Tonight eight of us got together and made dinner. Sauteed chicken breast, sauteed green beens, rice pilaf (not sauteed) and a delicious brownie dessert (also not sauteed). And ice water. We even set the table. And did dishes. It was one of those truly beautiful ordinary little moments. It reminded me of that one night in Atlanta (was it Atlanta?) when we stayed at Meg Hunter-Kilmer's house, her little house with her used furniture and a simple rosary adorning the living room wall and the jumping room (oh man I almost forgot about the jumping room), and we stayed up late around her kitchen table, a single light on above us, with cookies and lemonade and water and talked about life. And the cool thing was we were all different years in (or out of) school and at all sorts of different places in life, and it was like we were a little family there around the table, brought together in Notre Dame our Mother. I'll always remember it because it was the first moment I've ever felt like an adult among adults my own age. That's kind of how it was tonight: Gathering around a table, sharing a meal we all helped prepare, sitting there for hours talking and laughing, scooting over and pulling up chairs, sharing in the sacrament of one another's company. Beautiful.
Also, a HUGE congratulations to the class of '07!!! Oh man, I feel like a mom... I'm so proud. I'm not going to lie, I cried a little watching the webcast as all the bachelors of arts stood up. It was so grand, so triumphant, so joyful! After all the tears of this week and the humble, grateful beauty of the Folk Choir senior concert last night, it made me happy to see the joy. Also, I had to shave twice today because I got chills like crazy throughout the entire time. Haha. No seriously.
Okay, sleepytime, because in 3.25 hours, it's TOUR time! Oh man TOUR. Yay.
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