Graduation
06/08/2008 06:12 p.m.


Graduation was very cool - not too long, just the right amount said by the faculty and top students to make it memorable.

I'm soooooooo proud of Kate. She graduated with honors, a GPA above 3.25, and I couldn't be happier for her. She's overcome alot to get that done! She is one deep well, that kid, and once she takes it in, she generally keeps it there.

And Kate's friends. I really am proud of them too. Some of them have had hard lives. Some of them almost gave up a time or two. But they stuck it out, and MADE IT!!!! Hooooooray!!!!

Then we all (well, nearly all) went to Spooky's for Kate's graudation party along with some of Kate's friends. Kate's dad's family came, too, and I'm very proud of us all for getting along so well. I think Kate REALLY enjoyed it. Most of her favorite people in the world were there to celebrate with her. AND the total of her $$$ gifts? 420. Haha!

I do wish I'd known about Tamara's (my oldest son's very pregnant wife) aversion to going to Spooky's because I would have had it someplace else so she could have been there with us. I mean, she drove so far to come (3 1/2 hours), which is a LONG way for someone in her condition to drive just to come her little sister-in-law's graduation. What a sweetheart! Well, live and learn I guess. All I can do going forward is not make that same mistake twice.

The ONLY downside to the whole graduation ceremony was something that happened every time Kate passed in front of the family who's son would have been at graduation if he hadn't been arrested for manslaughter - somehow, their being upset at that young man's situation translated into jeers toward Kate and Mercedes - lewd and nasty jeers simply meant to be cruel to the girls who were friends with the young man that died. I just don't get it, how they feel justified to turn their anger toward young people who are simply grieving the loss of one of their dear friends. I mean, why try to ruin Kate's day? It's not Kate's fault that their boy is in jail for manslaughter instead of graduating with the rest of them. And NONE of those girls have ever even mentioned the accused boy's name in their grief. It was beyond inappropriate.

Infact, the police were thick at graduation because, apparently, there had been threats of shooting related to Berna's death, as if the kids who gave statements to the police about what happened that night were somehow going to be held responsible for stealing away the lives of the young men now in jail for the crimes committed (manslaughter, assault and burglary). As if their boy doesn't deserve to face the consequences of taking a man's life away, even if it was an accident (everyone agrees that it probably wasn't the accused's intention to KILL Berna, just rough him up). I just don't get how the accused's family sees themselves as the victims here. That just spells trouble for everyone.

Anyway, later on, Jeremiah and I were invited to go see Crosby, Stills and Nash at a local winery's Ampha Theatre. It was cold and windy!!!!! But it was awesome. And it was Jeremiah's first concert ever! It was a lovely way to end an overall lovely day. Now if I can just remember that drinking wine never relaxes me but only gives me a headache from the sulfites.....LOL!!!

*happy sigh*


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