Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Convocation

My first time on a school bus, I was five years old. I wore a dark pink tunic with a pink backpack. I was excited and giddy inside about my first day at l'ecole Charles et Kirkland. I picked a seat thrid from the front and rode proudly by myself to school. I quickly realized in my second week of school that the cool kids sat in the back of the bus. Slowly, I began to earn my way to the back seat to ride all the best bumps and potholes on the road. Yesterday was my absolute last day of school...my university convocation. Sharl and I decided to take the free shuttle bus down for one last time. The bus was packed and as I walked down the aisle of the school bus I noticed that the very last seat on the bus was empty. I got to ride in the cool seat for the last time in my school career. I went out with a bang