Dreaming of Graduation

This past Saturday I had the pleasure of working all day are our school's graduation ceremony. Since Pitt is so big, many of the schools elect to have a separate ceremony to recognize the graduates. My school, the College of Business Administration, holds their ceremony the day before the main Pitt ceremony.

Having participated in two of my own graduation ceremonies where my name was called as I walked across the stage, I see the excitement in being recognized individually but all day on a Saturday? And it is only our office of four that stays the whole time . . .

Anyway, the point to all of this is that as the families started to arrive for the ceremony, a co-worker and fairly new mom asked me if I ever thought how I would look when Lucas graduates from college (in 2029). I said I would look great of course. But then I got thinking to how I would feel that day. Since I have had the benefit and privilege of a higher education-including my master's degree, I admit it is assumed that Lucas will got to college. And the way things are in high ed these days, he will need to go to Pitt where he will get free tuition, as long as I stay here until then. And if he goes to Pitt, he needs to be in engineering or business-but no pressure:)

Let's say all my skeaming works out and he does come here and does get a degree in business, and I am still working in CBA, I think it would be so amazing to be able to hand Lucas his diploma holder as he is recognized for graduating. I am normally not into being in the spotlight but I think it would be pretty cool to give my son his degree.