Monday, June 3, 2013

Congrats to my Graduates!

What an exciting...and exhausting....weekend!  It was non-stop prepping, experiencing, and partying every minute of each day!

I'm trying something new today and linking up with Lisa's Hello Monday Series.

So...without further ado....

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 To family waiting to watch Mike's Community College graduation!
 



 ...especially an adorable baby sister!:)



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To the proud graduate processing into the graduation tent!(This is my favorite pic...he is sooo happy:)

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To the Summa Cum Laude Graduate with the 3.89 GPA!  


With my sister who is the director of the science labs at the college...and 16 inches shorter than Mike!
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To a small family party(haha...small and our family is an oxymoron!)...with new, fun recipes and a special oreo cheesecake cake for dessert.  I have mixed reviews for the cake...the cake part was very good, the white chocolate buttercream frosting was really good, but the cheesecake layer was a little disappointing.(And anyone that knows me knows that I bake many cheesecakes a year!)  It just wasn't as fluffy and creamy as other cheesecakes.  I'm thinking it's that way on purpose because it wouldn't be able to work as a middle layer otherwise.  It's an interesting concept....but I think an incredible cheesecake is better standing alone!  It was fun to make something special for Mike, though...and no one complained when they ate it:)


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To suprising Mike with the news that several of his friends would be arriving for pizza and smores a couple of hours later!  That party went on until after midnight!

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To Part II to our Saturday celebrations....
and Andrew's Baccalaureate Mass on Saturday night!

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To Sunday morning when Andrew asked if he could have homemade meatball subs instead of pizza after his afternoon graduation!  And, since it's his special day, how could I say no.  So Andrew ran out to the local bakery to get rolls and to the grocery store to grab hamburger.  Thankfully, I already had the sauce ingredients and I got it all made and put together just in time to leave for his graduation.(With a little help from Sarah to take the meatballs out of the oven and put them in the crockpot!  Thx, Sarah!)

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To another proud graduate with his proud grandparents.(Jay's dad is a math teacher at the high school and we got him to keep his robe on just long enough to snap a picture!:)  I cannot believe how fast those four years went by!  It was a good experience for Andrew...and that particular school was where he was meant to be!


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To another small family party that included Andrew's girlfriend, Courtney, (who goes to a different high school that graduated this past Thursday...Congrats to Courtney:), and...................


.............more cake!  This cake is courtesy of Jay's mom and is Andrew's favorite!

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To a double graduation weekend 
.....and proud but exhausted parents! 

I hope you had a fabulous weekend, too!  
Thanks for letting me share our celebration pictures!