I wrote, oh so very recently, about not being a public crier and then I went to a high school graduation and went all misty eyed on the world. I'm not even kidding. My cousin, Michael, graduated on Sunday and something about the music (pomp and circumstance!), the potential of teenagers heading off to conquer the world, thinking of my father's pride in watching his family become educated, and being surrounded by family made me feel all full of emotion.
The ceremony obviously didn't affect everyone the same way.
It made me sad to think about the number of activities I could handle in high school and the lack of hobbies I have time for now. In high school, I was going to class, studying hard, performing in plays, participating in youth group, singing in the youth choir, taking music lessons, doing chores, and hanging out with friends. Life just gets more complicated as an adult and I never would have believed that at 16. Working a full day and then coming home to chores and bills and a dog to walk and dinner to make and lunches to pack doesn't leave much time for anything. I miss the lack of responsibility!
On Monday, the family went sailing in the San Francisco Bay on Uncle David's sailboat. It was such fun, but the best was playing an hour long game of freeze tag on Angel Island after lunch with my two brothers, four nephews, three cousins, and husband. Yes, it was the boys and me again! I am still sore from the running and quick moves side to side to try to avoid the tagger. I got in a bit of avoiding responsibility as the other women cleaned up lunch while we played. Take that adulthood!
The picture above is from Pier 39 on Monday night right before a delicious dinner of fish n' chips. It was a good, quick vacation.
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