I left Friday morning and got to her school in the early afternoon. Her parents got there right after I did and we milled around for a little bit and made our plans for the rest of the evening. After Liz and I ran some errands we sat on the grass in front of where she would be graduating the next day and soaked in the sun and time. The weather was beautiful and we talked about graduation and if she was nervous and how content or not she was about leaving Wheaton. It definitely sparked some feelings of jealousy and a little regret or something in me about the last four years of my life and how we differed. Then her parents came back and we attended a little appetizer event before heading to dinner where we met a friend of hers. Later when we got back to campus we spent time with her friends and went to a few different events and drank a little. We found an impressive gathering in the courtyard outside her dorm and stayed there for the rest of the night drinking and hanging out with people. But as much fun as we were having we were exhausted and knew that waking up for a 10am graduation would not be fun. So we went to bed.
The weather on Saturday was almost unbearable for most of us who had direct sunlight and no shade. There was a little breeze but it was absolutely a sweaty and fidgety crowd. The pre-degree speeches were quite lengthy but once names started being called it flew by. Liz is in the middle of the alphabet so we had plenty of time to ready ourselves for the best picture taking positions. And then it was all over! We spent a lot of time looking for her friends afterwards and were pressured into taking plates of food back to her dorm by one of her friends mom. And then the intensive packing began. It only took about two hours which wasn't bad since she hadn't done too much before then. After getting it all packed into two vehicles she said her last goodbyes and it finally hit her that she was leaving and wouldn't be seeing her friends for a long time. It was sad for me to see her upset but I'm glad that she didn't leave school so glad to be done and then get home and regret that she didn't make the most of her last few minutes there.
Overall it was a great weekend, even though I have to work this afternoon. I'm so happy that I was able to see her graduate and spend a little time with her and her parents before she leaves for China in a few weeks. I took a lot of pictures but it'll take a few days for me to get my film developed. But here are some I took with my phone.
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