Here I am with my dad at dinner last night...
Yes, I look like my mom. Praise the lord I didn't get the B. family's raspberry nose.
And here's my little sibling, Hannah...
... who is totally not-so-little anymore. She's almost as tall as me with a size 10 foot... and she's only 12 years old!
So today, while my dad was touring the stupor-inducing Pima Air & Space Museum, I was put in charge of entertaining Hannah. Unfortunately for her, I had a few errands to run, one of which included picking up my cap and gown at the Student Union Bookstore.
(Side notes: a. I am assuming I will actually have a thesis completed in order to graduate in May; and b. I have no interest whatsoever in tedious ceremonial wastes of time, but my mother is insistent that I attend the damn graduation ceremony so I am only doing it to please her.)
Anyway, at the Student Union Bookstore, a tall nerdy man wearing a cap and gown greeted us at the doorway and asked if we were looking for "Grad Fest..."
Me: Yes, I guess so. I just need a cap and gown.
Nerd Man: Oh wonderful! Congratulations!
Me: Not yet. Don't jinx me.
Nerd Man: What are you majoring in?
Me: I'm getting a master's degree in Near Eastern Studies.
Nerd Man (nodding and looking at Hannah): Great! And what about you? Are you graduating?
Me (thinking, "is this man blind"?): Ummm, no, she's only 12.
Nerd Man: Oh, students just look younger and younger these days so you never know!
Me: (Polite chuckle. Trying to walk away.)
Nerd Man (to Hannah): Wow, you must be really proud of your mom!
Seriously, someone shoot me now.
4 comments:
wow, Hannah IS all grown up. She looks like a teenager...sigh...I feel old whenever I see something like this...where did the time go? When I first met you Kit she was a little girl!!!
OK, that was damn funny. I almost understand where the guy's coming from with the Hannah thing because I've seen college students that look like they're 12 years old to me.
Hilarious.
SN: With respect to "The Descent" my sister and I screamed at one point and we watch EVERY horror movie and she never ever ever get scared.
It was fun!
no he didn't
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