congraduations

i went straight into complaining about my c. acting like my second mom that i didn't realize i never really talked about graduation. graduation itself was awesome. the kids were great, and my little z pulled through and delivered her speech beautifully. (she was definitely my pet. i'm sorry.) the dinner thing was nice ... but my favorite part was the bus ride there and back. the kids, bless them, sang like they were being shuttled off to camp - at the top of their lungs. they sang the two grad songs, the alma mater, and anything else they could think of. unfortunately that included a lot of ludacris and ciara but it was just so neat to see them ALL bust out of their shells that we couldn't stop smiling. cheesy, huh.

john hirokawa ... dunno if you've ever seen the show (and if not, hope this doesn't spoil it for you) but for his closing act, he makes it snow in the showroom. i've been an emotional wreck for ... i don't even know how long it's been, but by wreck i mean sometimes completely stopped-up, other times i want to cry at the drop of a hat. it was kind of drop-of-a-hat on grad night (despite the fact that we sailed through the ceremony with nary a tear) and when it started snowing even my c. looked at me and asked me if i was ok. i should have started bawling. let's see who wants to be my mommy now.

tomorrow's the last day for teachers ... i am exhausted but RELIEVED that c. isn't going to come in until thursday. i'm going to get as much done as i can tomorrow so that the time we spend together is very limited. i don't want to say too much about anything (lest i jinx my chances) but i will say just this: i hope not to have to pack TOO thoroughly. oh, here's something that will make you laugh - tomorrow the nice lady from nextel is going to visit me at work to set up my paperwork. the phone is going to be message central and outgoing calls only. i have to admit, i need VM really bad. after the phone (which i am getting for a sweet $10 next to an even sweeter $30/mo. for 800 min w/nights and wknds) my next investment is going to be a PO box if the aiea thing doesn't work out. actually, on investments, what i need more than anything right now is new jeans. seriously, i need new pants in the worst way.

priority list: clean classroom and shut down; talk to boss about rehire; buy pants; do "action plan" for summer trip. i'm really, really excited about it ... we've only had one meeting so far but i'm already mentally packing. it's going to be hot but i don't care ... we're probably going to eat insects, but i don't care ... we're going to have to sing and dance and work, and the group keeps getting bigger and bigger - i think there are 30something people now - but i don't care. i just can't wait to go. i passed up italy. i let go of san francisco. and this opportunity landed in my lap and i can't wait to go.