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| The end of April we made a road trip trek back to Billings, Montana to attend Doug's Graduation from MSUB. We drove the car...J got to fly & meet us in Billings. The nice thing is we got to stop in and see Dave & Judy & Kael in St. George where Judy was spending time with her mom. We got to see Kaytie & Jared & girls for a great pizza dinner. Annie grabbed my hand after a couple minutes & I was whisked away as "grandma" to play. We got to see Trisha & Aaron & spend the night with them & their little kidlets making it a comfortable two day trip to Billings. |
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| What is with snow & graduation??? The Montana hills & Billings welcomed us with snow. Just in case we missed it... |
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| Impressive!! The graduation guy looking fine. |
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| So this picture takes a bit of explanation. J teaches on-line courses for MSUB. He decided to take his gown & hood and ask if he could sit with the professors at the graduation. If any one knows J..being the personable guy he is.. asked & talked hard enough and was able to convince the powers that be, to let him be a part of the professor section. They told him he also needed a cap, so last minute before grad started he had to race to the MSUB bookstore to purchase one. Phew--triumph!! |
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| Little bro and big sister. |
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| Doug in row straight ahead third one in with head down. Stacey & I were sitting right across from him. |
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| "Are you getting this historic moment, mom?" |
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| Receiving the long long looooong awaited recognition. |
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| The brand new graduate, strolling confidently toward us. |
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| The professor gang. | The neat thing about J being part of this group was he was able to step away and greet Doug coming off the stage after receiving his diploma for a hand shake & hug |
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| A proud moment...sniff, sniff |
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| Time to celebrate!!! IHop here we be. Actually we went for lunch and then later really celebrated at our favorite Chinese place. Then a trip to the infamous Candy Town USA, where J is on first name bases with all the Soda Jerks. |
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| While in Billings we ran across the "big guy" | (This is actually an old room-mate of mine & her husband. Elin & Clint. He is a professional "big guy" ssssssh aka Santa.) So good to see them again. |
