Families
have many important milestones
throughout their lives,
mostly good but,
unfortunately,
some bad ones too.
Today,
for now,
I wish to focus on
the good ones.
High School Graduations
My dad - 1935
Me - 1957
The Captain - 1957
Tami - 1979
Jake - 2012
These are a few
of the proud milestones
in our
family's history...
...and here
is the
latest one.
How did
this little boy
change so quickly...
...into this
upstanding
young man?
Jake
graduated this past Sunday
from the University of California
at Santa Cruz,
Crown College,
with a degree in
Business Management Economics.
He will continue
his education in the fall
at the
University of Santa Clara
working on his
Masters degree.
Here are a few more pictures
I'd like to share
with you...
Jake's proud parents,
Tim and Tami...
Jake's proud grandparents
Jake and Jacenda
A little extra
curricular activities!
You might remember
Jake's friends, Parker and Jonathan
AKA "The Pool Boys",
helping in the removal
of his back yard swimming pool.
Here they are again
still
supporting him!
Tim and Tami
treated all of us
to a delicious brunch
at the Yacht Harbor after the ceremony.
It was such a pretty setting
with the boats going by
on their way to and from the sea,
and after I took this one shot,
my battery
went dead!!
While
this was such a wonderful day
for our family,
it was a day
of a much different kind
for possibly 102 parents and grandparents
in Orlando, Florida.
My heart
goes out to
each and everyone of them;
for their losses
and for the milestones
that will never
be realized.
How many more
"moments of silence"
should we have
to endure?!!!
I'd like to thank
Bernideen at BTTCG
for featuring my post
from last week.
You are too kind,
Bernideen,
and I greatly
appreciate it.
...Judy...
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Judy, I think you all can take a bow...you all had a hand in raising this sweet boy. They grow too quickly, don't they? I loved all the old photos too. You have a good looking family. Blessings, xoxo, Susie
ReplyDeletep.s. yes, such an act of horror,in Orlando, causing so much pain. I pray for them.
Congratulations Judy. You have every right to be very proud!!
ReplyDeleteJudy
Aw, Judy, your last photo is adorable! How proud you all are of that young man! It was a great day of celebration and I wish him every success.
ReplyDeleteMy heart is heavy too for those families of loved ones lost and hurt in Orlando. Our world can be very cruel at times and it is devastating to hear of these shootings and attacks on folks. Take care.
Blessings,
Sandi
What a wonderful event and congratulations!! :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Jake ! Wishing him many blessings and much success along the way. He has wonderful parents and Grandparents supporting him. Looks like he has lots of friends too. What a wonderful day to remember.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine the horror and grief that the victims in Orlando experienced and will experience for the days to come.
May God bless our country and may this never happen again, anywhere.
Wishing you a happy day, Judy
Charlotte in Va.
What a special day, Judy. I love the pics of Jake and Jacenda being silly. Congrats to him!
ReplyDeleteLove the graduate pics of you and the Captain, too. Even in times of great loss, it's important to be in the moment in our own lives and show up for one another. Jake is lucky to have you!
xoxo, T.
Ahhhh Milestone Judy!!! What a great day for all you to witness and enjoy. Love the last pic of you and your grandson. He looks like you. Congrats to Jake.
ReplyDeleteKris
Hi Judy, what a wonderful day and congrats to your grandson. A beautiful milestone and memory. Loved seeing all these pics from years gone by too. You are as pretty now as when you graduated. Love the last photo of you and Jake! Best wishes to him as he goes for his masters. Hugs
ReplyDeleteDear Judy:
ReplyDeleteCongratulations and loved the photo of your and the Grand! Thanks for sharing and linking this milestone!
What a glorious day all of you had! Congratulations to Jake! Liked seeing all of your memories posted here. Great ones indeed.
ReplyDeletebetsy
Beautiful photo's Congrats to your grandson ,hèè he looks good on your dad ,enjoy all ,happy friday and weekend Judy :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos Judy.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to ALL of the graduates in your family! Especially to Jake, this year! Love the photos! So much love and joy! Blessings, Cindy xo
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely post - and a lovely family. We had milestones in our family this month - actually all in one week. All three grandsons graduated - Donnie from pre-school, Ben from elementary and Jahn from middle school. I loved that they all had special ceremonies befitting the changes in their lives - and now they are now on to new adventures.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Jake on his accomplishments and best wishes for his life moving ahead.
My heart aches for the unnecessary sadness in our world - for those who don't feel they can return love and instead return hate.