Andy walks

05.08.2004

My little brother graduates from college today. And I'm missing his graduation ceremony. See. This is a big deal. None of us have ever missed another brother's graduation ceremony — high school, college, graduate degree. Never. Ever.

Except today.

My family's like gypsies. You can always spot us in a crowd. My first college graduation, I sat among thousands of graduates, in a stadium packed w/ parents, family, friends. I could hear my family, up in the second tier, to my right — my two brothers howling "Centellas!" at the top of their lungs. By the time I took my seat, I knew exactly where they were.

We've always been there for each other. Even when we've been far apart. It's just something people notice about the Centellas boys. After minutes together, we're back in sync w/ one another. We even sit the exact same way. It's uncanny.

So. Andy graduates from MSU — on his way to his new East Coast lifestyle, courtesy of DuPont. The little brother who came all the way to Mount Pleasant to see my band. The eight-year-old cueball w/ the "23" soccer jersey. The IT computer nerd who can't design a web page. Has it really been so many years?

Well, Andy. I hope Sam yells loud enough for me, too.

Posted by Miguel at 03:11 PM

Comments

Hey, I was counting on just cut/pasting your mother's day ruminations to my journal...but you don't have any!
Ah well, maybe I'll write my own.

Posted by: J. Edmond at May 9, 2004 05:47 PM

Felicidades Andy!

Posted by: Daniel at May 10, 2004 09:54 AM

Thanks Miguel! :) It was a great day :)

I warned my firned who walked behind me that my name might get some screams... :) It went good.

Posted by: Andres at May 10, 2004 01:55 PM

friend... Andres even with a college degree can't check his spelling...

We sat next to Andy's fraternity Brothers who took up the yelling slack. I got some poparatzi shots and ate lots of meat. It was a good Centellas weekend.

So when will we watch you get that PHD? I have been waiting...

Posted by: sam at May 10, 2004 10:31 PM

I think another 12-18 months, perhaps, for my PhD. It'll happen. If I have to be patient, so can you.

Posted by: Miguel at May 11, 2004 04:22 PM