summer days

so i finally decided to take advantage of my weekends and headed up to santa barbara with stephanie for a little mini reunion with some kids from stanny. conclusions from the trip: i am simply ridiculous. i did however have a superfun weekend full of hiking/scaling rocks, beaching and just having good times with some great people. melanoma non withstanding it was a success. on the drive home, steph and i pondered what seem to be a couple of the stanford dilemmas: in high school we were driven by the tangible goal of being accepted to a prestigious university. now that we are there, our goal oriented personalities feel a little lost. What is our new goal? Is it just that passion we have yet to find? Or are there just so many options that we can't focus all of our energies toward just one? And once we find that goal, how do we reconcile the fact that we want to fulfill our so called potential without sacrificing our family life? growing up with two parents who worked full time and were very good at what they did was not conducive to dad making it to my 5th grade play or mom waiting at home with an after school snack. And while as a result I am able to enjoy the lifestyle I have and i was given two positive role models, as a child i resented them not being there and vowed to be there for my kids. that all being said, i know that i would not be happy without a challenging career at which i could not only succeed but also feel was beneficial to others than myself.

i have to graduate in 2 years?