Knowledge Choice

I can’t believe it’s finally happening. My twin daughters, Shelly and Katie, are about to graduate college. In honor of this occasion, I’m going to throw them a huge party here at the house. All of their friends and family will be coming to celebrate their graduation and their transition into adulthood.

Shellie is receiving her adult education degree, and she’s finishing at the top of her class. She actually has a job interview next week, so I’m sure she’ll be able to go straight from school to a great job.

Katie is getting a community counseling degree. Throughout her college career, she’s done 3 internships, and she’s made some great connections. I’m confident that she too will have no trouble finding a great job.

As a mother, I can’t even begin to describe how proud I am of these girls. My husband Jim and I were just having a conversation about how lucky we are as parents to have such great kids. Sure, they went through the typical teenage problems and has some wild college experiences, but they’ve always been responsible and just great kids. 

I think we’re going to have the party the last weekend of May. Does anyone know any great caterers?

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I have been trying to decide what I want to do after I graduate from high school.   I absolutely love to cook and bake.  It is actually one of my favorite things to do.  I have really been thinking about going to cooking school.  I’m just not exactly sure what that would mean.  I have a ton of questions.  What exactly would I be learning?  Would I be cooking and baking or would I have to choose some sort of a specialty?  I was also wondering if there was a difference between cooking schools and culinary arts institutes.  I would love to go to the culinary arts institute in the city but I’m not sure if I can afford it.

I’m also not sure where I would be able to work afterward.  Where do people work after culinary school?  I, of course, have dreams about owning my own restaurant but I feel that is way out of my league.  I don’t think that I could deal with the business aspect of it.  Maybe my goal should just be to work as a chef in a restaurant.  Even the thought of being a head chef is a bit scary.  Hopefully I won’t feel that way after some culinary training.

I’m really excited when I think about culinary school.  I know that I have to do more research before I dive in though!

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As a student of interior design, I’ve found the leed certification classes pretty high quality. I’ve learned quite a bit about energy efficient design, and green buildings. Since I’ve always been pretty concerned about our environment, I think I will continue taking leed courses. They will continue helping me to be aware of the latest technology that will save our planet. It all starts with a step in the right direction, and before I become a professional I want to align my position so that it comes out in my work. I feel this is something that really needs to be a part of every interior designer’s work, and I can already see the benefits.

It also seems that being leed accredited  adds a great deal to your resume. As a graduating student, I need to focus on items like this. Having studied and becoming familiar with these new design standards, I have reached a new level of expertise that will be needed in the work force. I can’t wait to start designing homes so that I can reduce the need for non-renewable energies. I think people will be thrilled to know that they are reducing their utility costs, and helping the environment.

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I love my home and it has taken me years to have it decorated in the design that I wanted. We live in an area that is clustered with big beautiful trees and a great deal of nature’s scenery therefore it seemed reasonable to include furniture made of Mahogany. It has also taken me years to obtain my college degree so I wanted to encase my diploma in the same kind of cherished woodwork that fills my home.

Surprisingly, I found a wonderful site that offered a beautiful selection of college diploma frames including several made of Mahogany. The frame I selected has a rope pattern on the edge and a leather matting design. I was able to select the blueprint for the whole design with the sites “build a frame” tool. The end result is a gorgeous university diploma frame that will definitely stand out on my wall.

I am so excited to receive the completed frame in the mail. In fact, I have already picked out the perfect place on my main hallway wall. If I’d know the process was so easy I probably would have done it two years ago when I graduated. I will finally be able to frame my achievement the way it is deserved.

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My friends from out of town finally left, so I can now get back to business.  I love Becca and Todd like they’re family, but there’s a reason I never tried to room with them in college.  I’m not going to say they have drinking problems, but I will say they’ve thrown up in their fair share of Denny’s restrooms.

I love Becca and Todd, but I do have some jealousy issues with them.  While they live off their parents’ money and pursue their Master of Science online degrees, I’m stuck here in Surprise, cleaning up restrooms.

But I love them.  This weekend, we played King’s Cup and things got pretty out of control.  In a good way.  Well, maybe not a good way, but a funny way.  We drunk dialed the number from every infomercial that played at 3 AM and got banned from the nearby Wal-Mart.  I somehow woke up with a killer headache and a portrait of Kirk Cameron drawn on my chest.  Do you have any idea how hard you have to scrub to get Mike Seaver off your chest? 

They promised they would help clean up, but then came up with some excuse about working on their “human movement program.”  Yeah, right.

But I love Becca and Todd.  I swear.

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