It’s been a crazy busy week and I’m very excited about the prospect of having some down time to actually breathe! I have to take care of some odds & ends on Monday at work, but other than that I’m pretty wide open - which is nice.
I still have to put this damn grill together. I will do it today once I get my wife up! She conveniently “doesn’t hear” our crazy dogs when they want to get up at dawn. Lucky me…..
Need to get the kids outside today and moving! That’s objective #1!
I don’t really have five things to say, so I’ll stick to the one thing that’s on my mind right now.
Today was Graduation! Seeing the kids all excited to graduate from high school made me think about my own graduations. It was 20 years ago yesterday that I graduated from high school. Which means that I’m feeling pretty old.
Anyhow, I remember not being super excited about the graduation day stuff. I really didn’t think it was that big of a deal. I mean, we were supposed to graduate. It wasn’t like there was ever any doubt in my mind that I wouldn’t graduate and it was certainly expected of me. My attitude at the time was “Well….I’m sure I’ll be more excited about college graduation. That’s a bigger deal.”
So, I go to college for four years and when it’s time to graduate, I decide to walk in the ceremony. I remembered thinking the same exact thing about college graduation as I did my high school graduation. I kind of thought “Well….I’ve been going here and my parents have been paying for it - so, yeah, I’m supposed to graduate.” No big deal.
So I go to graduate school to get my Masters. Same exact thing. I was not worked up about graduation because it was something that was supposed to happen!
There has been one time in my life I really thought I would earn something and then be really excited about it. A few years ago I was pursuing National Board Certification, which turned out to be a lengthy process. I missed it the first time by six points (which is a small amount in the process). I was pissed, but did it again knowing that I could get it. The results come out the Friday before Thanksgiving each year. I waited and waited for the results - especially the year after narrowly missing it. So when November of that year rolled around, I was ready for the end of the month so I could get the results I had worked hard for and actually celebrate and be joyous. And then, two weeks before certification was announced, my dad was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. And, of course, a lot of other things became not so important to me. So when I finally got my scores back and passed, it was very bittersweet. I was very happy, but was still in the process of coming to terms with my Dad’s illness. So there was no joyous celebration. There was no acting stupid. Just didn’t seem like the right time to be happy for myself.
Anyway, I guess it makes me sad that for some people high school graduation is the pinnacle of their lives. I wonder when my pinnacle will be? I wonder if I really wanna know when I reach my high point?
So Foursquare tells me that I haven’t been to a bar in 11 months.
I don’t *think* this is true, but even if it is , why must you judge me?
Oh yeah……..
Tomorrow is my last day of the year. While I’m completely overjoyed at the prospect of not having to go to work for 75 days, I’m kinda always bummed at the end of the year. It always seems so final and uncertain for the next year.
Actually, I lied. I’ll be at work occasionally throughout the summer, but it will likely be on my own time schedule! So I can’t really count that.
So, yeah, I’m finishing up tomorrow. I’m already hearing Alice Cooper in my head!
Throwback Thursday - Wilmington (DE) Italian Festival 2008
- Looked at the picture of the guy who had his face eaten by a bath-salted zombie. I know I shouldn’t have, but I couldn’t help it.
- I think I joined an angry rock band.
- I learned never to make fun of my wife’s pajamas or her pajama wearing habits.
- Found a few new blogs to follow!
- Let the anticipation build for the Mountain Dew Jell-O by keeping it in the fridge for the evening.
Recipe for awesomeness? I’m going to vote “YES!”
Some people will look at this cup and say “It’s only half full”. Others will look at it and say “It’s already half empty.”
I look it and say “it’s only water, so the level is completely irrelevant”
