Diego had this special suit made for him for his graduation from Bard College on Saturday. He had his claque sitting for hours in the tent waiting for that glimpse of him making his way across the stage and flicking his tassel as he received his diploma.
Truly, it was a great two day celebration for this boy, youth, young man we have all loved and nurtured for almost 22 years.
This Diego was my first grandchild, and for that reason and for so many others, he was first under my heart. I have no doubt that he'll make his way and change a part of life on this earth.
There we all were- the family of parents, siblings, half siblings, in-laws, ex-laws, outlaws, godparents, aunties, uncles, cousins, friends, lovers, and everyone else. We were there to celebrate. And of course we did.
The party food was spectacular. The Puerto Rican and Spanish contingent provided much of the food (to die for!), people made cakes and desserts and fried cod fritters and heaps of salads and quiches and everything else one could imagine.
The weather in upstate NY where we gathered was a perfect clear bright blue, the little kids danced on the lawn, the recent graduates were polite to their parents, and everyone was glad to see each other, despite the history that would make some families cringe.
It was a real nice picnic and we're very glad we came..
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