High school graduation was supposed to be a fun filled day of celebration but that's not how it went for us. After alternately sitting in the rain and hiding out under the bleachers for 2.5 hours trying to squeeze a ceremony in between storm cells, it turns out we didn't get to have graduation. Anyone with a cell phone could have checked their weather app and predicted the coming storm with near pinpoint precision so at the end of the evening you can imagine the scene: we were wet, and tired, and disappointed, and beyond frustrated for our kids. In my opinion, graduation shouldn't be dependent upon weather and it certainly isn't something to be squeezed in anywhere. I don't know how else to describe our evening except to say it was a failure of epic proportions.
Have you ever had one of those days where life just brings the storm? As we sat in traffic leaving our non-graduation, I couldn't help but think about all of the times our school administrators have given our kids the speech about the importance of the day after graduation and how those very same administrators were woefully ill-equipped to actually handle the real storm that hit us last night. It turns out it was our kids who showed up in force and ultimately got the staff to cancel (finally) the event (in the middle of our third lightning delay) so the class of 2019 could have a do over and celebrate their accomplishments the correct way at a later time. It turns out that our kids were better leaders than the grown ups last night.
So that day after high school graduation (in our case the graduation that didn't happen) that everyone talks about? It's today for my kiddo and this is what he's done with it. Bandolier Baby (the first track from his upcoming debut EP) released this morning on iTunes, Spotify, and numerous other music outlets I've never heard of. The lyrics are open and honest and while the kiddo knows he's first and foremost a songwriter and guitarist, he also knows this is where it all starts. You have to put yourself out there All. The. Way. if you really want to chase your passion and oh, what a leap it is! I'm certain that in the years to come when the hubster and I look back and listen to these early recordings we'll remember this phase of the kiddo's life with nothing but the purest love and pride a parent's heart can hold. And I hope by then we're able to laugh about last night. #TheBestDays #Buhler #WHSSen19rs
So that day after high school graduation (in our case the graduation that didn't happen) that everyone talks about? It's today for my kiddo and this is what he's done with it. Bandolier Baby (the first track from his upcoming debut EP) released this morning on iTunes, Spotify, and numerous other music outlets I've never heard of. The lyrics are open and honest and while the kiddo knows he's first and foremost a songwriter and guitarist, he also knows this is where it all starts. You have to put yourself out there All. The. Way. if you really want to chase your passion and oh, what a leap it is! I'm certain that in the years to come when the hubster and I look back and listen to these early recordings we'll remember this phase of the kiddo's life with nothing but the purest love and pride a parent's heart can hold. And I hope by then we're able to laugh about last night. #TheBestDays #Buhler #WHSSen19rs
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