Tickets are booked!

Looks like Ben and I will be making another trip to visit another college!  I don't mind...I've heard NC is beautiful this time of year and the campus at UNC/Chappel Hill is gorgeous!  We are flying out the night of April 19th and back late on the 21st.  We have to come back for the Academy of Science and Technology Senior Banquet on Sunday!  Hey at $50 a person I DON'T want to miss that one!  hahaha

I have reassured David that if Ben does decide to go to UNC that my salary will pay for college.  Gee...I'm just glad I have a job.  Thank you Dr. Stockton and the CISD School Board!  (memo to self:  write a thank you note for my raise this coming year).

I asked Ben what he wanted to eat for his graduation party.  His response "MOM, you're not planning a party are you?" (duh) "Because I don't want a party!  If you have a party if means we are serving alcohol."  Well, I responded with not at my party I'm not.  Then we preceded to disagree on having a "party" or a "get together".  It took us 2 days but we are having a "party" the night after graduation.  I think he found out another friends' mom was having a "party" too.  Guess my idea of have a party was that bad after all.

Am I getting old or what?

Seems like I haven't had any time since last week to post and I'm getting lots of texts asking what was the outcome.  Sorry to leave everyone hanging!

Duke and Yale notified Ben last Thursday that he was not selected.  We had to wait until Friday morning to finally get word from Harvard.  That too was a no.  We were all a little disappointed but not surprised.  But how many people actually even get a chance to submit an application to those kind of schools?  I'm so very proud of him and know where ever he ends up he will love it and have a great time in the next 4 years.

His choices are UNC, Rice, UT and Emory. 

As of today his first choice is UNC at Chappel Hill and behind that Rice University right here in Houston.  Of course, I would LOVE to "have" to travel to North Carolina.  He wants to go and visit the campus before  he makes his final commitment.  So we are flying to NC on April 19th for 2 nights.  I've heard it is absolutely beautiful in the Spring!  Most likely I will not be able to go with him in August to move in so this will be perfect for me to go.  My principal approved me to go and I have a sub!  Can't wait. 

Note to self:  remember to book a professional photographer in the fall to take Senior pictures of Nic.  hahaha  Ben is getting his pictures taken on April 17th but until then I took one of his today.