[Saturday’s run: 3.5 miles]
Yesterday was a big day.
We had the Mississippi State Graduation at 10:00, but the processional started at 9:30 and we were told that parking could be tight. So we left the house about 8:20. Parking wasn’t bad at that time. Grandparents were there earlier and saved us a row of seats. The ceremonial stuff wasn’t bad and the speakers were fairly good. It took quite a while to have every graduate cross the stage and shake hands with the college president, provost and their dean. We were able to spot #1 son and watch him go through.
That was a nice experience.
Getting out of the place was a bit more confused, but we made it OK. And we relocated most of the party over to Longhorn Steakhouse in Columbus for lunch.
After that we pretty much just sat and visited for a couple of hours at our house. It was a nice relaxing afternoon. I was tired and enjoyed the chance to sit and talk.
Today our travelers from Des Moines head back and later the Colorado contingent will start back.
We don’t get a lot of opportunity to have both of our children and both sets of grandparents in the same area at one time. It was a special treat for us.
Unfortunately, we missed the reception for nephew John, but we did make it to his actual graduation ceremony on Friday and slipped him a card with some greenbacks for his future aspirations.
Since I’m posting this on Mother’s Day, I’ll include a picture of my mother and our dog Paxton.
