Irony

As I put some dishes away this morning and notice some more things that my husband took with him when he moved out, I glance up at this funny medal I have on the wall. It is gold with a chef's hat and spoon with a black and red ribbon. It is a medal I received upon highschool graduation. Many of these were distributed, for the subjects of English, Chemistry, Physics, Visual Arts, etc. They were awarded to the students who surpassed all others in a particular field. Mine is in Home Economics. Yep, that's right, Home Ec. I didn't even know they gave out medals for dorky subjects like Home Ec. The ironic part is this, I took two Home Ec. classes and they were: "Foods for Singles" and "Education for Responsible Parenthood" (ERP). I never thought then that those two actually would apply to my life at the same time.