Money Talks
My senior year in high school if you had asked me where I'd be in 10 years the answer would not have been, "Washington, D.C." Nor would I have imagined that even if I did end up in DC, that I would be working three jobs just to make ends meet.
I guess it is funny where life takes you when you aren't really paying attention. Unfortunately, to use a stupid cliché, hindsight is always 20/20. In retrospect, I probably should have went to one of the colleges that offered me a substantial scholarship (hello, full ride to Ferris State). I definitely should not have went to Oakland, as that kept me to near to home, and I don't think it really allowed me the opportunity to grow. That is where law school came in. While moving to Richmond definitely had some good aspects (hockey, being on my own), the fact that I came out of there with over $100k in debt tells you that I probably should have thought more about what I was getting myself into.
So now I find myself in a place I never thought I'd be living, trying to eke out a living and plan for the future - a future that I'm not particularily sure I want. It's funny, because my godmother warned me before I made the decision to go to law school that I'd probably regret it in the long run, and my two closestbest friends basically said the same thing to me. It turns out, they were right. Maybe I should just have people other than myself make my decisions for me. It couldn't turn out any worse, right?
Anyhow, we are on our way out to an orchard out in Loudon County today - Stribling Orchard. I'm a big fan of apple picking, so it should result in a pretty good time, with the exception of the one hour drive out there.
Oh yeah, and the Tigers got spanked in the first game of the World Series. Bummer.