It's been a pretty darn good weekend. The weather yesterday was perfect--just the right amount of sun and breeze. The graduation ceremony, while long, was well done. The speakers were good, although the keynote guy went off on a tangent into left field.
We ended up with all the parents, Eric's aunt and uncle, and our kids with their significants--14 of us total. I could have planned the logistics a little better. Traffic was awful and stressed me out more than anything else. If I hadn't had to drive it would have been fine. I'm thinking we should have hired a limo for the day. Other than that, it was a good day yesterday, and it was fun to celebrate Eric's accomplishment with a side order of Mother's and Father's Day.
Dad and Linda, and the aunt and uncle left this morning. Eric's dad and step-mom leave tomorrow, and my mom and step-dad are hanging around until Wednesday morning. It's been a lot of fun having everyone together. The cats are a little twitchy with the noise of 14 people talking and catching up, but they'll get over it. The dishwasher has been getting a workout, too.
The most interesting twist is that Eric has to report for Federal Jury Duty tomorrow morning. At least it wasn't last week! That's about it here. I have a couple more days of visiting, followed by a mad rush to prepare for our first Scottish Games as the reps of Clan Campbell in Springfield. A week from tomorrow, I'll clear my calendar and sleep.
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Sounds like a great weekend. And yeah, a limo sounds like it would have been a great idea.
"Are we ever going to get to hear any of your ballads?" he asks with a sad look in his big eyes.
Congratulations to Eric (will he know what to do with himself without school?). It sounds like all went very well. Too bad you didn't think of the limo in time to benefit from it. I agree -- that would have been a great idea.
Stephen, we got the DVD from my performance back today. (We had to take the cassette to a professional b/c it wouldn't rewind.) My plate is still pretty full but let me play with it and see if I can post a clip here.
Jean, Eric is still in school until December working on his 2nd Masters (Int'l Relations). After that he's done, or so he says. Of course, that's what he was saying at dinner, and then he went to class (the one taught by his new mentor) and he came home saying, "If I decide to get a Piled Higher and Deeper..." So who knows how far he'll actually go? The PhD will be on us, though. He runs out of VA $ in December.
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