The weeks leading up to graduation have been tumultuous for Miss E. She’s got all the feeling swirling inside (and sometimes outside), like many other seniors at this time of year. Her senior trip was rocky, senior “skip day” was chaotic, and the boys are home getting in her space. She’s excited to be done with high school, scared to move on, worried her friends don’t like her, worries she’s going to miss all her friends, etc. Anyone who’s ever graduated from high school has probably had these feelings. We also have several busy weekends coming up, so last weekend E and I took a little road trip.
Road Trip
We started with a quick No Kings protest, which was packed!! After doing our part as good citizens, we spent the rest of the day in the hinterlands of Vermont, enjoying the sunshine and lush scenery.
Visiting the Haskell Free Library in Derby, VT has been on our bucket list for a few years now. The Haskell library sits on the US/Canada border and has been in the news a lot lately. It’s a beautiful library and we were excited to visit. Apparently author Louse Penny lives nearby and her next book takes place, in part, in the Haskell library! Unfortunately we got there exactly at 4pm which is when they closed. :( We enjoyed the exterior anyway. It is beautiful and interesting to be so close to the border. We waved at a group of Canadians across the bolder line. :)
Then we had some sweet Sunday driving through the rolling hills, stopping only to charge up the car and our bellies, and headed to the Cold Hollow Sculpture Park, an outdoor sculpture park…. which closed hours before we actually got there. We got a great picture of the entrance sign though. :)
We thought about maybe sneaking in and checking out the sculptures anyway, but turns out its actually on a hill behind someone’s house, so we decided to be good and move on. We stopped for dinner and more charging, then drove home under a pink sunset.
We had a great day, she felt much better (nothing fills her bucket like car time with mom), and we fully intend to return another day… maybe a little earlier in the day. :)
Award Night
The following day we attended Senior Awards Night where we clapped for over two hours for kids we know and love and kids we’ve never even heard of before. It was a long ceremony, but E got a few awards (for science and good grades) and some grant money, and I got to chat with some old friends, so we considered it a good night all around.
Next up — graduation!
