graduation

On Thursday evening, we attended my dad's graduation ceremony. Here are two photos of me and my dad afterward. Wow did I ever look handsome. At the end of the evening, I concluded that it was more challenging for me to sit patiently through the ceremony than it was for my dad to finish his degree.

First off, my mom had to park approximately two miles away from the venue - and she carried me all of the way there because normally they don't allow strollers. You can imagine our dismay when everyone else brought a stroller and parked it in the lobby. The one good thing was that we had a vicious thunderstorm earlier that day so it cooled off to the mid 80s . . . the perfect temperature for carrying 25+ pounds of toddler for two miles!

When we arrived and tried to get seated, I cried and cried and cried that it was too loud. So we ran around outside for a while. We went back inside just in time to listen to the beginning and only the beginning of the beloved Senator Kirk Watson's speech. He offered the graduates a top-ten list of good advice. Since I missed it, my own list is below.

10) Do not watch television.

9) Feed/watch the birds.

8) Visit with your neighbors.

7) Go to yoga class.

6) Drink plenty of water.

5) Read for at least one hour each day.

4) Play outside every minute of the day (when not reading).

3) Eat veggies with every meal.

2) Only eat organic fruits and veggies.

1) Wash your hands frequently.

For the rest of the evening, I pretty much just ran around and played with other bored/restless babies and toddlers until just before it was time for my dad's name to get called.

The ceremony ended at 10:00pm. I fell asleep on the way home but then stayed up most of the night because I was starving; I wasn't interested in dinner before I left and I didn't eat the picnic my mom packed for me.