Congatulations!

Mood: Okay
Song: Everything You Want - Vertical Horizon
Units of Caffeine: 2
Days Until Graduation: 1

No, the header of this post is not a typo, it's what was on the banner for a congratulatory breakfast party in my honor, thrown by my office*. I just have to laugh, because it's really par for the course. Also, my in-laws are kind of freaking out because it's supposed to be cold and rainy tomorrow and Texans are again mentioning the "s" word, which prompts my mother in-law to say, "I just don't know if we'll be able to make it if the roads are bad." I guess what gets me every time the weather gets like this is that my in-laws used to live in NY; they used to go skiing in Vermont every weekend. Driving in slush and heavy snow is not foreign to them, (let alone the two or three flakes that fall in Texas). On top of this, they have an SUV; (something I poke fun at all the time) - But here would be a time where it actually comes in handy, and they're worried about the roads!?

I also found out this morning that my co-workers will not be able to make it for one reason or another - all very valid reasons, of course - it's just a tad depressing that there is a potential that K will be the only one going. I have been told time and again that the ceremony is really no big deal - and almost every I know who holds a graduate degree of some sort didn't attend their graduations. But, I guess most of my friends and family just don't understand how much this means to me. I have mentioned in past posts that I never thought I would get this far, academically, and I have trudged through so much shit to get to this point that I am actually very proud of this accomplishment. I guess I just wish others felt the same**.

* Please note that the banner was created by one of my "not-so-bright" student assistants and not my co-workers.

** This is not meant to dismiss those few who have been uber supportive throughout my graduate degree. I couldn't have done it without you guys & gals.