<p>Don't laugh. My son is a senior at ND. To those of you who have already had kids graduate from ND, can you fill me in on what, if anything, I should be doing right now? Is it just make dinner reservations for the night of the ceremony and that's it? How do we best celebrate this momentous event in his life - any creative ideas?</p>
<p>On campus or after he gets home?</p>
<p>I can't believe your son is a senior! Then again, I can't believe mine is a sophomore...</p>
<p>I am honestly not sure of what my family will do, but then again I haven't really thought about it and I doubt my parents have, so you are ahead of the curve! I actually think I would leave things pretty open and flexible. That way if you guys just want to spend time on campus, you can, or if you want to do something else most likely you will be able to. Since it is just all of the seniors and the parents South Bend will be busy but not horrible...think JPW. </p>
<p>You may want to ask your son as well, if you don't want it to be a surprise that is. </p>
<p>Good luck and yes, it is hard to believe that we are seniors! :(</p>
<p>D, I'd love info on either. Maybe there's nothing typical? Do you have any ideas?</p>
<p>Mine is a soph, so we haven't done it ourselves. It was 23 years ago, but I recall graduation weekend to be hectic. Once finals ended, the last week was rather a continuous celebration. I remember my parents kind of ended up with other parents, and my siblings ended up at some of the parties I attended. It was the last time I'd get to see many of the people I'd seen over the course of four years, and I knew that then, so I was most interested in getting in my last time with friends. So, basically, we winged it. If you can get a dinner reservation in, you are well ahead of the game. I agree with Irish that you are better off leaving things flexible.</p>