Finis

Sniff.

I can't believe the official portion of the KWF is officially over and done.

We had the "graduation" ceremony and party yesterday afternoon..although Zack stated (and I concur) that when they had to turn in their Wallace House keys, the Fellows felt like it was more of an "eviction" than a "commencement."

It has been a very busy two weeks here in A2 and beyond. We went home to Memphis over Easter weekend. It was the kids' first airplane trip and all went incredibly smoothly. When we got back to Detroit, safe and sound and without delay, I commented immediately to Zack that it was totally worth the money to not have spent four days in the car. We looked at a lot of houses, then relooked at some, then put an offer in on one. I thought that it was going to go through and it would have but at the last second some put in a higher bid so they rejected ours. I was more bummed than I thought I was going to be. Now we have two other houses (one in East Memphis, one just over the border in Germantown) that have the same number of rooms and the same asking price. Each has its strengths and weaknesses, as do all houses. So we're going to put together bids and then submit one. Again, it's been very busy these past two weeks...and also a bit stressful. I hate househunting.

Back here in A2, things are beginning to really wind down. I start packing next week. (I'd start this week but we've got too much going on...pizza night here for 20+ people, Zack's gone Saturday night and we've got a KWF unofficial function Sunday).

This past Sunday, we had our last brunch at Wallace House. Then we all went and painted The Rock. The Rock is, well, a big boulder that sits in the intersection of Washtenaw Avenue and Hill Street. It's an A2 tradition to paint it to commemorate whatever. So we decided to paint it white and then put a black "-30-" on it which is the traditional wire service symbol for "End of Story." You can imagine how much fun the kids had. We'll let the photo of IEM speak for itself.

So anyway last night was graduation. There were speeches, there were tears and there was a lot of laughter. Christy spearheaded making a movie about our class which was hilarious. Then there was a dinner, followed by a DJ and dancing at Wallace House. Then there was Richard Lister on the dancefloor. I don't think a room full of journalists could accurately depict those dance moves. Zack and I packed it in at 1-something; I think the party went on 'til almost 4.

I know that you don't know any of these people but if you want to see a slideshow of the year, go to my friend Taos' website...it should load automatically.

www.taosturner.com

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