Hubby and I spent a couple days with his daughter Kristy. She has grown into such a beautiful intelligent woman and graduated college this past weekend.

We crammed so many wonderful experiences in with her in the time we had. There were lunches and special dinners together, ice cream treats at Cold Stone, a fun time in the arcade and visits in her home.

Hubby and Kristy racing in the arcade

Kristy at the wheel

On the evening before her graduation we dined at PF Changs, one of her favorite restaurants. And as always the fortune cookies top off the meal. Not so much the cookie part but the fortune part. We all marveled at her little fortune so much that I wanted a picture.

Graduation day came and she was quite sad. She continued to say she just wanted to stay in college forever. And when the tears would pool in her eyes my heart broke.

Snapped a quick shot of her before we left for her graduation ceremony.

Hubby dropped Kristy and me off and while he was parking she quickly bumped into one of her friends.

Then another

And a couple more

Then the pool of tears began – here she had just wiped her tears and displayed this cute little pouty face.

Hubby arrived shortly and we quickly went in to secure our front row seat.

We were so happy we spied her in the sea of graduates

I spied this guy and his cap says it all.

And this guy I could only imagine how he was looking for his family before the ceremony commenced.

What a beautiful graduation ceremony with an amazing inspiring speaker, I’ll never forget it.

As the ceremony went on into the recognition of each graduate, I had fun on the front row watching shoes. There were girls in high heals and guys in their finest but here are a pair of shoes that really caught my attention let me tell ya.

Soon the ceremony was over and the last name was called. Before the last of the graduates even had a chance to make it to their seats…the graduating class broke out with the wave. Once, twice, three times and then the last wave (the fourth one) came in slow motion. The whole room was filled with cheers and so much emotion. WOW what an ending for their new beginning!

After the ceremony we took Kristy out to her favorite restaurant and then back to her place for cake. We visited with her a couple hours and when it came time for us to leave her little eyes pooled with a fresh wave of tears. It just broke my heart and hubby and I let her know it’s all going to be all right.

Kristy majored in advertising and she has a couple interviews lined out. She will continue working but she’s thinking of going back to school for her MBA next year. We are so proud of her and we wish her the very best.