Sunday, September 15, 2013

Birthday, Birthday, Birthday!

We celebrated her birthday this weekend. Actually, she started it by doing an awesome thing: she ran a half marathon and did it in a record time. Yea!! I told her that those 13 miles she'd just run were more than my dopey feet had run altogether, throughout my entire life. I didn't do running. But she does!  She sets a goal and she gets there. That quality has so far resulted in her graduation from high school, nursing school, her bachelor's degree program in nursing, her master's degree program in nursing practice. And next June, we'll be attending her "hooding ceremony" when she finishes her doctoral degree in nursing practice. Imagine...it all started like this:



 
Then she grew a little taller and a little older....
 


And then she grew even taller, and grew into a woman...
 
 
celebrating sister's graduation....

 
joined the Peace Corps...
 
 
celebrated with brother...
 
 
This is the Master's Degree...

 
This is the Crazy Aunt pose...
 
 
Enjoying the view with Dad as we celebrate the birthday!!! 


 
Sisters and their daddy....

1 comment:

skyeJ said...

I think you ought to mention "record time" being... my fastest 1/2 marathon ever!! Because... it is my only 1/2 marathon ever!! So far... I love you, Mom!