Luke's big day finally came after weeks of tearing off one link of the graduation count down chain at a time. Luke graduated with his accounting degree from BYU on April 22, 2011. We made this chain when Luke had thirty days left at BYU.
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| Rise and Shout this Cougar is almost out!! |
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| The big day is FINALLY here!!!! |
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| Luke and Rhe at the Commencement Ceremony |
The graduation started at eight in the morning so our day began VERY early. And as usual, Luke and I left something to do at the last minute and this time it was picking up the dvds our camera needed. Meaning, we had a six AM trip to Walmart. Unfortunately they did not have the dvds we needed which lead to a very scary drive to provo in order to have time to stop at another Walmart. I am very grateful that I was only scared for my life once during a dangerous U-turn and I am very grateful that the second Walmart had the dvds we needed!!
After our near death experience in the car the rest of the day went perfectly. We arrived in plenty of time, I was able to save plenty of seats and we were surrounded by all of our family who were just as proud of him as I was.
The one thing I was amazed about with graduation was how quickly everything happened once they read Luke's name . I mean seriously, it takes about a hundred years to get to the person you are supporting and then the moment you wait for all of that time, is over in a flash and you don't even get to enjoy it. The moral of this story is television lies, life does not happen in slow motion during important moments. However, for this reason we have cameras and blogs so we can reflect back on those moments and remember how we felt.
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| Luke getting his diploma case |
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| Mom, Rhe, Luke, Dad, Jeremy and Candy after Graduation |
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| Dad, Grandpa, Mom, Rhe, Luke, Mom, Dad, Candy, & Jeremy |
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| Enter To Learn Go Forth To Serve |
After the graduation we went to lunch to Luke's favorite pizza place, California Pizza Kitchen. We had a great time visiting with our family. We are so lucky to have so many family members that love and support us.
On a bit more serious note....We are so grateful to have made it this far in our education. We cannot count the blessings we have received along the way because there are simply to many. We cannot wait for what life has to offer us.
I love how you clarify that Luke recieved his 'diploma case'--I don't know why--but that just made me laugh :) Also, I too am glad you both survived the scary car drive incident :)
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