| | Glorious! That's the best word I can come up with for it. It was a beautiful day, sunny with just a nice breeze to keep it from being too hot. I have to admit that the best part came after the actual ceremony. BUT the author, Khaled Husseini (sp?)--you know, the author of "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns"--was given an honorary doctorate and he also made a speech, which was kinda cool. He lives in Fremont where I was born and raised. Although, I must say he did spend a great deal of time talking about his pet project, which is world hunger. Still, it was a highlight.
But as I said, the best part was afterwards, when my friends met with me at a hamburger place called Fuddrucker's. Sometimes it can seem like I don't really have very many friends, but this wasn't one of them. There were all 4 of my daughters (my eldest graduated with me); my dear friend and counselor, Vicki; my grandson, Jordan (who was having a bad asthma day  ); my sort-of-new friend, Vicki (2 different Vicki's); and my old friends, Julie, Julie, Sabrina, and Judy, plus 2 of their spouses. Oh, my goodness! I felt so very loved!!! My oldest daughter gave me a lei, and so did Vicki #2. It was one of those things I'd never get for myself, too frivolous--but made me feel all the more special. #2 daughter brought me carnations (my favorite flower); #3 daughter brought me a bouquet in a vase which she picked and arranged from her own garden--just beautiful! And one daughter bought me a giant lemon square for dessert (which I wouldn't have gotten myself). The talk and laughter around the table just felt so good and right and loving. And oh, yes--my father came to the graduation ceremony! He is 82 and I know he'd rather not have sat in the sun for 2 hours and listen to all the boring talk, but he did it for me. And his wife is dying, too. It is so good to be reassured of how much my father loves me.
I am loved. And I start the teaching credential program in one week. Sigh...   Photo from the school newspaper--my editor liked the idea of me writing an article ab/ my daughter and me graduating together, so this picture ran on the front page!! WOW! Now the local newspaper wants to do a piece on us, I'm told. We'll see.
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