I've been slacking.. again.
Laura was selected for an internship in Dallas, Oregon at Van Duzer Vineyards http://www.vanduzer.com/ . Since she has to have her own car, she will be driving to Oregon. The owners, OSU alums from what I understand, have made the drive many times from Dallas, Oregon to Stillwater, OK. 30 hours. yes. 30 hours. I told Laura I would help her in this voyage because that is a very long way to drive in undriven territory. When I say undriven, I mean, Laura herself has never driven it. This is not uncharted territories, duh.
We began mapping out the route last night. To be the most directionally straight, it won't all be interstate driving. I am excited about that because what do you actually get to see driving on an interstate? Concrete and angry people. Trust me, I am know this probably will not be a life changing drive, but being off the interstate will be fun. Maybe Laura & I can stop once in a while. Optimistic. I've been in a car for long periods of time with her and my other sisters. 4 angry girls and 2 angry parents have emerged. I am thinking positive that we are semi-adults now and have taken smaller, 9 hours, road trips before. I remember thinking those two different 9 hour trips would never end. This will be exciting because neither one of us have ever been through Utah, Idaho, or Oregon.
After the long journey there, I'll fly back. Laura will spend three months learning about the wine industry. During her internship, I hope she learns as much as she can. During the three months that she'll be gone on an incredible experience, I will be taking 6 hours of summer school.
6 hours in the summer, 9 in the Fall, and 6 in the Spring. That is all I have left. It's hard to believe that this seems to have gone/is going so quick. There are specific classes, bam bam bam, 2 years. Done. Undergrad was choice after choice and it seemed to never have an end date. Then pow. End date, and no job.
In my little optimistic soul, I hope that job searching will be productive.
