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Eighteen and a half! It’s been a busy month, but the boys are definitely enjoying not being in any kind of school right now. As for myself, I go back and forth from trying to soak in having them at home and looking forward to not having to do constant laundry.
A week ago today, the boys graduated from high school. It’s hard to believe it’s over. Now we race to the first day of college in mid-August. Bleh.
Saturday morning was the Baccalaureate Brunch at school, but it wasn’t really brunch so we went to Parkway for po-boys instead. And then the boys voted for the first time!
We had a graduation party the Sunday before with friends and family and tacos and a lot of balloons thanks to Aunt Jenny.
The boys had graduation practice on Monday so the grown ups went to wander around Tulane and have lunch and snoballs. That night we went to Saba for dinner. Yum.
Tuesday morning Jenny and Kiki and Emily and I got our hair done and had sushi with the boys and then raced home to get ready for the ceremony.
The ceremony. Of course I cried! But not as much as I feared.
Afterwards, we went to Outback for dinner. Thanks Grandee and Larry!
Special thanks to Kiki for coming and helping with all of the prep and emotional support. I needed it!
Last week of high school!
Huge relief to have these decisions made!
Even though I would prefer the boys to be out of Louisiana, if they are going to stay in state, at least they’re not going to be too far from me. (Tulane is about a 20 minute drive but may as well be another world.) Miles will be about an hour and a half away, so not too bad. And is it weird that I kind of miss going to Baton Rouge? I think I’ve only been back a few times since my mom and Larry moved away, and those were either for LSU games or LSU visits.
(And no, before you ask, Oliver and Linus are not going to room together.)
218 months!
Exciting college stuff is happening. Oliver got a very generous scholarship from Tulane, enough that he may end up closer to home than previously expected. No firm news from any other schools for the other two. But things are moving along.
No, I didn’t stop taking monthly pics when they became adults. Perish the thought! (But realistically, August will probably be the last one. Sob.)
We went on a little adventure to City Park and the sculpture garden, which is why this month’s pic looks a little different. Thought it would be a waste not to use a pretty setting if we had one available!
(I did take this on January 4, but I didn’t get a chance to upload it until today.)
aka the last monthly picture as children.
Some people have asked if I’ll stop when they turn 18. No, I will stop when I cannot take them anymore. I suppose next August will probably be the last one. 😦
I am very proud of taking this and posting it on the correct day! (ETA: well, apparently the narcotics haven’t completely worn off because I originally titled this 17 years + 2 months.) Especially since this was done mostly one handed. And with my left hand, no less!
(Shoulder surgery was a week ago yesterday and holy shit did it hurt. Am starting to feel better now, but won’t have the use of my right arm for many weeks.)
Boys are doing great, getting ready to start submitting college applications. Can you believe it?!?
A week from today is their first day of senior year.
(I’ll save any thoughts I have on that for next week’s post.)
Don’t forget to take the monthly pic before we leave for the airport, I told myself. Okay, I forgot. Don’t forget to take the picture before we drop the boys off at my sister’s. Okay, forgot again. Thanks to Aunt Jenny for getting a pic of the boys before the day was out!
We had a busy week in Virginia between my niece’s graduation, four college visits, and an MLS game, but it was a lot of fun!
(To answer your questions, no, they don’t want to go to the same school and they want to study Sport Management or similar.)
It’s flying by. Too fast!
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