Sunday, May 22, 2011

And just like that, they were gone.

    KU graduation was this morning. By this afternoon, my just-off-campus neighborhood was ghostlike. For the next three months, I will enjoy unimpeded traffic, a dearth of empty beers cans in my yard on Monday mornings, and the blissful absence of coeds jogging by the house wearing practically nothing. 
   And with that last sentence, I declare myself officially OLD.

2 comments:

In The Kitchen With AUdrey said...

Here on the west side we notice the loss of students less. It is easier to park downtown and fewer scares driving down Tennessee after dark but otherwise unnoticeable. Enjoy!

Cathy Hamilton said...

Thanks, Audrey's mom. Glad to see you on BG!

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