Graduation! I thought it would never get here. Seems odd to me in a way -- graduation again. I am the first in my family to attend a college and the first to attain a masters degree. (in public administration) I know that I will pretty much always work for the labor movement, some other non-profit or the government, so I knew an MPA was for me. I have started a research project now that I have the time. I will keep the details close for now, but in a year or so -- look for the book, coming soon to a dusty library near you!
My parents will be traveling from Wisconsin to attend my graduation. I am so glad that they are able to attend. My parents played a big part in who and what inspired me when I wanted to chuck it all and continue to wallow in the status quo. I also have some of the most amazing friends -- we seem to inspire each other when the need arises and I thank them for that as well.
Now that the degree is done, I continue to be a squeaky wheel and bug my boss for some sort of promotion. She does the best she can in these times and I doubt that I have ever worked for someone who cares so much for the people who work around her. I find that some of the things that I might have wanted to do a few years ago, no longer are so. I don't want to have a job that makes me travel a lot; this is not due to the whole 9-11 dynamic, but the fact that I enjoy my spouse and home life very much and don't like to be away from it. So now I look to those administrative management type jobs that still allows me to interact with many people (I enjoy that a lot), but also allows me to go home each night and be with the one I care about -- the one that no matter what happened that day, can make all things right again.
Well, enough of this -- time to prepare for a meeting. C'ya!
