Let the "Pomp and Circumstance" play, my sister's graduating college today!
I can't believe Alie's four years are over; it was just "yesterday" that I was going to DC on my own senior spring break to surprise her at her sorority initiation as a freshman. Where did the time go?
Over the past couple of weeks, Alie has been feeling "22" and getting ready to say goodbye to this chapter of her life. She's been checking things off her DC bucket list and cherishing only-seniors-can-get-away-with-this shenanigans with the people that will be her "friends forever."
Even with a plethora of "photograph[s]" it's hard to put college behind you. You get to dress up in "masquerade" for no other reason than to match the theme of a party, you get naps every day, some semesters you don't have to wake up before noon, you get to take the oddest array of classes that won't help you in life but are pretty fun nonetheless, and you still get to enjoy summer breaks. "I love[d] college," who didn't?
But before she has to fully break the ties of youth, Alie has graduation weekend to "go crazy until [she] sees the sun." Now, speaking from experience, our family is not the best at handling graduation. We tend to lose grandmas in the crowd, debate addresses of restaurants and take "shots" to lower the stress levels of everyone. This time around, though, we won't be as "uptight;" we know what to expect.
We have a smaller crowd to maneuver through so we #Don'tLoseNanny; we know where the restaurants are that we've made reservations at, so we can enjoy the "food glorious food" that DC has to offer; and we'll be toasting with Alie's favorite: champagne! It will be the "perfect day."
And that song hails from the soundtrack of Legally Blonde, a very appropriate movie for this occasion as Alie (a blonde) is headed to law school in the fall. That's right, she's "going to Miami" and the family and I couldn't be more proud of her.
Even though "school's out" and she's moving to the next stage in her life, Alie can happily say "I will remember you" to DC and her friends, and get ready to "take over" a new city. So Alie, you may have had "the time of [your] life" in college, but "the best is yet to come"... well, after law school. Congrats Grad!
