Graduation Day..1990...

The sun was shining in Manhattan and there were empty beer cans and paper cups scattered throughout the grounds. Hungover students crawled out of their beds to put on their caps and gowns for the commencement ceremony. As thousands of graduated jumped in the shower to revive themselves, parents were already starting their pilgrimage to their seats. Armed with video cameras, they prepared themselves to record this moment for posterity.

The clock beeped loudly in the boys room for about an hour. Wrapped only in a sheet, Carol was the first to make her way to the shower so she could finish getting ready in her dorm. As she stepped out of bed, she hit her foot on an ashtray and a beer can. "Shit." she exclaimed.

The curse was enough to wake Chandler and he rose from his bed holding the side of his head. Too many jello shots he thought. He sat on his bed and lit his morning cigarette. The only noise that could be heard was the hum of the air purifier and the snores coming from the other bed.

"My God he could sleep through a nuclear explosion." exclaimed Chandler. "Geller, get your lazy ass up." he said as he strategically threw a pillow at his roomate's head. Ross peeked from under the covers and realized he was alone again.

Carol quickly came in the door and said, "Guys we have to be at Milton Hall in an hour for the procession, I am obviously not going like this so I will meet you after I go back to my room." She threw one of Ross's shirts over her jeans and bent down to kiss him. Then she left.

The strains of Pomp and Circumstance could be heard over the hushed crowd as the Class of 90 marched into the stadium. Chandler eyed the crowd to see if he could see her. Yep there she was with her newest boy toy. How ironic to know that if Dad were here, they might be fighting over the same guy. Next he saw Monica in a blue dress, she waved and blew him a kiss. He wished that he didn't have to keep his feelings for her a secret, but they just felt they were too young and with the kind of relationships he was exposed to, he was just plain scared to start his own.

Jack and Judy sat next to Monica. Armed with the video camera, Jack was watching as each graduate came down the aisle. There he was their summa cum laude graduate with a BS in Archeology . This wasn't the end by no means, next would come a Masters and eventually a Phd in either Archeology or Paleontology. As Ross walked by , he had the serious look of a scholar. This was indeed a proud day in the Geller family.

Each graduate walked up to receive their degree…Anderson, Rebecca Lynn, Abrams, Charles C. Finally he rose from his seat as the name was called Bing, Chandler M. BA in Business Administration.. Chandler slowly walked up to the podium still with the reminder of last night. Nora waved to her son with a smile on her face. You could see the after effects of the last surgery she had on her youthful looking face.

Monica blew him a kiss as he received his degree.

Jack moved from his seat in preparation to get a better shot of the front of the auditorium…Gardner, Mark D., Gallo, Theresa Ann, Judy sat with bated breath as she heard the next name…Geller, Ross E. summa cum laude BS in Archaeology…Ross proudly walked up to accept his first degree. Carol had a tear in her eye..she saw the future when he walked past. She had spent four years with this man and now they were both moving on. They would both be continuing their educations and getting jobs. She laughed when one day last week he decided to walk down Fifth Avenue and just walk into Tiffany's. Playfully he kept putting rings on her fingers and then looking at them.

She caught him glancing through the real estate section of the Post and looking at one bedroom apts. Something was up and Carol wanted to know what that was, Ross just smiled and replied , "Oh nothing."

Eugene and Adelaide Willick had flown up from Virginia for not only Carol's graduation, but her boyfriend's as well. They had met Ross before and wholeheartedly approved of him as Carol's possibly future husband. Following Carol's acceptance of her BS in Elementary Education, she made her way back to her seat. There they were the Class of 90..they had only the future in front of them.