New beginnings

I actually graduated from college! I can't believe it.

We were lucky enough not to have any rain on Saturday, so I didn't need my lack of rain site tickets. It was a pretty surreal experience. It didn't hit me until the procession got close enough to see all the people in the stands what was actually happening. As far as the actual ceremony went, well... the commencement speaker was a little lame but the name reading went super fast. The entire thing took maybe an hour and a half; which for how many people was graduating, that is at lightning speed. I got to sit with Heath and David, which is how I always wanted it to be. It was great having all of my family there for the event as well. They mean the world to me.

We went out later that night with the usual gusto. Tons of people were out and I got to see a lot of individuals that I normally wouldn't have been able to see. That alone was a great graduation present. Plus, somehow I didn't end up spending a single dollar all night. How about them apples!?

On our way home, Scott, Amy, and I were pulled over by a cop. I had made Scott pull around the block a second time so we could spy on something interesting (which I plan on getting more details about). The cop asks us if we had been partying and Scott politely says yes. Then he asks if we've been drinking and I tell the cop, before Scott can respond, that only I have and that I'm a loser alcoholic and that the other two do not drink. Amy has to explain to the cop why she doesn't have her license (her family stole it) while the officer takes both mine and Scott's identifications. He ends up only giving Scott a warning for the light above his licence plate being out and sends us home. The funny thing is, we were right up the street from our house.

The day after was a little crappy. It rained all freaking day and my dad had come back up to take all of my stuff home. Needless to say, he was pissed. We ended up only taking home what we could fit in the cab of his truck and the cab of my truck.

I snuck up to Kirksville yesterday and got even more stuff and today my dad and I finished getting everything else. I'm just glad the entire ordeal is over.

Now, the only time I will need to go back to Kville is to visit people. But it's so much easier going back knowing that I don't have to stay.

As of now, I am unpacking what I want to unpack while also looking for a job in my hometown. I've got a few reasons why I want to stay here for the time being and this place is pretty happenin in the job department. I am pretty confident I will be able to find something as well as find my own place. Or, I can just stay at my dad's house until David and Abbie move into town and then pull a "Me, You, and Dupree" on their couch.