Stranger and Stranger Things

Hi it's me. You remember me. I'm the one that is supposed to be keeping a blog at this site. This is my last full week of classes so you can imagine that I am a little busy. So the last thing I was blabbing on about was my new couch - still have it, still love it. I finally got that coffee table and shelves to go with so my internal decorating itch has been scratched. Well, almost. Aaron and I are going to paint Ian's bookcases in bright primary colors whenever it warms up or stops snowing/raining. Maybe we'll get them done before we move :-)

What prompted me to write a new blog entry rather than head off to bed as any sensible woman would do who has to wake up at 5, is that I just got to write in my calendar "lunch with the Secretary of the Navy". Hmmm... not something I ever imagined would make my calendar. So this may require some explanation and let me quickly add that I haven't run off to join the Navy or anything. You may have read in a few entries ago that I recieved this award from the College of Engineering. Well turns out that they attached some importance to this and have invited me to a luncheon with our commencement speaker. You guessed it - the Secretary of the Navy, Donald Winter. This goes in the places I never thought life would take me file.... What does one say to the Secretary of the Navy when the country is at war and you don't believe in that war? I guess I'll try "Hello".

I should back up a little here and tell you about the award ceremony. Did I mention in my earlier entry that they asked me to give a short speech about my experiences at the University and some words to the students to follow me? I guess as the winner of the distinguished class award for a senior in the College of Engineering you are asked to say a few words. I did. And I spoke from my heart. Which meant I got up in front of a lot of people and cried. This is for reasons that most of you know. Mainly that I am incredibly grateful for the chance to go to UM and make something of myself. They gave me a standing ovation. It was an incredible experience. That's just it my life is so chock full of these incredible experiences I sometimes feel like I am living a dream. Maybe I am. If so don't wake me.