Autumn & Julia - Ohio State University

Four a.m. wake up calls are near and dear to our hearts, or should we say sleeping patterns, and the beginning of this week called for one more early alarm. Monday morning was yet again another 5 a.m. start time. However, this time we could easily wake ourselves up as soon as we arrived at our new job site, because we were working in the bakery. What a sweet treat that was!

Our first duty at the bake shop was to sort all the prepared baked goods into tins for different coffee shops that sell the items. The drivers picked up the deliveries at 6:30 a.m. so you could imagine how quickly you need to put them together in the school year with at least triple the amount of baked goods. Next, we got our hands dirty when we received the responsibility to make brownies and cheesecake mix, which we eventually combined to make cheesecake brownies (left). Our last accomplishment in the bake shop was a batch of single-serving crumb cakes. Even though it was hours of temptations working around all the sweet treats, we had a great time getting involved with the delicious creations.

Tuesday was our day off, and that sleep felt like the best thing that ever happened to us. We woke up energized and actually got to meet reality T.V. personality Bethenny Frankel (right). She was signing her products at a near by Kroger grocery store, and we stood in line for 2 hours to see her. Later in the day we ventured to Whole Foods and a French restaurant where we purchased some treats for later. On our day off, we also discovered our new favorite ice cream shop, Graeter's.

Our week ended at Sloopy's, Ohio State's student-operated diner. Wednesday through Friday we performed service procedures and also observed the diner's opening and closing duties. Sloopy's only operates between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. during the summer, compared to operating from 6 a.m. to at least 2 a.m. during the school year. Despite diner's service being much slower than it would have been in the school year, we did learn how to tackle Sloopy's lunch rush.

This week went by very quickly, and, after Sloopy's, we both traveled back home for the holiday weekend. Julia flew back to New Jersey, and Autumn drove back to Michigan. We expect that the weekend will energize us for the rest of the summer, and we are excited to see what the internship will have in store for us next!