Like most of the people I know my age, once the college semester was over, I decided that a second job was the way to go.

The newer job, a photographer position at one of a larger company of photo studios, was taken with the intention of staying there through the rest of my college education (which could easily be another five years!). The owner of the restaurant where I've hostessed for almost a year, however, did not take well the news that I plan to leave at the end of August. While I've promised to keep a decent amount of hours at the restaurant until the next semester, the manager at the photo studio has reminded me that, the more open my availability, the higher the odds that I'll "progress" in the position. As it is, it's hard enough leaving a place where I can have free Seafood Alfredo every Friday, without having to choose one over the other through their respective "busy shifts."

The way that I see it, though, is that having two options is a sight better than the jobless predicament I found myself in this time last year!

The best part of all is that, through the occasional stresses of scheduling two jobs around each other, I have the opportunity to relax in the sandy, wavy joy of Virginia Beach. In fact, my sunscreen bottle has been worn down to half-full from the hours I've spent at the beach in the past month... a fact which may perhaps be due to my status as the only girl I know who reapplies sunscreen after an hour or two in the sun (the complete opposite from the friends who slather on the "dark tanning lotion")!

For any of you who have yet to visit the beach this year, you should definitely take the time to do it, but I'd suggest sticking to the Northern end, if you want to avoid the crowded parts. However, the artwork you can find at the lower end is definitely worth seeing!