Blossom Graduates College

Back in 2008, I blogged about this beautiful young lady who was entering middle school and couldn't read. Seriously! Kind of tossed aside into the special needs program of the public school system and forgotten. Well, we needed each other...a lot... and somehow, this unlikely couple, a Jewish mother and young Muslim girl hooked up. It's a mother-daughter relationship. Tight!

Fast forward another 7 years, and look who graduated from the University of Colorado at Denver.  The first person in her family to ever attend college. Unbelievable. The party was amazing. Lots of worrisome talk about family members still in Syria, but nevertheless, it was pretty phenomenal for the hubbie and I to kind of be the guests of honor among all of Blossom's friends and family. Lots of Arabic going on in the background. Delicious food.  Her mom knows I'm vegetarian and she always prepares for me. I love her for that. Her dad is a sweetheart. The uncle speaks Hebrew. Hubbie and him go at it relishing their conversation.

Blossom called me recently to tell me some wonderful news.  "I'm calling YOU, even before I tell my parents!" see excitedly said. "I've been admitted to graduate school!"