Wow, here we are. This has been such a sprint.
G got his Eagle Scout award. Ceremony to come later in August. Maybe. Eek.
Man, I can’t believe he did it. All that work and it just felt so anti-climatic. I wonder how he feels. I have notes for his Scoutmasters and I still haven’t given them out yet. I really need to do that!
We need to have his official ceremony but with his summer schedule and the new show he just committed to I have no idea when we can do that before college drop off!
We had Theater Banquet. So many awards! Outstanding for his two plays, and the Improv award. So cool! It was an 80’s theme.
I loved hearing his speech. I have to put it on YouTube. I’m so behind, but he said the SWEETEST thing about how his sister was his inspiration (or something). I basically cried. It was lovely.
Prom. Sigh.
I drove forever to give him his boutonniere and courage for a 5m picture because they were SO late coming home from the Macy Awards. (Awards that there were no tickets left for me to go to and he got a few awards there too!) I was not mad at missing those awards. They take forever.
Luckily I had dinner with my Mama while I was down in Ranch Santa Margarita. That was also nice.
But I did wear a dress to match his colors. haha. SO LAME, MOM. Actually he didn’t say that but I felt it was a little creepy.
Valencia awards. He didn’t want to go to this and after a few days he said, “Okay fine, we can go”. He totally regretted it, it was three hours but he didn’t REALLY complain. I think he kinda of appreciated it! It was cool seeing all his friends! And his old girlfriend won Tiger of the Year. Huge prestigious award and she got off the waitlist for UCLA too. Wow.
Sam was trying not to be snarky about her. She did not succeed.
My distinguished scholar!! Even if he got all B’s this last semester.
I did feel a LITTLE bad at saying “HOW DID YOU GET AN AWARD, YOUR GRADES WERE SHIT” and he was like, I’m in honors?
I mean, I guess. haha. Oops. But really, you can do better than those Bs!
To be fair, this is what was in the Graduation Program. There was a lot to celebrate!!
He’s an International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidate, a National Honor Society member, in the Collegiate scholar program, had 200+ hours of community service during his 4 years, a Biliteracy Seal Recipient in Spanish, and received the Golden State Seal Merit diploma!!!
Then, he hopped into the One Act show for the Seniors doing their finals in Theater at Valencia. I had a DAY’S notice that I could come and I’m SO glad I did. He was in two plays and the last one was a Mamma Mia montage and it was SO GOOD!
Sam came with me and this was another 2 hours to watch. But so cute. They gave all the seniors applause at the end and recognized Griffin too – even though he’s not in theater class at Valencia!
Then, Huston recital! I was so happy he decided to be in it. Shocked but happy. Literally it’s filled with super small children. Sam “suggested” we come 30m late since he was #17 out of 29.
I felt a LITTLE bad but not that bad. My Mom was there the whole time.
Sam, J, and J’s parents literally left right after G.
JJ and I stayed the whole time so I had to get a picture of all three of us. haha. ALso, I liked my rented dress. Although the sleeves were super annoying.
G sang Sara Bareilles Many the Miles, which I did not tell him I hate that song with a passion but I did tell him I thought it was the Minnie the Mouse song. I wanted to replace the annoying song with his version in my head but I can’t.
But he did a great job on it!
Ahhh, his grad party. My Mom went bonkers. This deserves it’s own post but I probably will never do it. The pictures were so fun though.
He had a good time. Although he had a huge fight with his girlfriend before. I called him and he was sobbing on his way to Chorus Line call-backs (yes, I will forever remember threatening him the day before that he has to make it back for the start time of his party and I didn’t care – and he got a leading part anyway). But ugh, that was insane that fight and then “everything is much better” and ugh.
One day at a time for that issue, I guess.
But he shook it off, he greeted everyone so nicely. It was so much fun.
And then Sam and I flew to NY!!!
But we came home for the Alumni Match of Comedy Sportz!!!
Ahh siblings.
Sam, be nice.
And then Senior Showcase.
It was not as emotional as it was watching Sam.
He was freaking out because he didn’t have black socks. And he asked if I could go back to the house and get them. He knew we were at dinner but I said YES. And he was so sweetly appreciative and at the end, after, he said, No one noticed my socks and they never showed but I would have been anxious about it so thank you so much for getting them.
He is so appreciative even when he literally forgets everything he has to do. And I appreciate that he’s so kind and thoughtful so I always am okay with it!
Okay, not always!
But he was anxious because he was singing in so many other groups! PLUS his own three songs!
PLUS, he sang and played guitar which he had never done. And he forgot a few words on that one – which he hated – but… so cool that he did that! But I was quietly freaking out for him that I was not emotional about it.
Wow, June 5th to the actual graduation of June 11th. It was still a sprint! We had a makeup Mother’s Day brunch, birthday dinner, twin’s grad party, and then a blessed day of rest and then…. the graduation!
For some reason I got SUPER anxious. It may have been…
- 4:15am wakeup for the 5am 3 hour meeting, and then extra hour meeting after and then…
- the 1pm coffee I asked G to bring me home
- Or, shepherding 6 people in my car to the event – damn, I was amazing at parking. I bid on the auction in the last 5m and I totally rock. Great use of donation funds!
- But still, taking them everywhere was a little anxious because everyone had their ‘thing’ they needed or forgot
- Or going in through the area we were at and not getting to the right side we wanted to be on, and Mom and I having to go through security twice.
- Worried about getting seating for everyone with Sam and J coming from Sam’s doctor appointment later.
- The HUGE crowds and seeing all the security walk around and monitor everything.
I was just ANXIOUS. And tense. Mom offered me xanex but nahhh. It got a little better once it started.
The speeches were lovely. Watching G’s excitement and pride was lovely.
I had a few tears to my eyes but since I still felt like I was ‘bracing’ for something it didn’t really materialize.
Took this before since we got there so dang early. Which I was happy to do!
I loved his cap. His gf helped him and did SUCH a good job. You could see it from so far away!
Yes, Jonathan Groff his is king. Just In Time!
Validation from a bestie the day after
The grandparents were antsy. Well, Gregg was antsy. He literally spread out over two benches when people left and just laid down and was taking up so much room. My Mom is like, I don’t know how he just doesn’t consider other people. And he just doesn’t, which probably says too much about our people pleasing.
But J took them home – both sets – and then Sam and I followed Kaylie and G around while G ran around to see friends. He got SO many photos.
It made me feel better that after he skipped his grad night “I don’t vibe with anyone who is going. My friends aren’t going” and he just wanted to go to his gf’s graduation. But I still felt bad he didn’t have a friend group to hang out with at his GRAD NIGHT.
That we paid for. Sigh.
But this is one of his oldest friends from elementary. I hope they stay friends.
Sam and I hung out in the car and listened to music.
We arrived at 4pm, left at 9:30pm. haha Successful graduation sprint!
I’m still a little anxious but that’s probably because of travel anxiety.
I want to say “On to the next!” and try and appreciate this a little. I am. I’m recognizing it. I’m celebrating. And taking deep breathes.
