Last weekend was very eventful. We drove to Spokane to attend Michael's thesis reading and graduation. The trip was a whirlwind. We arrived on Thursday in time to meet Michael for dinner and then we checked into our hotel in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. We decided this was the perfect opportunity to ride the Ironman bike course of the Coeur D'Alene bike course. We had the perfect schedule planned. We would get up really early, ride 60 miles of the course, grab lunch, pick up the U-Haul and start moving stuff out of Michael's apartment. This would leave us plenty of time to check into our hotel in Spokane, relax, shower and meet up with everyone for dinner before Michael's thesis reading. Doesn't this all sound perfect....I thought it did in my very organized little mind. Unfortunately, everything didn't go according to my perfect little plan. We woke up early to get ready for our ride and it was only 45 degrees outside. First problem. We didn't come prepared for that temperature so we had to wait... and wait... and wait until it was warm enough to ride. No worries, we could still pull it off and do everything else on the list, except perhaps...relax. The ride was beautiful and fun and challenging and we packed the bikes back up and headed for the next thing on the list... grab lunch. We decided to grab some "fast food" but soon found out that in Coeur D'Alene, Carl's Junior is not a "fast food" restaurant. As we waited and waited and waited for our food, I began to realize my perfect schedule was no longer perfect but it could still all work out right?? We ate our food on the way to U-Haul and everything went smoothly but I had no idea how long it takes to hook up the trailer, check the lights, sign the papers... blah, blah, blah. At this point, the plan was shot. We pulled to the curb of Michael's apartment with enough time to tell them we would move everything on Saturday, we rushed to the hotel, took drive-by showers, threw on our clothes and met up for dinner. I will admit the rest on the night was great. Dinner was fun. Michael did a great job on his thesis reading and looking at all the Creative Writing and Poetry Graduates was priceless. What an interesting group of people. They are creative in more than just their writing and they are all very happy with their "uniqueness". I loved it!!
I know I am Michael's mother so I would not be considered objective when it comes to his abilities, but he really is so talented. Not only is he a fabulous writer, but he is very good in front of a crowd. Not that this is a big surprise to anyone who knows him. He has been entertaining us all since he was three and he knows how to capture a crowd. I will say, having sat through a couple of hours of readings, that is not the case with all Creative Writing students. Perhaps, they didn't have the opportunity to practice in front of all their uncles and aunts complete with Top Hat and cane doing magic shows and telling jokes. And, might I add, not only did he graduate with his Master's Degree in Creative Writing, it is looking very promising that he will be getting a job in his field. The entire Creative Writing Department at Eastern Washington University is pulling for him because for the last two years they have been telling the students, "this is a great degree but don't plan on getting a job". Congratulations Michael!! I knew you could prove them wrong.
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