MLB Diversity Business Summit- Welcome Reception

Thanks to the generous gift of a sponsorship from True Blue Inclusion and Andrews Kurth, LLC, I had the privilege to attend the MLB Diversity Business Summit co-hosted by Major League Baseball and the Houston Astros at the George R. Brown convention center and Minute Maid Park.

My Tuesday started with a trip from Katy to the law office of Andrews Kurth, LLC in the JP Morgan Chase building downtown to meet with True Blue Inclusion, as well as the other Aggies that were given sponsorships to the event. There we talked to some awesome Aggies and business leaders who helped us understand what was going to happen during the conference and what to expect through our day.

After our meeting, I headed out to the Hyatt Regency hotel where we were fortunate enough to get a hotel room free of charge to stay at while we were at the conference. I had a little time to kill before we had a welcome reception so I just hung out at the hotel with my fellow roommates until it was time for the reception.

At 6 o'clock we went down to the basement of the hotel into the reception. I learned that True Blue Inclusion set up with MLB to have a design contest of the room. Below is a picture of some of the decorations!

Picture (will have to wait till I get on a computer!)

Being that it was in Houston, of course I loved the room decor! I may need to hire out the designer to decorate for my wedding! (Wouldn't those baseball tables be cute and the dugout benches!)

Anyway, at the reception we had the opportunity to network with individuals from all 30 MLB clubs as well as various other media individuals. This was an experience only for the people who registered early and really helped me get more relaxed and comfortable for the next day.

At the end of the reception, we were able to hear from all the high powered employees in MLB as well as the Houston Astros. If the reception is a preview of what is to come tomorrow, I am in for a real treat and a great experience.

First Astros game of the 2013 season- 5/2/13

After spending Spring Break in Kissimmee watching the Astros in Spring Training, I couldn't wait for the season to begin! Although our team was going to be young, and made of players I didn't really know, watching their drive and determination during ST made me realize that things were going to turn up. I was fortunate enough to be able to watch opening day at home since it was on ESPN and they showed me exactly what I was expected to see following ST!

Of course, school had taken over my life the month of April and beginning of May because I was trying to finish up with test, projects and finals. I had already made plans to attend every home Astros game during my 3 week summer vacation at the end of May, but then I read the best news of the season, other than the Opening Day win. Jordan Lyles had been called back up and was going to pitch the next day. Anyone who knows me is well aware that Jordan is my favorite Astro as of late. I mean I did have to get a picture with him and his autograph on my jersey during ST!                                                                                            

                   

So naturally, I had to go to Minute Maid Park and support him on his first game back! Of course, it had to be the day before finals started. Luckily, my two finals the next day were made up of all old test questions and I had already been studying, so there was no issue!

So Mallory, Sara and I were off the our first game of the 2013 season and one of our first AL games we had ever seen in MMP. We have always wanted to sit in the Crawford Boxes and fortunately for us, with such small crowd attendance lately, we were able to get some seat! And a new gym bag thanks to Methodist Hospital!

We had some time to spare before the game started so I thought it was only necessary to go shopping at the team store and walk around to see the changes to MMP. I have to admit that I was a little sad when the Astros changed colors, mainly because I hate the color orange, but I did love how the new coat of paint brought new life to the stadium! And their other color is blue, which of course is my favorite, so I can deal with it! The store had so much stuff I wanted, like always  but I settled for an update to my phone case with the new Astros logo!

After waiting an hour for the game to start, it was finally time for Jordan and the rest of the Astros to take the field! The first inning started off great for Jordan. He had two strike outs to start the inning and then a fly out. Things continued to look great the next few innings with some great pitching and even better fielding from the outfielders! Jason Castro hit a home run in the first and I could see right away there was an awesome chance Jordan could get his first win of the season!

Jordan ended up coming out of the game after an awesome night. He ended up with a 5IP, 2R, 6H, 1BB, 6K line. That even left him with a good chance for the first win of his season and the first win in a few days for the Astros. His fastball was pretty efficient  but it was his curve ball was on fire that night. I was starting to witness the Jordan Lyles that I came to love as a player and he was starting to solicit his spot back in the rotation. Unfortunately for him, we ended up having to play 14 innings and so both wins were stripped away for him and the Astros.

Although we didn't win, I could see the fight and passion that all the guys have on the team. It may be a bumpy ride this season, but with all the hustle that come out of these guys, I must say that games at MMP are much more exciting than they have been the last few seasons! Now lets just hope for a better ending outcome as I attend games at the end of this month!

The craziness of school and internship hunting

So after over a year of making a blog because I wanted to start writing again, I am finally making a post! Hopefully they become more frequent as life and school settle down.


Things started to get crazy in March as I started searching for that "perfect" summer internship. I got my account on TeamWorkOnline started and was ready to apply for the internship of my dreams. My first summer one to apply for was of course any type of communications or marketing internship for the Houston Astros. Since I was in junior high, I have always told myself I was going to be an intern for the Astros some time while I was in college. A semester had finally arrived that I was not going to have to take any classes (so I thought) and although the summer program is the most competitive of the three semester programs, I wanted to get my foot in the door for an organization I had dreamed about working for for so many years.

Of course I couldn't just limit myself to one internship or even one location. Thus came the time to apply to Kentucky Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, American Airlines Center and about 4 or 5 other places for communication and marketing positions. Just when I was starting to get excited about where my summer may be taking place and the what organization I would have the privilege to work with, I got news that would change my whole school plan for the next year, I could graduate a semester earlier than I thought!

Although this of course was awesome news (considering I was going to be attending school an extra year anyway), it was going to ruin all the awesome thoughts that were flowing through my head about what the summer and next year would bring. Instead of interning in the summer, taking my remaining 9 hours in the fall and doing my final internship in the spring, I was now having to choose whether taking my final 2 hours in the summer and my final internship in the fall was more advantageous to me. After much debating, praying, talking and analyzing, it became clear that forgoing a summer internship and getting done earlier was going to be more beneficial in the long run both educationally and financially.

Of course a couple of days after finally making the decision, Kentucky Motor Speedway calls and extends me a chance for an interview for one of the positions I had applied for with close to 50 other applicants. Turning their offer down was one of the hardest things I had done in a while, but I knew that bigger and brighter things were to come.

So now I sit here still searching for that "perfect" internship that is waiting somewhere for me! My heart still knows and believes that one day I will be with the Astros, even if it doesn't start out as an intern, but I know somewhere out there the internship is waiting for my application. All I have to do now is continue to search for it until I find it! And when I see it, I will know where I belong and what I am suppose to do, learn and achieve. And now the search continues.........

A Start of Something New!

So I am starting a blog!! I have been thinking about this for a while and FINALLY got around to it! Most of the stuff I hope to post are some of my own writings whether it be sports or other stuff. However, I also want to have fun with my blog so I will be posting random stuff and pictures! Hope you enjoy and give me feedback on anything you think is cool/ want to see more of!