Hey Mom, did you even graduate college???

That was the question my brainiac spawn asked last night after he returned from the lab last night. In fact the answer is yes, I did graduate from college.

My path to college was somewhat not a planned item. I had no desire to go to college. I had no desire to leave my small town, I was perfectly happy to keep asking my parents for money. I mean they had supported me all my life, why should things change just because I would graduate high school? I had it good and saw no need to go to college.

One day in 1982 I came home from school and my mom threw me a couple college application books informing me of her decision that I go to school somewhere. After much thought (about 8 seconds), I came to the conclusion I really did not have that much going on after I would graduate high school so I would appease her and take a gander at the books . I then opened the course selections books for a few of the college even though I had no idea what I wanted to "be" when I grew up. I quickly came up with a solution that would solve everything.

I started the selection process with any two year college within two hours of my house. I then proceeded to read the degree options. Factored in that was the amount of money that one would expect to make with that degree. Basically, I went down the page and found what paid the most money for a two year degree. I figured hey, I can do this... “Medical Laboratory Technology” - sounds obtainable right?

First semester came and I managed to hold on to decent grades. Next semester involved chemistry and dang that was hard. Of course the hot guy “Nate” sat next to me in Chem and I admit, sometimes I would daydream about him for that 1.5 hour lecture. Needless to say, I failed chemistry so I decided I should change my curriculum to something more suited to me and my “style”.

My roommate Mona had made a great choice at college. All she did was break and train horses, take care of the four legged friends and ride them. Wow, what a coincidence, I actually owned a horse and I was sure that would be much better than some overpaying Medical Laboratory Technology degree. Why didn't I think of that before? I could be carefree and the horses wouldn't care if I skipped a shower or two. Long story short, I have a degree in Animal Husbandry - Equine which happens to be an AAS degree. Do I utilize my degree? Um, no but I did graduate from college.

Flash forward to last night when my son (who was feeling smart as he had just spent the day at the organic chemistry lab) asked if I even graduated from college I piped up and said yes in fact, I did graduate from college. I went on proceeding to toot my own horn bragging that I am a smart person and that I had graduated, received that diploma, and walked down the path to greatness.

I then went on informing Nick that the degree I received was actually a dual major because not only did I graduate with the "Animal Husbandry-Equine" degree, I also met “my husband”, their dad, Chuck in college. Therefore, I have the Animal Husbandry-Equine degree and a “Husbandry” (the MRS degree)

At least I use one of my degrees on a daily basis. See Momma isn’t such a dummy after all.