So tomorrow my older, yet not-as-responsible, hippie of a sister is graduating! She's done this before (multiple times), but this time is a little different. She's graduating from Vet School. Which means for the past 4 years she's been living in the same place, going to the same school. For her, I think this might be a record!! For those of you who don't know my sister, she's a bit of a free spirit. I mean, after all, she did decide to move to Breckenridge, CO just because it would be fun.
Am I surprised that she made it through the riggers of vet school and is graduating (I'm sure at the top of her class)? Absolutely not. This is the girl who scored like a 35 on her ACT. I'm pretty sure she would be a career student if it paid the bills. Am I surprised that she finally picked a career? Yes. Deciding what you want to do with your life is something that most people do relatively quickly with not too much forethought. She just took a little (ok, a lot) longer to decide.
So Val, for the accomplishment of studying, passing tests, going to class, I say "yeah, yeah, whatever...that's just a given for you". But for the accomplishment of deciding to do something, taking years to see it through, and still loving it when you've finished, I say "great job! I love you and I'm proud of you!"
And when my kids are older and I don't have to clean human poop anymore, we'll probably get a dog. So I expect free veterinary advice and services. And, since in the next year you'll be living very close to us, I'm always looking for a babysitter! I'll pay you in food :)
