Graduation

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Yes, to all you doubters out there I graduated (and jumped for joy in the picture below - uncle Sam was more jumping out of shock of the occasion).

The family came to town (8 members of them, anyway). Jessica made an amazing brunch before an exhausting day of bar hopping and campus tours with the grandparents & parents and underage little brother. I will miss New Haven.

The next day was Graduation. Despite having a rain plan and seeing a strong indication of rain in the forecast, my dean made the go-ahead decision of the original graduation plan... Outside. It poured. We wore ponchos. Some used umbrellas. Good the speakers were great at speaking, because no one could see them to judge any other aspect. We may as well have been in the shower staring at an umbrella shower curtain listening to the ceremony on a radio broadcast. The only difference was less nudity and more community.

That is ok. We still got our expensive diplomas. Well, those of us that didn't get our diplomas destroyed by the rain were able to get their expensive diplomas. I say "expensive" due to my willingness to pay, not because they cost a lot to make. In fact, They were probably printed out on an black and white HP LaserJet. They had no colors, enhancements, crazy fonts, or even the Yale name (might have to pay royalties or something for the name). Instead, the whole diploma was written in Latin. All this time, I had no idea I was attending Universitatis Yalenesis!

I will still hang it. I had a great time at SOM!

The final day of "the graduation period," my mom, Jessica and I cruised to Newport, RI for some house tours and had an amazing time learning about the Gilded Age! We all formed a few new opinions about personal wealth. We unify in our disbelief that even such rich people suffered from the need to keep up with the Jones'!

'Til next time!