kimee
19 days post school
posted Thursday, 17 September 2009
It's been 19 days since I graduated. Well since I walked. I actually had to turn in an assignment the next day. I won't officially graduate until January 2010. That's when the degree gets conferred. Anyways, it's been 19 days since I walked on August 29th, 2009. Our graduation was held at the Sheraton Hotel in Boston. It was kinda likea home coming of sorts since during High School, our VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America) competitions were held there. Good times, good memories.
So lots of good stuff about the day. Lots of bad stuff about the day. Mostly good stuff. Ted Kennedy died earlier that week & all of Boston was shut down. It also rained a lot. Now normally I would LOVE the weather but not when I am going to get official pictures & stuff. (J) & his husband (R) was there. My family & (R) could not make it :( I understand circumstances, but it still hurt not being able to share a moment with them. I really wanted a picture of my two best friends together with me & my graduation cap & gown. I will have to recreate it when I have my graduation party in January :) That's when it will be official.
But that's the thing. I walked on May 1, 2009. I still had a full semester (8 more classes left to go), but at the time they were not certain they were going to have a Fall graduation. I could not gamble on not having a graduation. This was too important to me. So I walked in May. Now they always have graduation the second week of September. Of course this year they had to be different. They scheduled graduation two weeks early. Graduation was held the LAST DAY OF THE SEMESTER! So because I finished that day, they could not confer the degree. If it had stayed the second week in September I would have my degree in hand. It's a conspiracy against me specifically :) HA HA. Well sometimes it feels that way.
Nice ceremony. Was done really fast, only about 130 people graduated. Went out to eat with (J) & his husband (R) afterward & had the best lunch ever. The Captain & Coke tasted soooo good. I had waited a long time for this celebration. It was kind of overshadowed by the TV coverage of Ted Kennedy's funeral. Weird. Last time I graduated with my Associates degree, my graduation was trumped by another event that had people glued to the TV - 9/11 :(
So after 19 days, I know it's going to take a lot of time to rebuild some of the brain cells that I killed studying useless stuff. I have been less stressed & Ihave been trying to keep myself busy. I now have clean laundry & have made plans with friends. It's going to take some time to get my life back but I am slowly working on it. Next step is clearing out clutter & going to the gym.
So lots of good stuff about the day. Lots of bad stuff about the day. Mostly good stuff. Ted Kennedy died earlier that week & all of Boston was shut down. It also rained a lot. Now normally I would LOVE the weather but not when I am going to get official pictures & stuff. (J) & his husband (R) was there. My family & (R) could not make it :( I understand circumstances, but it still hurt not being able to share a moment with them. I really wanted a picture of my two best friends together with me & my graduation cap & gown. I will have to recreate it when I have my graduation party in January :) That's when it will be official.
But that's the thing. I walked on May 1, 2009. I still had a full semester (8 more classes left to go), but at the time they were not certain they were going to have a Fall graduation. I could not gamble on not having a graduation. This was too important to me. So I walked in May. Now they always have graduation the second week of September. Of course this year they had to be different. They scheduled graduation two weeks early. Graduation was held the LAST DAY OF THE SEMESTER! So because I finished that day, they could not confer the degree. If it had stayed the second week in September I would have my degree in hand. It's a conspiracy against me specifically :) HA HA. Well sometimes it feels that way.
Nice ceremony. Was done really fast, only about 130 people graduated. Went out to eat with (J) & his husband (R) afterward & had the best lunch ever. The Captain & Coke tasted soooo good. I had waited a long time for this celebration. It was kind of overshadowed by the TV coverage of Ted Kennedy's funeral. Weird. Last time I graduated with my Associates degree, my graduation was trumped by another event that had people glued to the TV - 9/11 :(
So after 19 days, I know it's going to take a lot of time to rebuild some of the brain cells that I killed studying useless stuff. I have been less stressed & Ihave been trying to keep myself busy. I now have clean laundry & have made plans with friends. It's going to take some time to get my life back but I am slowly working on it. Next step is clearing out clutter & going to the gym.
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