So the Biggest of event of the Year,so far, has to have been Drama Teens Graduation from High School. I can't believe my baby is old enough to be graduating and flying the coop at the end of summer.... I can't believe 'I'M" Old enough for my 'baby' to be old enough....LOL( I will say I started young...and had my children all in a short period of time. I was 25 when I gave birth to Drama Teen) The Graduation Ceremony was Beautiful, Drama Teen got to sing the Alma Mater with one of her best friends...It was Awesome....She also Graduated with honors, and got to wear the Gold Sash and Tassel as well as the Ropes for Drama.....This has been such a GREAT Senior year for her with soooo many milestones....and accomplishments. I'm just sooooo proud of her. She'll be heading off to James Madison University in the Fall to pursue Theatre and Dance. She's very excited.....
The Graduation Ceremony took place on the 12th...at the Ted Constant Convention Center at Old Dominion University in Norfolk. They started doing Graduations there 3 years ago..We used to have them at their school on the Football Field but there was always a threat of rain...in the event of rain, the ceremony would have to be held indoors, in the auditoruim and with such a large graduating class( this years graduating class was over 600) each student could only have two guests....So now they do it here and each student can invite at least 10 guests....you can get extra tickets from other students who don't need all of theirs if you need more... It's soo much nicer....Air Conditioned, no worrying about rain storms...although Traffic into and out of Norfolk was a bear...
Procession in.......
Going up to get her Diploma...
Singing the Alma Mater with one of her best friends....they've been friends since 6th grade, when they first met in middle school choir.....
Drama Teen was excited that she got to be in the lead group for the Processional out of the center. 
Hey Wait!!! it's Empty...OH there it is.....
Good Friends....Yeah there's a LOT of Gold...over half the Senior Class graduated with Honors....what was really amazing is that 87% of the Senior Class is going on to College in the fall....
Friends........
Our family....
With Memere and Pepere( yeah that's a cigarette in Pepere's hand....real classy...I know)
Siblings.....
Sisters......
Ok ...yeah I accidently took a pic of the ground...( i do this a LOT) but if you look closely you can see Drama Teens adorable shoes......aren't they cute...they're actually mine.....they're Patent Grey with Yellow from Chinese Laundry....they are really cool! I swear!! .and then of course Co-ed is wearing Issac Mizrahi 5 inch black Velevet ...those WERE mine too....but I realized there was no WAY I could ever wear heels THAT high...so now they reside in co-eds closet.....
This is what she wore under the robe....taken earlier in the day before she left for the ceremony.....but I digress, back to the Graduation Festivities...More Friends who came to graduation to see Drama Teen and Friends graduate......this is actually one of her Exes....they have remained good friends....
It was too late after Graduation to really go out anywhere..plus she wanted to hang out with her friends...so we took Drama Teen out to Lunch the next day....Paradocks.... Genious Boy had to work so he couldn't join us...there was a pic of the Commander and I but it came out too dark...
Then off to Circuit City to buy her a new Laptop for College....we didn't end up buying one that day afterall....still looking and comparing...
Then Home to have her Graduation Cake.....Carvel Ice Cream Cake....Yummm..
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