Matriculation

Today, along with the 1900 others at this particular ceremony, Bri graduated from college. It wasn't hard to pick her out in the sea of black caps and gowns because her cap quite clearly said, "PEACE CORPS OR BUST" in large letters on the top. Very cute. The whole ceremony was nice and I got a little misty when I saw her accepting her diploma and shaking hands on the jumbo-tron at the Rose Garden Arena. Belly and the Bug were mostly good during the ceremony, but Dude and I had to take them outside for a little while. I guess it was during that time that some guy accepted his diploma then raised his robe and danced back to his seat - whilst only wearing a shiny green grape-smuggler bathing suit under the robe. Dang - sorry to have missed that ridiculousness in the midst of an otherwise pretty mellow ceremony.


Afterward, we all went to an excellent German restaurant called The Rheinlander for a big family meal. They have wonderful weinerschnitzel. And I think the lunch was fine...sometimes it's nice to have the girls as an excuse to not get too involved in what's happening around me. Mom was there with her boyfriend, but her ex-husband was there, too, since he played a significant role in raising Bri (and they still keep in touch, etc.). Bri and Sissy have been fighting like cats and dogs for a few months and Sissy only decided to come to the festivities at the last minute, but even they seemed to get along. I just stayed away from everyone's drama. That's the way I like it.

I'm at home now and writing this quickly while my family naps. The rest of the family will be here any minute. We're going to get pizza and play games tonight. I hope the day continues in a drama-less manner. Keep your fingers crossed. I know I will.

Saturday, June 13, 2009 | Labels: , , , , , , |

 

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