<p>I don't know about the rest of you, but the May 1 date has passed and our decision has been happily made. The rigors, stress and endless travel of auditions have faded in memory and the anxious moments running out to the mailbox are gone. There was disappointment along the way, and agonizing over a final decision, but these too have passed.</p>
<p>I don't know about you folks, but my wife and I sat back and shared a bottle of champagne when the enrollment deposit was mailed. D had some champagne, but more importantly, is now able to have a bit of well-deserved "senioritis."</p>
<p>Nothing left now but to enjoy the final four HS concerts of her HS career and go to graduation....</p>
<p>Time to enjoy it all because it will be over too soon!</p>
<p>Well, my kid's actually class of 2008 - but can I still come to the party? How well I remember those feelings. And they really haven't diminished. Every year I'm excited that he's still happy, and still has somewhere to go next year, and still passing his end of year juries.</p>
<p>Anyway, congratulations to you and your D for successfully making it to this point. Enjoy those last-time events. My S finished out HS in the US, while we were here in Germany, so I missed the official last-times. I flew home in Feb. to accompany him to some auditions, and my visit happened to coincide with a band concert. I was aware it was my last highschool band concert for him, but I was the only parent there having those feelings, since there were plenty more concerts to come. I spent a lot of time feeling melancholy all by myself! The rest of the year, I had to rely on email accounts from other parents. We did make it home for graduation, just barely, and his senior recital. Perhaps it was easier that way.</p>