Graduation

Finally, the day is here. My sister's high school graduation day. Although there was never any question of her graduating, I guess it's still kind of symbolic: the end of the old and the beginning of the new.

What plans lie in store for her, have yet to be determined. Yet I feel as though she has a great opportunity handed to her and if she makes the most of it she will indeed be successful. Her plans, as of now, are to go to the University of South Dakota in the fall. USD is a legit school, cheaper for her to go to than UNL and a much better alternative than UNK or UNO. She wants to get away from all of her trashy high school friends and I totally understand. Going to school far away is so refreshing, it gives you a chance to start out new and a chance to leave needed baggage behind.

However, if she will be successful has yet to be seen. Although she has grown a lot in the last year, I still don't have full confidence in her ability to be successful. I feel guilty for saying it and I hope that things go okay. She truly is smart, but she lacks drive, direction and most importantly maturity in order to be successful. She's self-centered, impossible to live with, and has a checkerboard past.

We'll have to see. The actual ceremony is today, 4 PM and then the open house is tomorrow...

Nothing like spending 3 hours as more than 600 kids graduate. Am I complaining? No, they had to suffer through mine. Oh Millard North...