Graduation season is upon us. It’s that time of year where
childhood ends and life begins. Whether you’re 18 or 80, if you’re graduating
you’re starting something new with your life and it can be quite an exciting
time.
My son Tyler will be graduating from high school this month
and has finally decided on what he’d like to do with his future…culinary arts.
This made me smile because I know that dragging him into the kitchen at age 11
made an impact on him. He has also decided to help me with my catering business.
This truly excites me because the boy is finally moving forward instead of just
sitting still.
My friend Michelle will be graduating from nursing school
this week as well. To tell you that Michelle has been an inspiration to me
would be an understatement. She and I met years ago while in training for a
call center job. We became so close that when one of us went to work for
another call center the other quickly followed. We carpooled together almost
everyday, and it was during those rides that she spoke of going to nursing
school. For a couple of years all she did was talk about it, but one day she
actually took steps and began going to school. Since then I have become
disabled and Michelle has finished nursing school…at the top of her class might
I add. She lost her husband shortly after her baby had been born so Michelle
has done all of this while raising a toddler. Her parents have helped to take
care of her son, but that also presented some challenges. When I finally
decided to take catering courses, Michelle came to mind. If she could hold down
a job, do clinicals, go to school and raise a toddler, then I could definitely
take some classes from home.
So congratulations to my two graduates and thank you. To my
son Tyler who makes me feel like a kid again, and the thought of working with
him on this catering venture renews my desire to finish this course. And to my
friend Michelle who showed me that even though we’re in our forties, that
doesn’t mean life is over…it’s just begun.
I can’t wait to be a graduate too.