These blues have little to do with sitting on uncomfortable bleacher seats for two hours. I’ve never sat comfortably through a single graduation ceremony. I think a stiff backside is a requirement.
As usual, the robes were black, so no actual “blues” there.
Maybe it was just a rough day because the sun smiled on the ceremony and I was stuck in the covered grandstand.
Or it could have been the overcrowded seating area and being unable to sit with my husband. At least we had a seat, thanks to a kind gentleman who moved people aside to give us three seats together (even though there were four women needing them.)
In fact, the biggest blues factor could be the noise coming from the “guest” bedroom.
Our empty nest is no longer empty.
The positives
- Graduation day was gorgeous.
- Since he graduated from a Christian college, there was prayer, scripture reading and a Christ-centered focus throughout the speeches.
- My son graduated cum laude AND he won award for the Outstanding Marketing student in the graduating class.
- Delicious meal with family at Red Robin after the ceremony.
- He finished. He has a lead on a job. He’s moving on to the next stage of life: adulthood. (He might not see that as a POSITIVE in a few years).
- I am proud.
- I’m not spending the week totally alone while my husband is traveling – again. (Would you like to hear more about this in a later post?)
The not-so-positives
- He keeps talking to me when I’m trying to work.
- He rolled his eyes when I asked him to clean the bathroom.
- There are boxes scattered in the hallway and junk in the living room (by JUNK, I mean game systems and related wires, controllers, etc.)
- I’m not totally alone in the house – meaning, I will have to cook. I can’t just enjoy easy meals. (See this post for details.)
- The guest room is a cluttered mess. AND there is no longer room for a guest.
Let’s face it, the positives have everything to do with graduation and the “nots” are all about adjusting my schedule and home. You know, to adapt to having an adult child residing here again.
When have you experienced mixed feelings about a life event? Isn’t anything ever all positive?