"One not only drinks the wine, one smells it, observes it, tastes it, sips it and - one talks about it."

Guess who just got a paid internship with a winery?!

THIS GIRL :) :) :)

It all started when Megan went for a meeting with Trish Digiliodo with SweetPea Nannies, and it turns out Trish is also the President of Vidalco winery in Charleston. They got to talking and Megan informed Trish that I was going to school for Event Planning and Trish told her she would love to meet with me and have me do wine tastings and events for them. Trish gave Megan her card and told her to have me e-mail her. So, obviously I did (right away). This was almost a month ago, and I hadn't heard anything back from her, and I knew it was just to good to be true. I was determined not to give up and I e-mailed her one more time, attached my resume and crossed my fingers, within the hour she e-mailed me back and told me she would love to meet with me and set up a meeting for last night at 8:00.

As soon as I got off work, had dinner with my mom and grandma, and rushed home to get ready for this meeting. And to be honest I was a little nervous. So I headed to meet Trish at her (amazing) house and was blown away with how nice she was, how enthusiastic she was to meet me and have me help her and her husband. We clicked right away. Discussed the type of things she would like for me to do for them, and she gave me a lot of information that will be so beneficial for me in the future! We talked a little about the wines they carry, and about some of the events they currently do, and some they are looking into. Trish asked if this oppurtunity was something I was interested in, and if I would like to help them with their events. I excitedly accepted! :)

And have my first "official" wine tasting Thursday evening and will also be attending my first event, The Charleston Bridal Association meeting, with Trish that same night! I am so excited about this oppurtunity, and all the knowledge I will gain by being a part of something like this is much bigger than the knowledge I will get in my one wine class I am planning on taking. AND this will give me more knowledge for all my future brides when it comes to pairing wines for their special day!

 I feel like I am FINALLY on the right track to my dream job! :) :) :)