Wanderlust

On January 23, 2008 I became an Auntie! Auntie Gina (not to be confused with Aunt Gina, my great-aunt who recently passed away). My sister Cara had a beautiful, 11 lb 1 oz (thankfully a c-section) little girl named Sophia Lynn. Unfortunately I won’t get to officially meet her until Memorial Day weekend when I’m in Pennsylvania, but in the meantime she’s been sending me photos. Here’s a couple from the proud Auntie:

She looks just like my sister. Really. It’s uncanny.

Saturday was Steve’s graduation. But for some odd reason, UC Berkeley, in its infinite wisdom, has decided that it’s best to hold their Fall convocation ceremony before the students are actually done with classes. So, Saturday Steve “graduated,” and today (Monday) is his last day of classes; tomorrow he has two finals, and next Monday he turns in his last assignment and is officially a college graduate. Sort of sad for Steve in that he had to go through the whole ceremony without the elated feelings of both never having to write a paper or take a test ever again if he doesn’t choose to do so and of being officially free from school. Oh well. We still had fun! And I found out that I can find my boyfriend in a crowd of people who are all dressed the same in a dimly lit auditorium.

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