Some of my favorite people: Ali, Me, Grace, Amy- post graduation ceremony
As some of you may know I graduated from Cal Poly last month. It is such a weird feeling to finally be done with school. The reality of the change hasen’t completely sunk in yet. Half of my brain is still expecting to return to San Luis Obispo to begin winter quarter. My experience at Cal Poly was wonderful and although there have been ups and downs I will miss the school, the town, and the lifestyle very much.
Graduation weekend was INSANE. I think I slept all of 6 hours for Friday and Saturday combined. That being said, some of my post ceremony pictures show this lack of sleep and maybe a bit of a dazed look. The graduation ceremony was really special and completely surreal. The fall ceremony is much different from the spring one. It’s held in the school gym as opposed to the stadium, its far more personal, and much more intimate graduating a couple colleges at a time.
Each graduates name was called after making the walk across the stage we got to shake the president of the Universities hand and had our picture taken with him. I’d say its pretty cool that your family can actually see your face when your name is called.
My almost to tears moment came when I was driving on to campus and started to think this was the very last time I was driving on to campus as a student of Cal Poly. It made me so sad to know that when I left I would be an alumni. I know i’m ready to go, Cal Poly has prepared me for this moment but there is just something so assuring and predictable about school, for the most part you know what’s coming next. Consequently for the first time in seventeen years of academic life I did not know what was coming next and it was terrifying.
My brother and I!
I’ve been in the job hunt/ search/ grind for months. Between my blog and looking for a job I was working full time! Just before Christmas great, wonderful, give-you-wings-without-the-redbull, news came my way. I was offered a position at one of the largest food corporations in the world. After the happy dance to the song slight work by Wale. I madly began texting and calling my friends. Being mindful of confidentiality I can share that my position is science based and will follow my passion, food. I’m extremely excited about this opportunity. It will push my personal and professional limits, I’m ready for the challenge! My job will take me to Michigan…yes as in the Michigan 2,000+ miles away from my Northern California stomping grounds Michigan. Oh, what a culture shock this is going to be…luckily I’ve got a friend who goes to Michigan State so he is going to try and help me out and has been more then amazing in answering my tireless questions. I mean, hey, I NEED to know if there is going to be Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods (there is not), what type of tires to put on my car, and whether all the girls wear uggs.
Cameron, Me, and Momma
As I prepare to move across the country sheriffofthekitchen has taken a bit of a backseat. I’ve been ultra bad about posting. I promise it’s temporary and hope that as soon as I get settled in my new place I’ll have plenty of new tasty posts to come.
