Over the past couple weeks life has taken over and my ability to blog became unavailable. However, it has all been worth it!
First, my good friend Any visited from NYC. We had such a wonderful time touring Northern California! A few of the highlights as follows:
- Dinner at Navio the main dining room at the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay with our friends Leslie, Rob and Sharon and of course my wonderful hubby Reeves
- A couple days in Carmel including hiking and tide pool gazing on Point Lobos, a picnic lunch on the beach at 17-mile-drive, a yummy dinner at Porta Bella and the day at Monterey Bay Aquarium
- A great and relaxing afternoon at Burke Williams following by a lovely dinner with friends
- Union Square shopping following by an amazing dinner and delightful conversation hosted by our friends Omar and Lora, attended by Dick and Trina as well.
- Wine tasting at David Bruce (where I am a new member!) and Byington in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
After recovering for the day from our extremely taxing and strenuous schedule (!) I had my first orientation for graduate school!! Monday then started classes for a 'QuickStart' programs that begins 2 of my 3 classes for fall semester - 11 grueling days of 9-5 lessons as well as a paper and 2 oral presentation all in the first week!
Now that I have three (full!) days of school under my belt I have to say I am feeling more confident at my own abilities. I had held out hope that the stereotyped ‘librarian’ (you know them, shy, introverted, no social skills, unattractive and insecure) would be absent…well, unfortunately, with only a few exceptions, my hopes were dashed, and every low expectation was exceeded in the stereotyped department. Don’t get me wrong, these are intelligent people, many with Masters already, but none are going to win with in the personality department. However, I can’t eloquently express how excited I am for the future and the prospect of the new path I am creating for myself. It is going to be a few challenging years of intellectual gymnastic for which I am really looking forward!