One Small Steppe for a Man...

Having finished up getting the kids to throw their mortarboards in the air- at the SAME time, and watching them successfully jump off the steps without breaking their necks, we all took off for the party house. The girls and I had spent the morning over there before graduation decorating the yard with the other seniors’ moms and dads, and when we all arrived it looked festive and fabulous! Streamers were all over the place, balloons, confetti, tables with the school colors, you name it!! My personal favorite thing? A grassy yard to sink my feet into. Grass doesn’t grow where we live, so it’s always a treat!

Here’s a couple of shots of the huge yard that the grad bash was held in:







The party didn’t actually start until 8:00, so we had a bit of time to stop and pick up the drinks and salad we were supposed to bring. Thank goodness for pre-made Korean salads!! One of the dads was asked to make his famous Jambalaya for dinner- which ended up not being done until 10:00!!! To say we were hungry, would be a bit of an understatement., but at 10:00 we all dove in and filled up on spicy, well-flavored rice.

After we all had eaten and yacked some more, it was time for some open mike and a slide show of the seniors. 3 of them are amazing guitar player/ singer/ song writers, so we were all treated to some original music that was written and performed just for graduation. Most of the songs focused on memories, and friends, and God’s love and provision over the years. Tears flowed freely once again- no one was ashamed.

Anyway, I wanted to share a funny contrast of a couple of the things we were treated to on graduation day. Here’s something that one of the students performed during the ceremony- You can probably all guess that she’s going to major in music, specifically conducting.



Later, at the party, this was more the mood- I wished I had gotten the whole thing, because it was HILARIOUS!! (The entire book of Fox in Socks recited almost by memory- in case you can’t hear it very well- rap-style)



I have no idea why they made a big deal about cutting their cake- you’d think it was a wedding or something:



And lastly, my favorite part of the whole evening was the Mother/Son- Father/Daughter Dance!!

I won’t get to do this again until who knows when:



You didn’t think we were all done with drama did you?

The party wrapped up, my daughter weeped (no sobbed) all the way home because she had to say some very painful good-byes, and just as we got about ½ mile from our host’s home, the gauges in the car went completely bonkers! I mean there were more lights flashing on the dash than Saturday Night Fever’s Disco! Engine, speedometer, tachometer, and whateverelseometer- all of them completely whacked out. We coasted into the driveway, and all we could do was throw up our hands and go to bed.

Whatever it was would have to wait....