Ann's Graduation Party

So my coworker and friend, Eileen has a daughter who has just graduated from UTSA. Eileen threw her a graduation party and I was invited. I am in this weird in between where 4 years ago I was graduating UTSA and having a party in which the majority of the people who came to the dinner were my mom's friends and now it is 4 years later and I am the 'mom's friend' who has been invited to celebrate the graduation of someone I barely know or like, but will go to support because of my relationship with the mother.

Luckily for Ann, I am close enough to graduation to know that she will appreciate money for her gift, and far enough away to know not to give her cold hard cash, but a nice gift card to IKEA--a gift that will keep on giving.

All the schilo's from work were there. The food was catered from Papasito's (we just can't seem to get away from that place, I know). Denise's mom was visiting from the valley. Since Denise's dad passed away, Mary's trips to San Antonio have been more frequent and luckily for them we are a close nit group who enjoys hanging out with our respective mothers. LOL.

We had some fun with the cake, as you can tell from the pictures, after we were discussing the differences in the way children and adults eat cake. Scott was saying that when he was young he would forgo silverware and shove the cake into his mouth which is exactly what he did when I double dog dared him that he didn't have the guts to do something like that as a grown up. I will never doubt him again.

Trinity finished off the night singing to the graduate and her table full of giggling college friends. After that, a large amount of alcohol emerged and it came to that time in the evening when the grownup friends invited by the graduates mom to bring monetary donations make their exit and the college kids get crazy.

They will not be able to top mine though, one of my girlfriends threw up in my mom's front yard for all of her 55+ neighbors to see. Wishing you the best year ever...