What to do? Where to go?

     I have been exploring food and baking more and more lately and I've always had a passion for food but with all the discouraging news about the job market I'm starting to think a change in majors might be a smart move. I remember helping my grandmother make biscuits when I was still to short to reach the countertop and had to use a step stool. My dad helped fuel my passion as well by making the best desserts for the holidays. Prune Cake, Sweet Potato Pie and Rum Cake were just a few of my favorites. Still are.
     After letting our Easter lunch settle, my Aunt, cousin Lauren and my aforementioned Grandma were sitting around the kitchen discussing my cousins upcoming graduation. Of course my schooling was brought up since we are the same age and started college at the same time. Not really a big deal. We had different backgrounds and financial circumstances. And, I have so many passions that I still don't know which one I would excel in the best. First it was fashion, then I just focused on my general education, then Digital Media Technologies and now I exploring the idea of a culinary program.
     Sitting around the table with my lovely Carrot Cupcakes almost half eaten, I was so excited about how well they turned out, I couldn't help but talk about how I made them. People online have been telling me for weeks that I should do something in the cooking department but until my family mentioned going to school for it, I hadn't really thought about it. A friend of my middle cousin, apparently went down to Disney and is working there while taking their culinary courses but when I came home and did a little research on my own, I found out that they are not really accredited and even though they pay you while you are going to school there, you still have to shell out a pretty large amount. It still sounds cool but it would only be something I'd do after I got a year or so of credited courses under my belt. After the Disney idea was shut down, I went on to see where else in my city they offered a culinary program and so far I've found that the college I'm already attending offers one and the Art Institute as well.
     It's kind of scary looking at the tuition costs though so I'm hesitant to tell anyone about my wants to change my major. I have been very lucky over the years, that my grandparents have helped with books and other things and my Dad has done what he could when spare money was available. I've never had to ask for the money and have covered the cost of books and art supplies almost every semester.
     Something else that's bothering me is the fact that every time I get on my college website, it either shuts down or wont do anything I want it to do. Part of me thinks that's a sign that I'm not supposed start back yet. I still pray that I get a job so I can at least be bringing in some money while I'm deciding what I want to be when I grow up. ;) Like today I got on the site to see when the next semester started and to see what the course list was the culinary program and that's as far as it would let me go. After finding the course list, I tried to do a class search to see the available classes and it wouldn't even load the class search. :( As usual, I closed the tab and went on to something else. The next semester starts May 9th. I wonder if I'll be taking classes or not.
    On a better note, just because my school future is unsure doesn't mean that my future dinner is. Tonight we will be having the left over pork chops but I will be making roasted new potatoes like I have done before. I'm pretty excited. AND if I'm feeling extra special in the kitchen, I'll be making something that involves cocoa powder. I'll let you know what I come up with if I do in fact make something chocolatey.
    It was a pretty uneventful Monday but I'm glad it didn't rain. I got some small chores done. Dusting, I cleaned wax off some candle holders, rearranged some knick-knacks onto the new bookcase by the door and a load of laundry. Happy and content here in my domain. :)
    Picture below is of my awesome lunch. Hormel black pepper turkey slices on Italian 5 Grain deli baguette from Publix, with mayo, mustard and pickles. Cape Cod Sweet Barbecue chips on the side. My favorite! :)