After 11 years of working on her degree since leaving BYU in 1973, my mom did it...She graduated. Not only did she graduate, she did it in style.
You can't tell, but in the picture above she is in the second row 9th from the left.
I can't tell you how disappointed we were when the Dean asked all the families to refrain from clapping until the very end. Lisa had gone to a party store and picked up a bunch of noise makers...Yep, you name it we had it, cow bells, a fog horn, a giant clapper and pompons. During the ceremony though, there were a couple of families that didn't obey the rules and clapped. Looking back I wished we hadn't followed the rules because she deserved all the whoop and holler we had. After they called all the names, they let the audience clap, but by then you couldn't tell who the noise was for.
You can't tell, but in the picture above she is in the second row 9th from the left.
I can't tell you how disappointed we were when the Dean asked all the families to refrain from clapping until the very end. Lisa had gone to a party store and picked up a bunch of noise makers...Yep, you name it we had it, cow bells, a fog horn, a giant clapper and pompons. During the ceremony though, there were a couple of families that didn't obey the rules and clapped. Looking back I wished we hadn't followed the rules because she deserved all the whoop and holler we had. After they called all the names, they let the audience clap, but by then you couldn't tell who the noise was for. You can't really hear the fog horn in all the applause, but towards the end of the clip, you can hear this high pitched squeal. During the applause, the tip of the horn blew off, and the horn went from a fog horn sound to this high pitched squeal. You can really hear it in the second clip though.
Just so Mom would hear all the noise makers, when we met up in the hall we did it again for her. (Yes, she is in tears...but she wasn't the only one, what can I say, it was a big deal!)
Mom and grandma
We got her balloons and flowers just to show her how proud we were of her and that at any age, you deserve recognition.
Dad even wore a suit for the occassion, way to go Dad!
2 comments:
looking back, we should have done the video for the hallway encounter. But, what a fun time! And yes, my kids LOVE the noise makers. Good job mom!
Andrea: Lisa was right ... you got wonderful pictures of a very special occasion. Seeing your Mom in the hallway, all heads turned toward your cheering section, tears in her eyes and all ... Thank you for posting. I wish I could have been there.
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