European Vacation

I am pleased to announce that it appears my oldest daughter Erika is going to graduate from Niagara University in a few weeks. I say that it “appears” that way because things don’t always go as planned for Erika. Sometimes another idea catches her fancy and she takes a little detour. Regardless, I am, as always, so proud of the person that she has become!

I guess the apple didn’t fall too far from the tree in that regard, as it took me 10 years and three changes of majors to complete my Bachelors degree back in the day. My parents feared that I would become a professional student, but continued to lovingly support my follies. I was going to be a teacher, then Law School beckoned, then Psychology caught my attention……sorry Mom & Dad. I finally went back to the teaching thing with duel major in Psychology (and a bunch of pre-law credits). I then took a detour and went to work in the auto industry and the UAW for 30 years. Life takes such unpredictable turns. Maybe I’ll still do that Law thing when I grow up.

As a graduation present to herself Erika is going to Europe for 2 months this summer. I saw the movie Taken (two girls kidnapped on holiday in Europe) a few weeks ago and it scared the bee-gee-bers out of me. I have now decided that she needs her mother with her for the beginning of the trip. So I talked my ever ready travel companion, Elaine into going too. From there it expanded (as usual) into a potential Chevy Chase like European adventure, stretching from one week into two with a cruise of the Mediterranean thrown in for good measure. Europe here we come! We are soooo excited!