All grown up...

I spent this past Saturday celebrating my little sister's college graduation. The ceremony made me realize three things. First, I couldn't be happier that I didn't attend my own UMD graduation ceremony two years ago. Second, I'm prouder of my sister than I ever imagined I could be. Third, growing up sucks. I felt like the only person in the entire DECC sniffling and brushing tears away during the procession of graduates. Having grown up in such a small town, I never thought a college graduation would make me cry. After all, it's so big and impersonal. Besides, I'm not the emotional sister. I never have been. But there they were...those damn tears the minute I saw Red step out in her cap and gown. It's so sad to me to think that we'll never again live together under the same roof, in the same house we grew up in. I take comfort in the fact that she's living closer to me now than I anticipated she would be when she finished her education though. I've found it's hard to be homesick when I have one of my favorite things about home just a hop, skip, and a jump away....even if we are adults now.