There were moments when we thought this day might never come.............she really liked school and kept finding classes she wanted to take, and we finally informed her that going to grad school was fine, but she would have to complete her undergrad degree first...... ! Of course, it wasn't the graduation weekend we imagined.
Her tassel and cords arrived in the mail one day.
She dug out her cap and gown from high school and we watched the virtual ceremony on the computer! Harry Potter fans, note the decorated cap!
There is her name (Magna Cum Laude) with the others receiving the BS in Aerospace Engineering degree. Her best friend, Paige is listed directly below her.
Graduation photo fun!
And Covenant Presbyterian did a drive-by parade Sunday which was so much fun! She loved the signs and balloons!
On the Thursday morning of her last final, I woke her up by jumping up and down on her bed and yelling "Last Day of School!" over and over. Then on Friday, I did the same thing, but yelled, "First Day of the Rest of Your Life!" She wasn't impressed by either effort. To celebrate on that Friday, I took her shopping.............. To Sew Sweet Quilt Shop in Brunswick!
I had doodled a drawing of BB-8 from Star Wars and was talking to her about how to make it into a quilt.
She, of course, took it and pointed out all of the markings that weren't accurate, and started to work on redoing my drawing. Of course, she had lots of things to use to make it an accurate drawing.
We did the math...........to figure out how big to make the pieces to get a throw-sized quilt for her apartment, and then I showed her how to calculate the amount of fabric she would need.
Her little BB-8 even came with us to the quilt shop. It was very entertaining to what him run around the floor in the shop. (He did get wiped down with a Lysol wipe afterwards.)
And we went to lunch at Kaitlyn's, a wonderful sandwich and ice cream shop. We hadn't dined in anywhere in months..................it was a weird feeling, but the food was delicious!
I had the strawberry spinach salad.............wonderful!
Honestly, we were exhausted when we got home............we're just not used to being out in public like that anymore. So, we took naps!
We are hoping to get started cutting the pieces for her quilt this weekend. Hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend!
Christi
Surprised that Sew Sweet staff weren't wearing masks. I would have expected it. Glad to see that Sarah was properly attired!!
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