Seems like it was just yesterday I was leaving with family to be dropped off at Concordia’s campus in Ann Arbor to embark on a new journey. Most people enroll in college for a 4-year program. I, however enrolled in 4 year program with a 14 year sabbatical in the middle. What’s weird is I never strayed more than 30 minutes from campus. Seems God had plans for me and they entailed me not leaving the stay of Michigan until my degree was completed. If you’ve read any of my other blogs you know what happen in between and what lead me back to finishing my schooling. So, I won’t bore anyone with that story. That is a different topic all together.
I didn’t sleep at all the night before graduation, talk about the nervous energy. Countless countdown number posted on facebook to pass the time and endless Sports Center re-runs. I should have just sat down and blog to my hearts content about all the thoughts and emotions that were going through my head. Oh well, around 5am I laid down for about 40 minutes and just said screw it. No sleeping now, got to be up so I can be clean and presentable for graduation.
Got up and walked outside (it was windy and chilly) with my Treasury of Daily Prayer for my morning devotion. Upon finishing my devotion I used that time to review all the experiences I had during my education at CUAA. Let’s just say this had been an ongoing thing from my last class until my walking across the stage. Oh the memories, disappointments, joys, friends, enemies, trials, and tribulations I had endured during my time. I went to the shower and got dressed as with all my nervousness I had ironed my clothes the night before. All I had to do was eat and get the wrinkles out of the darn graduation robe. I had tried twice the night before with the iron and dryer. Evil thing won the battle, but I would have the last laugh.
I was literally ready to go at 7am. Actually, if I could have shown up at that very moment to get it over with, I definitely would’ve. Needless to say, Linda, Jocelyn and I drove down to the hotel to pickup Jerrilynn (bless her heart, they drove all night with a sick daughter arriving at the hotel @ 4am) to head to Ann Arbor. Probably, the longest drive of my life. Not because of the company, but because I was past ready to walk across that stage.
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