Friday, April 25, 2014

The Graduate (not a movie)

I guess it’s time I return to the world of family blogging and add my two cents to the blog. I thought it had disappeared, but apparently, Nate enjoys having his venting space. Which is good considering the lack of communication I have with the outside world. People will know that I still exist.

I guess too much has happened to try and update everyone, so let’s go with something random and slightly big that happened recently.

I may have graduated.



This entailed a whole lot of family and friends and love and happiness, at the risk of sounding utterly cliché. I got quite a few thoughtful gifts that have not only made my life easier but have brightened it considerably.

Gift from the in-laws, my family who couldn't make it. 

I'd removed all the foliage by this point to get rid of the styrofoam.  
The best part was all the family, though. Not only did I spend time with my darling sister . . .




But I spent some time with my grandparents . . .


And, most importantly (no offense to other family), I got to see my parents!




I was happy, at least. Nate, unfortunately, had to put up with family pictures in which he had to be a part of some of them against his will.

Spectating Family: That's cute. How about a smooch?

Spectating Family: Um... okay. That's close. How about that real kiss. 

Spectating Family: Wait, where are you going? We want a kiss picture. 
[The mature married couple, ladies and gents.]

Poor kid.

He survived, though. Managed to start his hardest semester yet just this past week. Meanwhile, I’m at home, trying to figure out what I’m supposed to do with my life. Wondering why I no longer have to go to bed at eight, while still celebrating the end of my job and schooling. It’s a bit empty. I’ve filled the day with job search, N64, and Doctor Who binging.
Time spent playing a kids game is always worth it.

 
What am I doing with my life?


Oh dang. 

We’ll see where my life goes from here, but really I just need money in order to, you know, survive. So here’s to hoping I’ll find a job fast. Plus, I'm beginning to come out of recharge mode. My apartment may suffer my sudden need to be productive. 

Unfortunately, this also might mean a lot of pictures like this:

Got to practice that creativity
And lonely dance parties to all the EPIC music I found recently from my high school days:

Shout out to that Within Temptation group.
And maybe some blog posts updated on my other blog. It's going to be a place where I talk about how I am an excellent author who makes a million mistakes. So, you know, go there if you're at all curious if I can actually write. 

This has been kceratops, signing out and good day. I'm going on a date with my husband.