Congrats, My Sibling
My middle sister Trish is graduating from college today. She started out in Iowa and transferred to Western not so long ago. She’s worked her butt off.
Ever since she was a little girl, Trish has been a fierce perfectionist and a staunch individualist. She’s always pushed herself to more and better, and has a shot at Stanford or Yale now for postgrad stuff. Chemistry excited her, and she plays basketball like it’s going out of style. She reads, cooks, and does all things with such elan it’s hard to remember the little kid who tied a jumprope between two trees as a finish line for a race.
Yeah, Trish, I had to mention that.
I meant to be at her commencement, but with my car in the shop and the DHM tending to his father, it just wasn’t possible. I’ll be there in spirit, yelling my head off as she walks across the stage. I am so proud of her. Both of my sisters are far braver and better than I could ever hope to be, and I feel privileged to have seen them grow up.
Congratulations, Trish. Nobody’s worked harder for this. I am so proud of you.
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