Here and Now vs. There and Later

I'm in downtown Boston, wearing my new tailored jacket, hot coffee in hand, waiting for the T. Excited, because my new new Account Executive position at my agency has lead me to three new clients, whom I have meetings with throughout the day. It's a Friday, and the Sox are scheduled to play the Yankees, and because of a friend of a friend in my office, my roommate and I have tickets to tonight's game...

REALITY SAYS

I'm on the golf cart, fanny pack strapped on, serving beers and Powerades to old men, for yet another summer. As far as scenario 1- A rough draft of the life I will be living come this Fall. In the meantime I am putting in my hours at the same golf course I have been bartending and driving beverage carts for the past four Summers. Yes, there comes a little sting when I engage in those generic "What are you doing now" conversations, as I explain that I don't have a "real"job yet, that I am still at Beaver River and still rockin the same khaki shorts I bought when I was 18, as I endure my job hunt in Boston.

But To be frank, the sting is minuscule. A very similar version of Scenario 1 WILL happen. Not to toot my own horn, but I have the "smarts" and even more, the conviction. So, I'll flash these pearly whites, do the fake laugh, pull out the same one liners that I have ever year.."I'll catch ya on the back nine,"... "Another Bud Don?"..." Who's buying this round?"..etc etc... and even more, I will deposit all those ones and SAVE, because, God knows that apartment on the skirts of Boston won't be cheap.

So for Now- It's a Friday, it's Hot, I am 21 years old in Rhode Island-the world is my oyster. And more importantly there is a DJ at the Coast Guard House tonight and my gf and I have yet to find the perfect Summer drink.

The First Step

I sat by my pool today and talked about life with my girlfriend in between complaints about the heat. We were taking in the 102 degree weather while letting out our usual stresses, triumphs and inspirations. Its been almost 20 days since I walked across the stage at Bryant University- for her, the University of Rhode Island and we are now both back home and settling into our usual routine. Every moment we've spent together since our "big day", we've attempted to nail down an answer to the text we simultaneously sent to each other on May 22nd:

(401): Now what?!

Did we solve the mystery today? Hardly. However, this blog was the result. We have big dreams and are more than determined to make them a reality. "Looking for a full-time job is a full-time job in itself" and we are willing to put in the hours.

With that said, we also know how to make the most of what could potentially be our last Rhode Island summer and will not leave out those details on our journey with a #GraduateSwagg.