Ugh! The weather this time of year sure is a wild card. Sorry she didn't get to graduate in the beautiful old church.Graduation is over, and it was quite an adventure... The mass was lovely, then just as the commencement part of the ceremony was about to start, cell phones all over the church started going off with an emergency tone. A tornado warning was issued for our area! So we headed to the gym, which is the school/parish shelter, and they finished the graduation there. My daughter was so disappointed. Our church is beautiful, 120 years old with gorgeous stained glass and ornate architecture, and they ended up walking in the gym instead. But it'll be a funny story to tell later, and by the time the service was over, the alert had been lifted (tornado was spotted about 12 miles from here but didn't touch down) and we were able to get some pictures with friends in the church. I'm just glad I did the outdoor pictures I wanted before the mass, because when we left it was raining buckets. My husband was soaked to the bone just from pulling the car up for us! But by the time the all-night party started, the severe weather was long gone so they should get to enjoy the fun part of the night without any interruptions.
What a great looking group! That's great they get to pick someone to shake hands with. I vote you tell him you want a belated Mother's Day gift of putting the robe back on for more photos. Congrats to your grad!Congratulations, Colleen. I'm sorry that the graduation had to be moved to the gym, but I'm glad they could finish it anyway and she still got to walk!
Ours was yesterday, too. It went smoothly although we had the threat of bad weather too (no tornado warnings during our ceremony though.) After each student's name was called, they received their diploma and shook hands with various administrators. Then each student got to pick a district employee to shake their hand and greet them as they returned to the floor. DS chose his cross country coach (who was also his track coach and his 8th grade history teacher). As far as I could tell, EVERY senior boy from the cross country team (20+ of them) picked the XC coach. And several of the girls' XC runners picked him too (he coaches both boys and girls distance for track, but the girls have a different XC coach.) He is an amazing guy, an amazing teacher, and an amazing coach and I think it's pretty cool that SO many of the kids chose him. He, by far, had more than any other person.
I didn't get as many pictures as I wanted, and I'm sure I won't get him back into his cap and gown for a photoshoot! The family came over to the house afterward and we had a nice dinner. Unfortunately, most of DS's invited-at-the-last-minute friends couldn't come because they were busy with their own families (DS didn't seem too disappointed but I felt kind of bad for him... but it was a terrible time for a "friend" party. I have WAY too much food so I'm kind of hoping some of his friends can come tonight to play video games and eat leftovers.)
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DS's school is literally down the street from an Ikea. He is pretty no-frills, so we'll see what he wants to do. We don't know yet if he's got a double, triple or quad (please think good thoughts for a double). He said he wasn't planning on getting a fridge and I think we convinced him to think again about that. But once he knows about his roommate, then they can coordinate. I already bought towels on Black Friday but how many sets would you send? I got a set of four everything and don't think he'll need that many or have room.So, who's starting to stock up on things for college? To those of you that have kids away at college already, what are some helpful things to bring that perhaps you didn't remember the first time?
Sorry that happened, but it will be a story you all will not forget! It rained early on my HS graduation day and when we were coming out afterward, there was a rainbow.Graduation is over, and it was quite an adventure... The mass was lovely, then just as the commencement part of the ceremony was about to start, cell phones all over the church started going off with an emergency tone. A tornado warning was issued for our area! So we headed to the gym, which is the school/parish shelter, and they finished the graduation there. My daughter was so disappointed. Our church is beautiful, 120 years old with gorgeous stained glass and ornate architecture, and they ended up walking in the gym instead. But it'll be a funny story to tell later, and by the time the service was over, the alert had been lifted (tornado was spotted about 12 miles from here but didn't touch down) and we were able to get some pictures with friends in the church. I'm just glad I did the outdoor pictures I wanted before the mass, because when we left it was raining buckets. My husband was soaked to the bone just from pulling the car up for us! But by the time the all-night party started, the severe weather was long gone so they should get to enjoy the fun part of the night without any interruptions.
Dd22 went to college with one bath towel and one elastic top towel, ds21 went with 2.DS's school is literally down the street from an Ikea. He is pretty no-frills, so we'll see what he wants to do. We don't know yet if he's got a double, triple or quad (please think good thoughts for a double). He said he wasn't planning on getting a fridge and I think we convinced him to think again about that. But once he knows about his roommate, then they can coordinate. I already bought towels on Black Friday but how many sets would you send? I got a set of four everything and don't think he'll need that many or have room.
Dd and her sister broke the school record for the 4 x 4 at their track meet last week (4:01.00) which was her goal this season.
That is a great time! Congrats!Dd and her sister broke the school record for the 4 x 4 at their track meet last week (4:01.00) which was her goal this season.
So, who's starting to stock up on things for college? To those of you that have kids away at college already, what are some helpful things to bring that perhaps you didn't remember the first time?
DS does too, but his school makes a big deal of how environmentally responsible they are, so I'm expecting it to be pretty convenient for students to use refillable bottles.
Dd and her sister broke the school record for the 4 x 4 at their track meet last week (4:01.00) which was her goal this season.
Dd18 was the fastest female sprinter at the HS before her sister got there (and the fastest female xc runner). At the beginning of last year’s track season, I asked her how she felt having her sister take her spot in track (dd16 plays varsity soccer in the fall), and she said she was thrilled because she made the team better (dd18 was 60.3 and dd16 was 59.3). They have always been SO close and I think next year will be hard (especially separating their clothes since they’ve always been the same size).Awesome! That is an amazing time. And cool for sisters to do it together.
Our graduation was this weekend too. I was happy to have had our reception done last weekend and just enjoy this weekend. We went to a total of 9 receptions, DD did more. Ceremony was nice, DD's speech was entertaining. She had fun going to receptions afterward with her BF, but drove home listening to old Taylor Swift and crying. Pretty sentimental, this one.
DS has his cap and gown, but our ceremony isn't until the 31st - so I'm hoping for tips from those of you who have already done it for getting the darn hat to look right! He tried it on, and it was so awkward.
It's this type:
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He thinks the cardboard circle is supposed to come out, and I think not. And I don't remember my own years ago having that much elastic? - I thought we used bobby pins somehow??