Fight On!

i don't know what's better...surprising someone or being surprised. it's kind of like the whole gift giving or gift receiving conundrum.

today was mike's first day of school. in 33 months, he will have his mba from #5 ranked usc!

graduation seems very far away right now and in the meantime, i've been warned that i should say a temporary "goodbye" to my husband. likewise, he's been warned that he should really get used to thriving off of four hours of sleep a night. see, this whole "work full-time and school at nights" thing is supposed to be very challenging.

while all of these warnings seem very daunting, i can't lie...my bigger concern lately has been that we have to become trojan fans. you see, as a cal bear, i kind of have to hate usc and was none too pleased to hear that their business school is so prestigious and that hobnobbing with alumni is a sure way to ensure future success.

mike arrived home after 12 hours of class tonight to a house full of red and gold balloons, usc bumper stickers and even a trojan koozie! it was my small way of letting him know that i'm ready to set aside my alliance (temporarily, of course) and support him no matter what - even if that means sc tailgates in the fall.

i have no doubt that graduation day will be here before we know it and then it will be back to the good ole' days of:

to california, to california
the hills ring out our cry,
we're out to do or die,
to california, to california
we'll win the game or know the reason why.

and when the game is over, we will buy a case of booze
and we'll drink to california 'til we wobble in our shoes.