The night I wanted to get my PhD and be called Dr. Jessica
When I am faced with a challenge, I take it head on. There is no stopping me when I have my mind set on something. The one person that has to deal with the implications of my exceptional and amazing ideas, is my husband. When I believed that we needed to compost, he built me a compost bin and I proceeded to not understand how to use it. When I decided that Kindergarteners needed more sugar and we should have Popsicle Friday's, he was the one organizing the popsicles by color in coolers. When I decided that my school needed a hip hop dance team and that I woud be the core instructor because I can work it, reverse it, put my game down flip it, and reverse it ra ta ta ta ta....he was there to help me with kid appropriate songs and dance moves.
The list goes on of Jessica's amazing wonderful ideas and the one person that never turns me down is my husband, until one night.
"I think I am going to get my PhD."
"What Jessica!! Why!? There is no PhD in Photography and you already have your Masters in Teaching. This doesn’t make sense to me."
"So everyone can call me Dr. Jessica."
"Jessica I will call you Dr. Jessica if that is what you want."
"Well it would also be cool to tell people (I get a sophisticated voice) that "I am currently working on my PhD in Astro Physics."
"Jessica that makes no sense, you don't have a Master's of Science."
"Maybe there’s an Art History degree."
"To use for what Jessica?"
"My photography. I think my clients would like to call me Dr. Jessica and to know that I am highly educated in the arts, while I take pictures for their Christmas cards."
"Jessica, I will buy you a book on art history!!"
“Why are you getting so mad about this?"
"Because Jessica, we don't have time for you to get your PhD.”
"You keep forgetting to say Dr. Jessica, you said you would call me that."
"Dr. Jessica please do not get your PhD."
"Why are so upset, you never get upset at my ideas."
"Because you go through with them! I am truly scared you will come home one day with books and supplies, and say that you're signed up at Harvard or something , and we can't move, we have no money! Jessica when you..."
"Dr. Jessica."
"Dr. Jessica you always go through with your crazy ideas.”
"Okay, okay I won't get my PhD, I don’t like homework anyways but you know it would be cool to be a trophy husband for a very sophistied wife." {Mr. Raney finally laughs}
"Oh I love you Dr. Jessica."
"I love you too Mr. Dr. Jessica Raney."
Since I am not getting my PhD anytime soon {I am not ruling it out. Dr. Jessica just has too much of a nice ring to it. } I will take photos of high school and college graduates and tell them my story of how I almost got my PhD and how I plan to have senior pictures done of myself when I graduate. I don't care how old I am!
Here is beautiful Rachel, a senior who graduated from University of Washington with her Bachelor degree in Psychology! Girls, we run the world!
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