Plans vs. life: Finding happiness in the mix

The novelist and satirist Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, once said, “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” The month of May has reached the halfway point and graduation season is upon us once again. During this time of year I often reflect on my own graduation, the life I had planned and the life I have lived instead.

I was a part of the class of 2005, one of the last classes to graduate from Saratoga High School before it became Saratoga Middle/High School. It was also one of the largest classes at the time. With 36 students, it often served as a logistics n...