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Wednesday
6/19/02 ~ Commencement
Congratulations MSJ Class of 2002!!! Happy anniversary Amit. I miss you! Ok with all the notes taken care of, wow what a day. I just came back from the MSJ graduation ceremony. It was quite an experience since it was the first ceremony I'd been to after graduating myself. I could relate to the graduates throughout the ceremony - remembering what I had felt myself just two years ago. I finally understand why Ms. Capelli, the year I graduated, was saying she would be emotional. You have to go through the ceremony yoursef before you can understand why it makes others emotional. I was so proud of my brother, watching him walk with all his fellow classmates and crossing the stage where for one moment all 2000 eyes were just on him, where he was the star of the show. I have never been as proud of him as I was/am today. He's such a great guy and he truly does deserve life's best. He's too nice sometimes. He truly deserves GradNite tonight. I wish there was some way I could tell him all of this but I'll get the usual answer "Oh come on stop lecturing me." Haha. I can't wait for him to start college in the fall so we can be in the same part of our lives again for another two years. He's become such a great friend to me over this last year. He has a lot of potential he just needs to know that himself. I am so proud of him. I also ran into Paige, the girl I had tutored for two years. It was so great to see her too, so proud of herself! She's so excited about college and that made me so happy to see her like that. Everytime I had worked with her it was in an atmosphere where she was frustrated, upset, angry. And to see her today her face glowing with pride that she made it and is moving on to college - not just a JC but a university - made me so happy! What an incredible day! If only there were more than just pictures to capture the essence of the day. 10:22 pm ~
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