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Tuesday, June 15, 2004
8:07 AM

Graduation Recap
Sorry for the delay in getting you all the cap and gown pics. The good news is that I have many to share. But first a quick graduation recap.

In order to make sure that we actually got seats, Barbara, Connor and I went to save seats as soon as the stadium was open at 2 o'clock. When we got there a little before 2, there was already a huge line of people. Luckily there was plenty of seating and we were able to stake out enough space for everyone. And then we sat. And sat. At least it was a beautiful day.

Here's a pic taken during out stint as seat fillers:

Then the rest of the crew (Dad, Mark, Rachel, Nicki and Chris) got there. And then we all got to sit. As you can see below, Chris really enjoyed waiting for the ceremony to start:

Finally, a little before 4 pm, the grads starting filing into the stadium. It was nearly impossible to find Alex in the group, but luckily he was seated not too far from us. I was able to get a couple of shots of him. Please be warned that it may be a bit hard to see him, but I have no doubt you can find him if you look hard enough!

Alex sitting with the graduates:

Then the time came for Alex to actually get his diploma.

Alex walking to get his diploma:

The ceremony was fine. It just takes a long time to read the 600+ names of the graduates. Four students spoke, including the "Scholar of Scholars" - the student with the top GPA in the class, which was 4.8. She moved here from Romania in 1999 with her family. Pretty impressive. (I'll bet she wins a women in business award some day.)

Then it was pretty much over. Hats in the air and all that. I think a good time was had by all. For example, take a look at the smile on Alex's face here:

Pretty happy don't you think?

And here is Alex and Barb (more radiant smiles):

And the family:

Finally, a pic of Nicki and Chris. Note the hat on Chris' head. Once he got it away from Alex, he pretty much wore it all night.

The all important diploma:

All in all, it was a great day. I haven't seen Alex smiling so much in a long time. And now he and Connor are enjoying summer vacation. I can't even begin to tell you how envious I am.

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