I guess this would be one of the biggest memories for each of us, but to tell you the truth I barely remember it. I remember the day, but not the event. I was almost two people that day. Part of me was ecstatic and part of me was in a blue funk.
It was something I had dreamed of and hoped for several times during the 12 years that led up to it, but when it finally came, part of me wanted to push it back. While some of my friends were choosing a college to go to, or making plans to marry him or her, I had no idea what I was going to do. I guess in that regard the draft board did me a favor later that summer when my birthday was pulled in the lottery. At least I was forced to make some decisions about what I was going to do with my life.
The only things I remember of the event was all of us gathering in the main hallway beforehand, the playing of Pomp and Circumstance, and some stupid remark I made when they said one of the teachers was leaving. Like it really matter to me, right? But the remark was just an expression of my frustration as two very different feelings wrestled around inside me.
But I don't remember anything else about it. I assume they sat us alphabetically, which would mean Wayne Poole was on one side of me and Lynette was on the other side, but I'm not even sure about that. I don't recall any of the speakers or speeches, or my name being called, or walking across the stage, or who shook my hand. I assume there was lots of laughing and talking afterward, but I don't even remember that.
I do remember a lot of us going to a party afterward at Gordo's, and then going to another smaller one after that. Then later I remember standing on the front porch, at something like 2 or 3 in the morning, looking up at the stars and wondering, "What in the world am I going to do now?"
I wish I remembered more, and I wish I had taken pictures.
2 comments:
I don't remember much about graduation either except that my hair dryer stopped working that day and I didn't have any way to dry my hair! It's weird that I can remember that but not remember the speakers or who I sat by.
I don't remember much about that day either! I do remember what I wore under my gown and the shoes I wore and I remember where I went after graduation but, I do not remember anything about the ceremony itself. I do remember we gathered in the big hall outside the auditorium then we marched in, but we practiced doing that a few times the day before, didn't we?
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