On December 13, 2008 Paul and I graduated from Logsdon Seminary….I remember going to rehearsal the day before and I got mad because I wasn’t going to be sitting next to Paul. They arranged us by degrees, not by last names, and since we got 2 different degrees, I think Kade was sitting between us. 😦
I remember waking up that morning, getting ready, straightening my hair, making sure it was “perfect” and then stepping outside and the wind was blowing so hard!! We drove up to campus and our graduation robes were blowing SO hard, just on the hanger as we were carrying them. I remember trying to hold my hair down so it wouldn’t blow so hard…
When we all lined up, all the girls were holding their gowns down and their hats on their hands…one girl lost her hat and it blew into the parking lot. Everyone started yelling, “Catch that hat!!” They finally let us squeeze into the side of the building b/c it was SO COLD outside (of course, Texas cold, not Illinois cold)…I’m sure it was only about 50 degrees outside that day…
When we walked down the aisle to go sit down I remember my Uncle Johnnie sitting right on the aisle seat so I stopped to talk to him, as we were walking down the aisle (probably not the brightest idea, but I was excited)!
When a graduate walked across the stage to receive their diploma (which is really just a welcome to the Alumni Association, we want your money letter inside of a nice plastic folder) their family/friends could stand up (in the audience) to support them. Well, when I walked across the stage, Paul was already tucked backstage, waiting for his turn to walk so he couldn’t stand up for me, which I understand. Well, I went and sat down and completely forgot to stand up when he walked across!! Whoops!! My bad…I thought about after he sat down…I almost asked for a do-over, but I didn’t…I thought he might be embarrassed….
We had a wonderful lunch at Spaghetti Warehouse after graduation with our family and our favorite professor, Dr. Prevost, and his wife, Peggy. I’m not sure if Dr. Prevost will read this post, but if he does, I’d like to say thank you…
When I started Logsdon Seminary, Dr. Prevost was the 1st professor I ever had and he made me cry the 1st day of class (surprise, surprise, huh?) I remember what he said that made me cry (but I won’t share that here…it’s not important)…the point is, for the 3 1/2 years that I was at Logsdon, he became my favorite professor! He even officiated our wedding ceremony in May of 2006…thank you, Dr. Prevost, for being such a wonderful professor and a great friend!
Here are some pictures to commemorate the day…
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our names on the wall at Hardin-Simmons
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Dad, me, and Mom
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Aunt Ila, Uncle Johnnie, Aunt Charlene, and Uncle Tom
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mom caught us kissing in the kitchen
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Paul’s parents-Mike and Donna
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Paul and Callie at Spaghetti Warehouse
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Paul, me, and Dr. Prevost
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at Graduation
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