Grace's take on jobs

I've been in Port O for a week now, and my sister brought her girls down over the weekend. I've had quite the time being a "PANK." We've been to the beach almost every day to hunt for hermit crabs and drive the "mule" (basically a super power golf cart) around Old Boggy to look for "dinosaur" bones and teach Miss Grace how to drive. We've had fashion shows and learned that sequin capes will be VERY in this fall according to GG designs. And after sharing some cheese and playing in the pool, Miss Addie is warming up to me, her "Tete" (pronounced tay-tay, not tee-tee).

So as many of you know, Grace is quite the character. Tonight, she shared with me what she wants to be when she grows up. The first option is a singer which was surprising after hearing her sing. We had a little "America's Got Talent" competition and according to the panel of judges (her mommy, grandma and me) she might make it to Vegas if she REALLY practices, which is fun because it makes the game last longer. So her plan B, is to be a vet, and she thinks she'll be good at it because she has a dog AND a cat. Plus, she likes parrots and jaguars. The only things that she does not like are elephants and hippos and that's because of the teeth. Which makes perfect sense, right?

I'm just hoping that I get as much clarity in my job search so that when I get asked that tough question I have such a precise answer. So I asked Grace what I should do when I grow up. She asked me what I liked (good question). I kept it simple and replied: people, business and governments. She said I should work in the courts like her mommy. It was a good answer, but I explained the whole law school issue. So she recommended that I become a vet since I like animals too, and I could even talk to people at the zoo. Clearly, becoming a vet is a common backup plan to aspiring singers and lawyers...or crazy aunts asking for career advise.

Not really liking either option, I reminded her about Hillary Clinton -- Grace was a huge fan and thought I was studying to be vice president for Hillary. But I had to break the news that Hillary lost, and asked, "So what should I do now?" She said, "Well, hopefully Hillary will get another job and be able to hire you then. If not? Then you need to talk to Ma-Ma (my mom)." I thought it was pretty solid career advice from a 6 year old. Mom does always seem to have the best advise.

Back in the States

As my grandmother told me, I'm officially back in "God's country." I had to laugh. I wasn't really sure if she meant Texas or the States. But being a 5th generation Texan, I'm pretty sure she meant TX. It's good to be back and enjoying a bit of R&R.

So obviously, this blog can no longer be about my life in Genevieve Schwitzerland, so I'm accepting ideas for new blog titles and topics. Thoughts? I am happy to entertain you all with randomness, DC happenings, thesis topics and job search stories for the next 6 months. After that who knows what's in store.

While you noodle on that, I thought I would give you all a bit of a recap of the past year in pics. Thanks to Mr. T's dad for figuring out how to do this.

I am done

Yes, at 4:21 pm I turned in my final paper. I am done with the MBA. I expect it will hit me in about 2 days when they hand me that blank envelope and shake my hand. Much to my mom's disappointment, I will not have a diploma in hand because we technically have one last report due this fall. Minor detail.

And a random bit of funny: My mom is eager to have me back States side because they will begin testing the super collider in CERN in August. She's a believer that it might cause a black hole. That may be, but if it is the case does it matter if I'm in TX or Genevieve? I think not. I'm just hoping that the black hole doesn't happen this fall because I would really like to finish my thesis and officially be done, done, done.