That's the motto of Cowell College at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where my Kristen graduated today. What an epic day!
There were no parking snafus, we took a shuttle bus very close to
where the ceremony was to take place and the weather was cooperative for an outdoor graduation.
Our friends Vicky and Bob got there before us and secured seats in the third row. Since Kristen was in the first row, she was about 20' from us. None of us have EVER had such great seats at a graduation.
Instead of the traditional Pomp and Circumstance, they had bagpipers, which was both nice and disappointing at the same time. Disappointing because it broke with graduation tradition, but good for me because it didn't start the waterworks going. I can be in the car, by myself, and if I hear this tune by Sir Edward Elgar, I start crying. I can't help it. I have to say, I was very good today. Got a little teary a couple of times, but was not the total weeping basket case I thought I would be.
Kristen was so close that we could talk - albeit mouthing words and sign language, but we could communicate. Before she got up to get her diploma she asked me if she should take her sunglasses off. Yes, for the pictures.
They had a nice reception for the grads and families in the Cowell College quad, which has about a 180' view of the pacific ocean. It was glorious.
Epic day. Four down, two to go.
4 comments:
Aw yay! I dug the bagpipers.
I know I took my sunglasses off because they took a picture of me getting my diploma, but I'm almost 100% positive my tassel was in my face. Or my mouth. It was blowing everywhere. I kept inhaling/eating it on the walk down. Nom nom nom!
Where can we look at a copy of the picture they took? Auntie Beans got a good pic of you receiving your diploma, which she's going to e-mail to me.
I emailed it to you today, and even cropped some of the extraneous stuff out. But yep! K-Bug has major tassel face.
It was a total accident, but I was happy that I got that shot. Such an important moment.
Auntie Beans
that pic was slightly blurry and yeah - tassel face. We may have to settle for the portrait she took, which is really good. I can't remember which one Kristen liked the best and she is in Norway now, so I'll order them when she gets home.
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