Rachel’s Graduation

In a couple of hours Rachel will be walking across that stage, dramatic and almost triumphant music blaring, clad in this thin sheet of satin, some goofy cap with some sort of string appendage. She’ll meet a couple of old people wearing the same outfit and get a rolled up piece of paper, then pose at the paparazzi and step off the stage. Tears may be involved.

My sister’s getting out of High School and this ritual which was appropriately shrunken from Commencement Exercises to GRADUATION is on at 6 pm today.

Most students have got it all figured out, we’re still wrestling with our options which college to send her to. AUD is pricey, AUS is pricey, Preston is a little…hmhmhm. Dad had me researching all over UAE for something. Well okay I really searched all over UAE for ME. Because I’m way overdue in the Finish-College dept. I’m starting over.

I just realized why am I stressing over Rachel’s future, I haven’t got anything to wear for tonight.

Cheers.

 

rj