All Done

It happened.....nothing I could do about it......I am the mother of an official adult! So weird!!! Graduation wasn't as sad as I had anticipated. The days and weeks building up to it were much worse. Either that, or I had run out of tears by that night.

Seminary Graduation May 17, 2009.
There were so many students that a separate graduation was held by each Stake.

I just had to post the photos of Jordan's get-up. This is what he wore as his evening wear for Mr. Lehi the week before. He borrowed it from a friend who seems to have a costume closet in his house. He insisted on wearing it to church and to seminary graduation. I figured he might as well get it out of his system now. Seriousness takes over soon enough

Jordan and Savana
Kari and I have been best of friends since 5th grade. Our kids have been friends (more like cousins) since we took 6 month old Jordan to meet newborn Savana at the hospital. We lived by each other in Orem and shortly after we moved to Lehi, they moved to Eagle Mountain. Jordan and Savana have gone to school with each other their whole lives, but did not have a single class together until the last semester of their senior year. They both graduated with honors and in the top 10% of their class!

Jordan and Eythan Barney, his soon to be BYU dorm roommate.
I see "party all night" written all over their faces...oh boy!.

Our whole family is growing up! I have heels on and Allison is still almost as tall as me! We celebrated together by going to dinner at Tucanos with Grandma and Grandpa Howard and Brian and Lauren, Jack and little Miss Kate.

Then it was the all night Graduation Party at the Legacy Center. I was on the committee for that and helped out with the "So You Think You Can Dance" competition and other prize giveaways. I stayed until 4 am! It went till 6.

Jordan decided that he and his friends needed to go to IHOP for breakfast and watch the sun come up. Then it was time to watch Star Wars. Are you kidding me? He came dragging in just after 12 noon the next day!!! He showered and went to work at the carwash from 2 to 7 and then to another party. I guess you only live once, but I'm surprised he's still alive after all that.

Jordan's life has had so many life altering events happen in the last few weeks that we're still trying to adapt to them all. As if graduating from seminary and high school weren't big enough.....

1. He decided that being "single" was the right thing to do as he prepares to go on a mission. Mom had to have a little therapy to make it through that one. By now she had become a part of our family and my daughter.

2. Two days before graduation he was offered a full time job working as a teller at Western Community Bank. He'll go part time once school starts. Great hours, great pay, great experience (especially since he plans on majoring in Finance), great practice wearing a shirt and tie everyday :)

3. We'll be one short on Sundays as he is planning to attend our Stake's Young Single Adult ward.

4. Already had his interviews with the Bishop and Stake President to be sustained and ordained and Elder. An ELDER!!! That will happen later this month and then he'll start on his mission papers before he leaves for BYU at the end of August.

I need to go stock up on my year's supply of tissues!!