A Good Kind of Pride

Today has not been a normal day. It has been a good day for sure, but not the usual Thursday. For the past 3 weeks Kane has been preparing for a big presentation he was scheduled to give at school. As a grad student he is required to do a "2nd Year Seminar Presentation" as one of the steps towards his graduate degree. The presentation was today. For the past 2 Saturdays I have had to share my husband with the computer for the majority of the day. Also, several evenings this week his time has been devoted to preparing---and not spending leisurely time with his wife. Thankfully this is not the norm for us at least at this point in grad school, so it was fairly easy for me to be patient and understanding as he worked.

Today I took the day off work and Kane stayed home until time to go give his talk. We went over to school together and I sat in with some of the other research students and watched him give his presentation. His "boss" (advising professor) was there along with another teacher who was to grade how he did.

Well, I must say that he did really well! I was so proud of him and thankful for all the work and preparation he put into his presentation. His fellow students and friends all told me that he did a good job (and that they weren't surprised). I must admit--I wasn't surprised either. Although I don't understand all of what he talked about on the chemical level, it was a great talk and it kept my interest as well as the interest of the other chemistry grad students. I was so proud of him and he was so happy once it was over. He had a little "critiquing" session with the grading teacher where he found out that he "passed" and then he and I went out to lunch, which also is not the norm for a Thursday afternoon. Kane took the rest of the afternoon off and we came home and relaxed, napped and rested. It is a wonderful thing to see your husband excel in what he does--and it's nice to have my husband back!