Cafe Victoria

Now that I am done with capstone and my classes, I am slowing down. Work is still very busy. However outside of work, I am sleeping better, making it to yoga and connected with friends. The weather on the weekend has been perfect. High 70’s. A few weekends ago, Maria and I went for an old familiar hike in Calistoga. Then there was the Sunday Matthias and I went to Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo and enjoyed walking around looking at all the animals. Best part, the shark tank! This weekend we are taking the Larkspur ferry to a Giants game. Next weekend it is off to graduation at APU.

With each day with out homework, I am slowing down and taking care of myself. It feels soo great!

I presented my capstone on tax day! It was an amazing experience. I started out with a small video shot by me and directed by Matthias. Then I shared three competences that I thought I was the strongest in and then two competences that I would like to grow more in.  Prior to attending my capstone, my committee members review my website. They were great! I appreciated how much work they went into reading and understanding all the 12 competences. They also asked me great questions and shared some encouraging feedback.

The capstone experience was affirming.

Yes! Ladies and gentlemen, the Vickster has finished all her grad school assignments. Wow, such a great feeling. The funny part is it took me FOREVER to just finish it. Maybe there was a small part of me that was going to miss it. What’s next? In one week I do my capstone presentation. I hope you have enjoyed the fun changes to my website. For the time being, my website has shifted from a blog to a professional portfolio. Do keep checking in. I plan to still update my blog. For now, I think I will enjoy the feeling of being done. Let me tell you, the thought of not having to write a literature review for a while..is so nice!

Matthias received his official media pass and parking sticker for Infineon Racetrack in tonight’s mail. Yahoo!! No more walking miles from our car to the Grandstands. Ahh..but my Dad and I will always have our legendary tale from the first NASCAR race we went to. There we were, walking back to our car for what felt like forever as we hiked from turn 2 to lot 11 near the Lakeville Hwy entrance. It took us an hour and ½! For those who may not know Infineon, let’s just say this is the farthest you could part from the track.Thanks Matthias for making awesome videos for the racetrack and landing us passes to the closest parking lot! Watch Matthias video’s on YouTube.

• Having dinner with my student workers and their family at the EOPS/SSS/CalWorks Spring Banquet.
• Meeting with my boss in my office.
• Driving the new round-a-bout.
• Listening to live music in the cafeteria.
• Making time to eat an apple outside my office.
• Spending time with my board members as we wait to make quorum.