The Peanut Chronicles

Friday, May 19, 2006

just breathe

Graduation is tomorrow. The next program begins in September but I am not sure if I am going to do it or not yet. Haven’t even mentioned it to anyone. Huh, guess I did now.

Honestly, I am not really in the mood to go to graduation. The only reason I am going is because Mariposa is driving all the way here to see me graduate. Now that is a friend, especially with the sky rocketing gas prices (it’s almost 4 bucks a gallon where she is and she is wiling to come all the way here in her gas-guzzler for me??? That’s a friend all right.

I guess there is something to be said about getting hooded at the ceremony. It’s ironic; I was at my elementary school today so I could give one of my mom’s friends a thank you card for letting me observe her class last November. I needed it to graduate. Anyway, I brought Nut, who Mrs. Y was thrilled to meet. Mrs. Y gave me a compliment, “you and your brother were always so smart. I never had any doubts that you two would be very successful.”

Wow. And still I have a hard time believing that I am smart. Now I have my masters so maybe I am. I know that I have been told that I am “street smart” for lack of a better term but I never thought that I was “smart” like Mrs. Y implied. Interesting. I think I am going to have to start believing what people say without waiting for the back handed swipe.

Mrs. Y loved Nut. LOOOOOOOVED him. She wanted to know what the Bro thought of him and was impressed that I told her he was living in Sydney right now. She also said it was a true shame that mom isn’t around to see this because she was sure that my mom would have adored being a grandmother. First time it actually hit home that it’s true. My mom would have LOVED being a grandmother. It’s the first time I thought about it.

Nut slept for most of the trip. He flashed his big blues only once and really briefly for Mrs. Y.

I think I should nap while I can. More about life and what’s been going on later.