4 posts tagged “graduation”

This is going to be a quick post. Tomorrow I will share some details.

• I did not have one bit of a hangover.
  
• I drank Moonshine out of a Mason jar that somebody made in their bathtub
• Graduation was fun. The Prez included me in his speech (don't get to excited there were only 43 of us and it was part of his shtick.)
• I scared somebody away from coming to my house
• Ang's family came over minus Smash (he had homework). J met Smash's brother Brain. He is a freshman in college but they hit it off. No not like that. He has a girlfriend. This is fun story so I will fill you in later
• More crap is braking in my house. This time it is really crap. Our toilette overflowed big time. Actually, the crap made it down the drain somehow, but we had water leaking into the basement (unfinished luckily.)
  
• I don't have a Monday picture
• The pregnant lady I am supposed to long term sub for called this morning. We thought this might be it. Nope.
  
• The kids at school felt like testing me.
• I did not get any pictures of me and my family at graduation
  

That's it for now.

I am drunk. Tomorrow's picture may be Me and My Hangover.

A message was left on my answering machine notifying me that my diploma was in at the college. I have had this thing about not wanting to participate in commencement in May. It is not necessary for me. People would tell me that I need to do it for my kids. My kids are more with it than that. They saw the process. They saw me work my ass off. They sacrificed along side me. We did this together. A cap and gown are not going to make them say, "Wow. This is what it is all about." Remember, my college is new and tiny. There are nine of us graduating from the school of education. Ang told me that the president says something about each graduate. Accckkkk. I really am going to have a difficult time. That type of attention could undo me.

Yesterday I went to get my diploma. I fully expected that a big envelope would be shoved in my hands and that the empty holder would be presented to me in May. Little did I know there would be a little ceremony of sorts. Most of the staff was in a meeting. Just one guy named Chris was there. He got my information for my cap and gown, and gave me invitations. Then he had to to go find somebody to unlock the drawer containing the diplomas. That's when it happened. Together they worked very carefully. One of them got the beautiful padded black holder. The other located my diploma and gently place its corners into the designated slots. A clear protective acetate was then put on top. Chris noticed that a corner was not straight and smoothed it out. Next a thin piece of tissue was spread on the diploma sandwich. Finally, the padded cover was shut. Two firm hands grasped the case and presented it to me. Their careful precision touched me. There I was tearing up in the quiet office. I did not need the pomp and circumstance. Nor did I need my family, friends, professors, classmates, or distinguished guests. I am content with a girl who has no idea who I am and a man whose name will slip my mind in a few years. I'm done. 

I just submitted my portfolio. This is my final piece to be turned in for my bachelors degree. I am having a difficult time believing that this is it. There has to be something else. Does this mean that I can knit without guilt? Can I begin training? Can I sleep through the night? Maybe I should start my Christmas shopping.

Do you know what I really want to do? Clean house. Seriously.

My seminar is done on Wednesday. We have exit interviews. Last week we had mock panel interviews with 6 local school administrators. That was great. After the interview they gave feed back. I learned a lot that will hopefully help me to get a job.

Friday is my last day in the classroom. The kids are planning a party. Thursday a group of my friends are meeting for lunch, so I will only go to school for a half a day. Monday - Wednesday I am going to hang out with the special teachers and the secretary. The week will fly. My college does not have a commencement ceremony for the winter semester. I can walk in May. That part is not important to me but I'll do it.

My guess that the waking-up in the middle of the night is going to take a little while to go away. Right now I am just going to chill.