I have much to catch you up on. Remember in this post how I was lamenting the fact my baby brother was graduating this year? Well that jerk did it, he went and graduated. I've come to terms with the fact that he is leaving me to go to college in a little over two months but I'm only ok with that because I've informed him I will be visiting him every weekend.
The way our High School does graduation is kind of neat. The have a 'senior assembly' the morning of the graduation where the seniors get to say good-bye to all the underclassmen and celebrate their accomplishments, just as a school. My mom and I didn't want to miss ONE second of our smooshy face's big moment and went to the assembly.
The kids who didn't do their homework the night before and are super grateful to get out of class, shuffle in the gym, find their friends and have a seat on the bleachers:
My mom found her place with the other moms who were equally trying not to lose it:
I saw many graduates that I have known since they were sweet kids in kindergarten to tweens in Junior High and now know-it-all High School students:
Hi Marcus!!
Kali was in the middle of explaining the 'night before' graduation ritual where seniors try their best to stay up all night and not get into trouble....
I started to get a little panicky because I couldn't see Andrew anywhere in the sea of red caps and gowns....
Who are you people?!
Finally, after scanning the crowd numerous times, I spotted him between two girls. I was so excited to see him in his cap and gown that I left my seat, rushed over to him and yelled: "HEY ANDREW!" and raised my camera to get a perfect candid shot.
He whipped his head around to see who called his name, smacking his face with his hat tassels in the process:
Doesn't it look like he is happily surprised to see me?
If you said no, you are absolutely correct.
However, I severely misjudged his facial expression.
It was not one of love and joy at seeing his big sister coming to support him at 8 in the morning.
How do I know this? Because the next words out of his mouth were:
"Oh my God! Are you serious? What are you doing!? Get away from me!!"
I kid you not, he literally said that to me...TO ME!
At this point I was so crushed by his rudeness I said the only thing I could think of:
"UH! Yes I'm serious and now I don't even care if you graduate!" and then I ran away.
What I should of said was:
Check back with me tomorrow and I'll have proof that he actually DID graduate, and his mood didn't improve much.....
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