From Bloomington to Prom

We started our morning early at the IU auditorium for Brett's hooding ceremony.  It was a wonderful event that we truly enjoyed.  Two of the students who spoke were fantastic and we appreciated listening to the words of their distinguished alumni recipient.  The hooding process was definitely an awesome celebration of the masters students hard word and we took many pictures of Brett earning this honor.  The best part was that it was steamed live on Twitter so my parents could watch it as well.  SPEA held a brunch reception afterward which was a nice way to celebrate the graduates.

After we ate Doug and I met Cal at Brett's apartment.  Brett stayed at the reception a little while longer visiting with his friends, so we said goodbye there.  He also had to return his cap and gown and pick up the Herman B. Wells book that we got him as a graduation gift.  Cal rode back to Syracuse in the Pilot with me while Doug drove the Silverado.  Our trip was an easy one.  By leaving at 11 a.m. we missed the undergrad ceremony traffic which we were very thankful to have avoided.  We were also glad that Brett's event was inside today.  It was fifty degrees and rainy.  I felt bad for those watching graduation in Memorial Stadium.  At least they did give everyone ponchos.

Cal and I made it home before 3 p.m. which gave me plenty of time to unpack and put the house back together from having the carpets cleaned on Friday.  We were surprised that Doug was only twenty minutes behind us.  Neither Cal nor I thought the Silverado would make the trip home.  Meg spent the day getting ready for Prom.  Grandma painted her nails, Amanda did her hair and Jess met her here to put on her makeup.  Meg looked absolutely beautiful by the time she got dressed.  Nick's flowers and bowtie matched her dress perfectly.  His mother, Nancy, followed him to our house so that she could take pictures as well.  It was a lot of fun and we got some great photos inside and outside the house.  When we were done here we all went to Oakwood to take pictures with Nick and Meg's friends.  It was the perfect weather day for it.  We finally said goodbye to them at 6:30 so that they could head to Coppes Commons as Prom started at 7.  I was thrilled that Doug and I made it home from Bloomington in time to get pictures and enjoy their evening.  It sure was a special day.