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i'm graduated
Jun. 10th, 2006 09:37 pmI'm so sorry I've been absent the last few days, and slow to reply on everything for the last week - obviously, I've been busy.
Yesterday was my departmental (anthropology) graduation ceremony. Everything went really well, I saw lots of people I knew from classes who I was thrilled to get to talk to again, and my mom, her parents, my dad, and my stepmom were all there, which was wonderful. Got a beautiful certificate, even, which I think is sooo much better than the standardized diploma. Then it was out to dinner with mom and grandparents, back home for a bit, and out to a party at Amy's, with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
miss_arel, where I had far too much to drink, and also a lot of fun.
Then today was the family deal with my dad's side, preceded by going out to buy my graduation present with my dad. A bit of confusion, since he'd decided not to go with the original plan (a laptop) and had instead decided that he wanted to buy me a piece of Real Jewelry. I was initially dubious (I just don't own expensive clothes or jewelry, it's just not something I do), but he was convinced that it would be a better long-term gift, and I really do love the sapphire and diamond pendant I eventually chose. I also got a cookbook and a bunch of new skin-care stuff from my stepmom, some potted chicks-and-hens and another pendant from my dad's parents, and money (too much, really!) from my mom's parents.
And then, after the barbecue at Dad's, we went out to my second-cousin's party in Fremont. She's finally finished remodeling her house (eight years, but it looks great!), and she's leaving on the 20th to adopt her baby in Guatemala! And I got to see a friend/ex-girlfriend of hers (Cindy -narsilion, you remember her!), who is quite probably the sweetest woman alive, as well as owning the best-behaved dog I have ever met. I hope my friends and I end up like Brenda and her friends when we're their age - although I think I slightly disturbed my stepmom when I said that. XD
And now... I'm going to go panic about the fact that Mark called today. I swear, I'm sooo tired of things that just don't work out. I'm so tired of the mess that comes of one person or another not being interested, of being totally "blah" about the whole thing, of not being in the right mental place for things... the whole deal. And I have a headache. But that's probably because I've had more alcohol in the last two days than I usually have in a month.
Yesterday was my departmental (anthropology) graduation ceremony. Everything went really well, I saw lots of people I knew from classes who I was thrilled to get to talk to again, and my mom, her parents, my dad, and my stepmom were all there, which was wonderful. Got a beautiful certificate, even, which I think is sooo much better than the standardized diploma. Then it was out to dinner with mom and grandparents, back home for a bit, and out to a party at Amy's, with
miss_arel, where I had far too much to drink, and also a lot of fun. Then today was the family deal with my dad's side, preceded by going out to buy my graduation present with my dad. A bit of confusion, since he'd decided not to go with the original plan (a laptop) and had instead decided that he wanted to buy me a piece of Real Jewelry. I was initially dubious (I just don't own expensive clothes or jewelry, it's just not something I do), but he was convinced that it would be a better long-term gift, and I really do love the sapphire and diamond pendant I eventually chose. I also got a cookbook and a bunch of new skin-care stuff from my stepmom, some potted chicks-and-hens and another pendant from my dad's parents, and money (too much, really!) from my mom's parents.
And then, after the barbecue at Dad's, we went out to my second-cousin's party in Fremont. She's finally finished remodeling her house (eight years, but it looks great!), and she's leaving on the 20th to adopt her baby in Guatemala! And I got to see a friend/ex-girlfriend of hers (Cindy -
narsilion, you remember her!), who is quite probably the sweetest woman alive, as well as owning the best-behaved dog I have ever met. I hope my friends and I end up like Brenda and her friends when we're their age - although I think I slightly disturbed my stepmom when I said that. XDAnd now... I'm going to go panic about the fact that Mark called today. I swear, I'm sooo tired of things that just don't work out. I'm so tired of the mess that comes of one person or another not being interested, of being totally "blah" about the whole thing, of not being in the right mental place for things... the whole deal. And I have a headache. But that's probably because I've had more alcohol in the last two days than I usually have in a month.
