More French Stuff!

Well, tonight my favorite orthodontist and I are going to a party at the French Embassy. I would like to say it was on the invitation of the French ambassador, but Leila bought tickets for us both. They have lots of French things (one would think). I will have to see if my impressions of Paris will get me invited back :) I'm bringing my ST Dupont lighter (from France) so that has to count for something :) I'll write a follow-up tomorrow about the party.

School is over :) School is over :(

Well, it is done. I finished my last class at the University of Phoenix. Presuming I did as well as I think I did in my last class, my GPA for the last two years is 3.98 (I got a A- in one class). Of course, I am excited to have my life back again. No more writing papers, reading textbooks, or coordinating team efforts. My week has been centered around Thursday nights since January 2005. While I am elated, it is not without its share of melancholy. I have been with some members of my class since I started. I have been on teams and communicated more with my school mates than with my friends. As it turns out, my school mates became my friends. Too often in life we meet a group of people that things just seem to gel. Call it mutual respect, like mindedness, or anything else for that matter. No matter what it is called, I hope we manage to stay in touch. We have all been part of a group that when you split up, the contact becomes less frequent. Then maybe a Christmas card, then you wake up one morning and wonder what happened to them. As many have before me, I am determined to not let that happen. I hope we can get together for dinner once in a while. I know I have thoroughly enjoyed my experience at school due, in large part, to the people in class. This has been a great experience. After 23 years, I finally have a bachelors degree. That has not really set in yet. Will my life be different? I don't know, but it is surely better for having known Amy Trout Hughes, Wayne Shrader, Marcos Alvarez and Donna Dawes. I wish you all the best of luck and for God's sake, put on your helmet.