my blog. Sorry I haven’t made time for it. Anyway, here is what I've been up to!

In October, I got to see the cranberry harvest at one of the Ocean Spray grower’s bog. We even got to see the receiving station!

I also spoke at an admissions event at Northeastern, which was nerve-wracking yet exciting at the same time!

In November, I did a presentation for the Finance Career Track Advisory Board at Northeastern. This was a whirl-wind day because the day before I was in Somers, NY interviewing for IBM. My poor little car has so many more miles on it now!

November was also Thanksgiving, which I spent the day with my family. Being the only vegetarian in my family, I brought a tofu loaf to the feast, which was not met with great reception from my family. At least my husband stomached some of it.

The day after Thanksgiving, my husband and I went to Foxwoods with his mother, brother, and sister-in-law. I don’t particularly like gambling but my husband won some money! We did an encore Thanksgiving celebration with his family that Saturday. It was wonderful to see my niece and nephews!

The Monday after Thanksgiving a good friend of mine came to Boston from Nashville to get sworn in. She’s officially and legally a lawyer now! Congrats, Alexis!

December so far has been amazing! I ran a 5K the day before my birthday with some Northeastern friends, and went to a Korean restaurant that night to celebrate. One of my good friends from Northeastern was born the day before me, so we had a great time!

I've gotten some pretty amazing projects at Ocean Spray – lately I've gotten to work with the International team more -  and as always, the traffic is bad but once I get to work I’m extremely happy!

*The views expressed in this blog are not necessarily those of Northeastern University, its staff, faculty or affiliates and are solely the opinion of Amy Foley.*