The reality of graduation is starting to hit me. UGH.
Actually, I'm really excited. There are some amazing things happening in my life, even alongside the money troubles and long-distance drama. I'm excited to come back to Sewickley again for the summer and a bit beyond. Granted, it was NOT my (or my mom's) plan for me to move back in--I had no desire to work backwards. However, I'm embracing it because it's necessary.
My only issue is the stress of finding a job and earning money. Mom is eager for me to get work in the arts right away, but that's difficult enough as it is without A) a license, or B) (even if I had one) a car to use. I have a friend, Sara Beth, who works at ModCloth--a great creative outlet and Pittsburgh company, but it looks like they're only hiring for jobs that are a bit out of my skill set--web development and management stuff. And Joey V. works at The Cafe in Sewickley, which apparently pays well. I've never served, but it's a nice place (although I've heard the drama is intense--at least while Chase worked there).
I'm not too worried, but I don't like the pressure being applied--it's unnecessary, especially when I haven't even gotten home to survey the options.
However, all of that is on the back burner, as we mount an attack on the monstrosity known as 'Graduation Weekend'. John and I want to blend the families for graduation dinner, which his mom is totally up for, but...my mom is hesitant. In part due to nerves about my growing up and moving quickly, etc., and in part about wanting it to be a family day, and in another (I'm willing to bet) larger part, money ["I'd be responsible to foot the bill at whatever restaurant they chose for you, me, and my parents"]. Which I completely sympathize with, but...not the best excuse, as Mimi and Pappy have ALWAYS offered (cheerfully) to treat us. Is it a pride issue? She did say she wasn't interested in Mimi and Pappy paying. It's whatever.
However, she acknowledged without prompting that John and I are going to get married, so I was pleased about that.
Mom, instead, wants to get drinks with John's family and have dinner at my aunt's (who she has not even consulted yet, by the way). If that's the way it has to be, I'm okay with it, but I don't really get her hesitance. I don't want our families to be strangers to each other!
Not to mention the crunch of hanging my show between the 8th and 12th, coming home on the 13th, rehearsal dinner on the 14th, wedding the 15th, home on the 16th! Insanity! But it'll be fun. :)
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For some humor, Brian and I had this hysterical (to us) conversation about founding a religion based on the song 'Bet on It' from High School Musical 2.
Seriously.
Watch this first to understand what the hell we're talking about.
Me: [on 'Do It For Our Country' from Grease 2] It's not 'Bet On It' quality, but good.
Brian: Well, to be fair, nothing is. Ever. Past, present or future.
Me: Soooo true. That song changed my life and the way I look at modern movement.
Brian: If we were asked to make a time capsule of human kind to send out into space, 'Bet On It' would be my number one choice
Me: Absolutely. SO GOOD.
Brian: It represents music, movie, tv, art, one of our future Gods in his early days.
Me: Totally. Can we found betonitism?
Brian: It's a perfect choice for a time capsule. We will base an entire philosophy upon it.
Me: We'll be Boltonites.
Brian: I'm really liking this.
Me: Like 'Peace be with you', 'Bet on it' will be our blessing.
Brian: We can have a 'Bolton's Prayer':
"We will not talk at you"
"We will not get in your head"
"We will listen to our own heart talking"
"We will count on our own self instead"
Me: YESSSSS.
And when we initiate people, we'll have a questionnaire:
"Did you ever:
A) Doubt your dreams would ever come true?
B) Blame the world but never blame you?"
Brian: Hahahahahha, this is too much.
Me: Oh! And "Did you ever:
C) Push away the ones you should have held close?
D) Let go?
E) Not know?"
Brian: Hahahaha, I just got to that part in the song... as I have it on repeat now.
Me: And when they get accepted, they'll have to say, "I will never try to live a lie again".
Brian: The choreography just blows my mind.
Me: The guy must have been on 'luudes when he made it up.
Brian: Seriously. He woke up that day and was like, "MAN have I got a great idea for this dance sequence. We'll have him dancing on the golf course... and inexplicably start running and doing bizarre jumps every few steps... It'll look GREAT!"
Me: "Question Three: When met with a golf course, you do what?:
A) Throw the sand from the sandtraps emoishly.
B) Prance around doing complicated leaps.
C) Watch yourself reflectively in the water hazard."
Brian: D) All of the above.
Me: YES. Trick question. It is ALWAYS all of the above... Because Troy does whatever it takes.
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We have fun. :)
Hope you're all well!
-A.
