Saturday, June 3, 2017

Class of 2017

What a day!  Our first child graduated from high school.  It was a very long & emotional day.  All good things.  But we were all drained by the end.
     Caz had to hit the senior breakfast.  I helped him get ready.  He seemed to think he was going to wear his track uniform under his gown.  He would have looked like a flasher.  I realized I needed to get some pictures.  I raced around looking for the camera.  I feel I can brag to say I took some really good photos.  Demi had run out to do errands. She also realized we needed pictures, so she arrived home in a panic, right as I wrapped up the photo shoot.
     Graduation was a blur.  The school arranged it so that right after the seniors entered, the pledge of allegiance & national anthem would occur.  Then Caz and a fellow classmate, who was also running in the State Track meet, would receive their diplomas.  They were then whisked off stage and into the team van.  The track kids received a police escort out of town.
     Demi and I had a few hours to kill.  She ran around doing errands for next weekend's graduation party.  I tried to keep busy too.  I worked on a slide show for the party.  I went through years of photos.  I picked some of the best and scattered them throughout a slideshow.
     Demi and I drove my mother to the All State Track meet.  The anticipation was awful. We staked out a spot by the finish line.  Caz ran well but there was a lot of fast competition.  He did not advance.  It was still an honor to run and an amazing way to fish both his season and career.
     Caz stayed with his team.  He ended up missing a friend's graduation party.  He missed joining his buddies at Gradnite, where they get locked in the school with their classmates until morning.  However, he went to dinner with the girls 4x100 relay team.  He drove them all home and we saw him around midnight.  I think he chose well......

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