Celebrations Galore

Today was characterized by me attending a total of three celebrations. Unlike yesterday, Michael and I found the motivation to get up and go to school at 6:30 AM to assist with the graduation ceremony for the class of 2007! Upon arrival at the school, we went into the commons (the new cafeteria) and assisted the professional balloon guy in the construction of a 500 balloon balloon arc! 

When we transported the arc to the field, at the spur of the moment, the activities director asked if I would help the assistant principal in the distribution of diplomas by standing on stage in the center of the action. Of course I said yes but there was one problem- I felt that I was not properly dressed. The activities director said that she chose me because I was the best dressed volunteer of the morning (and the ASB VP I assume) and that she also added that there was no need to change my clothes. When I was on the field 40 minutes before the graduation commenced, I called Michael in the stands and asked him whether I should go home or not and change and he said that it was what he would do in the situation. I called home and with twenty minutes before the ceremony began, my ride picked me up and we went home. I changed clothes with record speed and arrived back at the school at 8:55 right when then seniors were walking onto the field.

A lot of funny things happened during the ceremony, but the most memorable thing was the principals acceptance of the senior gift. He mechanically read the 3 sentence acceptance response from a sheet on the podium like an actor that is going over lines for the first time. The person to the left of me jokingly said "I'm sure he had been practicing that all night"

During name-calling part, I smiled gleefully for an entire hour as I jubilantly handed over 400 diplomas to the superintendent and other big wigs. I was happy that the graduation only lasted one hour and ten minutes ending at 10:15 or so.

Afterwards, I proceeded to one of my greatest friend's Bianca's house to prepare for her graduation ceremony. I rode there in her family vehicle. For some reason I got mixed up and thought that her party was right after the ceremony when it was actually at 3:00 PM. I helped set up for the party and in the process of picking up all the delicious food from Hawaiian BBQ I treated her to Jamba Juice and we went to DSW and Circuit City.

At Bianca's house I ate two big helpings of food and took two naps: one on the couch prior to the celebration and the other outside on a lawn chair in front of a pool. We used Comcast On Demand to do Karaoke but the selection was not that good. 

At around 6:30 PM I was picked up and taken home where I changed into my Jeans and button up shirt that I had on originally this morning and I walked three doors down to Michael's house where we proceeded to our friend's Kendall's house for her 17th birthday party. 

As I expected, there were not very many people there and they were mostly all except one from the choral or drama program. This picture is of Michael, Kendall, Myself and her little brother Austin It is now 8:36 and we are in her living room watching her open presents! She sure is getting a lot of underwear and smelly stuff people here are calling perfume!  Michael and I gave her a picture and a gift card to Starbucks! This is my kind of party-not to wild yet not baring. Wow, she just came around the present circle and gave us all a hug. How grand.

It is 9:12 and we are all outside in Kendal's backyard. I wish that I had brought a jacket. I didn't think that we would be outside all night and I was not informed. I hope that we decide to move indoors soon. People just concluded a game of twister on the grass. I did not play because there was not enough room and I did not want to get dirty on the grass. Oh goody I am now going to play taboo on the ground with Michael and little Austin. The movie RENT is being projected u-upon the fence.