Growin' Up

Reese and Mom

June 23, 2011, the day my sisters became high schoolers. Talk about feeling old. Part of me is filled with envy that they just get to start the good years; here I am, finished with school, wondering what the fuck am I going to do? But then the other part of me reminds myself that I am 21 years old, the world is my oyster, Viva Las Vegas and All That Jazz. 

Back to the graduation, it was a definitely an Event: 4 solos and 4 speeches? At least it was entertaining, if only accidentally.

I guess I thought that this would never end

Sarah Vehian looks at the line for roll call

Saturday, May 14, was General Commencement. There was a lot of debate about whether or not my friends and I were going to attend, it's a loooong ceremony and we didn't even think they read out names. I also told my parents to come to my departmental one a week later. However, we decided that General was the only time we could all graduate together. The ceremony has gotten so popular for students to do that it no longer takes place at The Greek, but not on Edwards Stadium (kind of lame). 

The ceremony itself was completely underwhelming, no one even told us to move our tassels. The keynote speakers were lacking and the Wicked performance (how surprising for a graduation) was subpar to the one at my high school graduation. I found myself disappointed in how Cal sent us off. But maybe we can attribute it to budget cuts or whatever. In the end it was still nice to sit there with all of the people I started college with, coming full circle (and we all know how much I love to come full circle).