An Unforgettable Graduation

As I said in my last post, we went to Sean's graduation while we were in Arizona. It was one we will never forget. Let me tell you why...

The day started with torrential downpours and so it looked like graduation may be moved inside the high school. Not traditional, but seemed like the best thing to do. Well at graduation time we learned that the ceremony would indeed be on the football field regardless of the pouring rain. Luckily, my friend Michelle had given Keegan a rain coat for a birthday gift while we were there. If it hadn't been for that we would've been in big trouble. I had only packed sandals and capris because I was not expecting 60 degree weather and rain! My cousin Kara had a hooded sweatshirt for me to borrow. So we headed to graduation with hooded sweatshirts, 2 beach towels, a fleece blanket, and 1 umbrella for my Mom, Kara, brother Aaron, Keegan and I. We carefully climbed up the wet bleachers of the stadium and took our seats hoping this would go quickly. OH NO - it did not go quickly!

First, there were 3 kids who tied for valedictorian so we listened to 3 speeches! Then the class president got up and said, "Just bear with me for 4 more minutes" to which the crowd cried "NO!". She spoke anyway for 4 minutes. All the while the rain is dumping in buckets. Luckily the principal skipped his speech this year. And yes, it's still Mr. Santa Cruz - the same principal I had in high school. All of a sudden the kids in Sean's section stood up and started screaming. Sean texted us that there was a rat running loose in their row. Nasty! About 15 minutes later a security guard walked across the football field holding a rat by its tail. The stadium was full of umbrellas and shivering family members. We were soaked!! Then the names were called - all 722 of them. Yep - Sean's class had 722 students. The poor kids were so cold that many of them, especially girls, just walked right off the field after their names were called and didn't return to their seats. Afterward we made our way down to find a sopping wet Sean who was bright red from the cold. We snapped a few photos and made our way to the car that my mom had illegally parked in the handicap area considering that I am pregnant and we had Keegan. What a night! We went home exhausted and freezing. Keegan was pretty entertained by the whole thing though. He really liked the umbrella and seemed to think if was kinda fun.

Happy Graduation Sean! We're proud you made it! We won't ever forget your graduation!