Nu was hosting six people for a sleepover and was way too busy for the littlest sibs. Amusingly brusque, as a matter of fact. It was a little glimpse of Nu as a host or perhaps a parent.
At was in Chicago for the Labor Notes panels. From the pic shared on family chat, I thought At was wearing a retro pantsuit--no, she was rocking a retro skirt-suit.
Big A was off to his 36-miler Barry Roubaix after a muffin-centric breakfast of champions.
And I was off to commencement--probably the happiest day in the academic calendar. I always clap for each of our ≈400 graduates, whether I know them or not. And then after the ceremony, we form a gauntlet for the graduates and it's just such a thrill and such a treat to see so many familiar faces from over the last four (or five) years and celebrate their big step up... and get goodbye hugs from some of them.
Pic: In my robes for commencement. It always feels like I'm cosplaying as a medieval English cleric. Nicole had suggested angling up for full-length selfies. I guess this is an improvement from my previous selfie attempts as you can kind of see my plaid pants, but I need longer arms.
7 comments:
Cute hat 😉
I know your students were happy to see you there.
What a busy family you are!
Sounds like a really nice commencement. Your school seems to have a lot of nice traditions.
I saw the photo before I read your words and thought YOU DID IT!!! Great selfie!
Wow, what a busy Saturday!
Nice!
That is HILARIOUS. We do whatever we possibly can to avoid going to commencement. It is long and boring. LOL. Here you are celebrating and talking about how "happy" it makes you. Man, I need to bring more Maya-attitude to my life.
Nance--I feel like a pirate :)!
Steph--I'm beginning to see them as unique traditions.
Nicole--Glad I did you proud!!
Thanks, Gillian :).
Engie--Seriously, it's worth it. It's a two-hour commute for me, and the speeches can be boring and trite (as this year's was), but the students are totally worth it. It's SUCH a big day for them, they deserve an audience and applause. A colleague was saying how sad their doctoral commencement was because no one from their department was there.
I love your pretty hair. I only attend commencements where I am the speaker, so I am still waiting post-graduation
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