I finally got to Colorado Springs, arrived around 11 pm yesterday… 10 hours after I should have. Graduation was awesome. I was glad to be there to see my brothers son graduate from one of the exclusive universities in the nation. The graduation was filled with tradition, military ceremony, and proud moments for an uncle. To see the cadets march into the stadium in perfect form, was just inspiring. To see some of the “celebrations” was quite funny. Then to hear the thunderbirds flying overhead just as the cadets tossed their caps in the air surprised me… And the timing of the flyover was incredible. Which took me by complete surprise.
I was so glad to be there to see the graduation of my nephew. The memory of my brother Doug was very heavy there for me. He would have been so proud of his son, I know Tammie was beaming to see her son graduate, I just wish Mom and Dad could have been there. Dad was admitted to the hospital Sunday for a heart problem. But other than that, it was good to be there, even though it took 18 hours of travel time from the time I left my house to the time I got to the hotel….
I am sitting at BWI waiting on standby because some moron can’t drive and got in a wreck, and every idiot has to look as they drive by on I-95. So I was able to squeeze one hour of driving into two hours and I missed my flight by about 20 minutes, so I get to spend the next 5 hours waiting for the next flight. I hate flying. At least I can get wireless via Boingo.
If I miss standy no real sense in going to Colorado Springs. I would just be there with enough time to get my luggage say Hi/Bye and jump back on a plane. This really sucks.
The day that we’ve all been waiting for a long time is here. I finally graduated. I walked and received my Bachelor’s degree in Business/Accounting from Liberty University. With the passing of our Chancellor, Dr. Jerry Falwell just days before graduation made graduation even more memorable; one we’ll never forget. There was laughing and crying as they showed a video clip of Jerry’s life. While this graduation is over, I’m certainly looking forward to Amanda’s High School graduation in a few weeks and Erika’s college graduation the year after. I’m looking forward to utilizing my degree with my current employer. However, the most exciting thing that I’m looking forward to is to be able to read my novels instead of textboks. The stack was getting pretty high. Pictures of the graduation are available online.