Graduation season is upon us and I know this because my counsin's daughter is graduating from high school today. She was born the year I graduated from high school and it doesn't seem possible that 18 years have passed already. I remember the first time I saw her. It was 1993 and my parents were taking me to visit West Virginia Wesleyan College so we stopped on our way through to meet her. My mom sat and held her while we watched her little face pucker up then smile and I wondered what she could possibly be dreaming about. I did a lot of babysitting in my day, but that was the first time I had gotten to spend time studying a newborn. I was totally captivated and amazed by her.
Now, eighteen years later, she has accomplished so much and grown into a confident, kind, beautiful woman who makes our family very proud. I am left feeling old since I can remember my graduation day and it doesn't seem like it was 18 years ago. (And now I sound old too.)
I want to wish all the graduates good luck! One day when they realize that the babies born this year are about to cross that stage I hope they can look back on 18 years of happiness and remember their graduation day, 'just like it was yesterday!'
Congrats!
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