My trip to Canada would prove to be fruitful.

As I was hiking, I came to the realization amongst nature of what I really wanted to do. I was going to be a sommelier.

I was already a entry-level one sommelier. I had enough time in beer and wine service to sit for the advanced exam, so this would be the next step.

I decided to go to Disney to take the exam, and would go after harvest in the fall at Chateau Montelena to gear up for the exam.

I spent the next few days in the woods hiking thru Canada. My heart and soul were like the rushing falls of Niagara. I felt a soothing calm about the decision that I made. This time, my first call was to my father and mother. Then Samantha. It had taken me nearly three months in Vermont to make my path clear, but there was work to be done.

I returned to Beecher Falls and started working. I had a few months left in Vermont, the summer planned with Samantha, the fall in California and then off to Disney. It was exciting to know that I had a plan in place. My time had not been wasted frolicking around Vermont.

I had to write Dad and Samantha...