Last night I, along with two friends from college, chaperoned a Masque event. It was a "Happening Hour," and the club needed three faculty / staff members to check ID's, give out bracelets, and just be there. It was super easy, and most people left by 11 (for the cast party, I presume), and I just hung out with folks and chatted until midnight.
However, it did make me realize how much I've aged socially since I graduated. I went from a typical college senior (I'll let you construct that image) to a wife, mother, and...chaperone. It's only been three and a half years since I graduated, but I've flashed forward. 90% of the time, I'm 100% happy with that. It's that other 10%, when my friends go out at the last minute, or people are still living footloose and fancy-free that I feel a little weird.
Oh well. I have an adorable baby and a husband who cooks me chicken parm and cupcakes filled with cookie-dough.
Final note: I don't miss the college-ness of the Masque, but I do miss meetings, planning, and working really hard. I hope a Ph.D. program fills that void. If not, I'll probably end up being a kick-ass den mother, dance mom, or room parent.
I'm peachy.
PS: Remember - updates about E and my family and general domestication are on theyingers.blogspot.com. I will also be featured soon on a motherhood blog. I'll let you know when that interview goes up.
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I'm so so glad I've moved beyond last minute bar trips 4 out of the 7 nights a week. SO GLAD. Have I mentioned I'm glad? I'm now an old lady that sits at home with her boyfriend and watches TV. (I wish traffic to you after work wasn't so awful, because we could just come be old with you some nights.)
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