I've heard it said that the older you get, the quicker time seems to slip by. Could it be true? I AM getting older (which I suppose beats the alternative - at least I keep on getting one more day!). And I did just realize that I let the entire month of March slip by without one blog post.
Today I am sitting at my desk addressing envelopes to mail out my one and only child's college graduation announcements. COLLEGE! And she rushed that through, too. She's graduating with a BS in Psychology after three years! As I am trying to make sure I don't forget anyone important, I am realizing just what a crazy journey it's all been, especially since at the end of the address book I just found a picture of her as a baby.
Of course, this is all just the beginning of a new chapter in her life. She just turned that magical age - 21! No more life-changing birthdays, besides all those that end in five or zero, until retirement! Oh, yeah...and that age when she's no longer eligible to be insured under her parents health plans. And that age when she's able to rent a car without special consent. What other unusual milestones are out there?
College graduation is a big deal, don't you think? Not everybody who graduates high school goes to college, right away or ever! She went right out of high school, started at a private Liberal Arts school in Virginia that went bankrupt (btw - do I have to pay back those loans?!) after her first year, found another small college in New York (whose alumni include, I like to point out, Leland Stanford. YES! That would be the founder of Stanford College!) and applied herself to get her degree in three years.
It turns out that to do anything valuable with a degree in psychology, it behooves one to continue on to a Masters and/or Doctorate degree. So that is the next phase of her education. Well...that and employment!
As time marches on, as it inevitably will, I still have a few tasks to complete in the planning of our journey back East to attend this momentous occasion. Perhaps this is how March slipped by without a post here! I was told to book my hotel for this sooner than later, and one piece of research led to another and another and here it is - April! I booked hotel at three points along our journey, airfare and bought a Groupon for a fun excursion along the way. As my rental car search begins (is there by any chance, a Trivago for car rentals?!) I keep getting distracted by Finger Lakes winery searches!
Speaking of time - it's time for lunch! No clock needed to confirm that. Just listen for the sound of my growling tummy! Wonder what leftover I can turn into another tasty meal for lunch?!
