Well, she did it! Emily graduated high school on Sunday, June 7th! It was a glorious day, very warm and sunny, and the graduation was held outside, on the field in front of the school. She was the 3rd (out of 430 kids) to walk across the stage to get her diploma. We were fairly far back from the stage, but there was no missing that beaming smile! I took some pictures of her (which I'll post later tonight), but the whole thing was also apparently filmed by Brookline Access TV, so I'll have to find out what channel that is on so I can record it, assuming they repeat it again considering it's now 2 days later.
Following the graduation ceremony, we all went back to our house for a party to celebrate. We had yummy food, mimosas, and cake, and Emily opened up a whole bunch of great presents. We had attendees from North Carolina (Grandma Acevedo), Pennsylvania (Debbie and Mike -- our wonderful old family friends), New Jersey (Grammy Sandy), Connecticut (her dad Mike and his girlfriend Laura), as well as our local "family" from Melrose (Liz, Dave, Nicholas, and Baby Girl, who is due in August -- on Em's birthday). Making a late showing was Mr. Cawthorne, Emily's favorite teacher, who actually lives on our street! He has been Em's history teacher for the past couple of years and was one of the teachers who wrote her college recommendations. Considering she got into 8 schools, mostly her own doing but undoubtedly those recommendations helped, I think we owe him a debt of gratitude!
Emily got a lot of money and gift cards for her graduation, but also some beautiful jewelry, a bike (from me and Kevin), a Tiffany key ring, some yummy lotions, and a jewelry making kit from her little brother. Her dad went the sentimental route, and along with a gorgeous sapphire and diamond necklace, gave her a mix tape (okay, it was a CD) filled with all the songs that remind him of her, along with a copy of the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go". It was very sweet, and an emotional moment for us all. But I'm a big, big sap, so cried on and off the whole day. In fact, my throat is all chokey now, thinking about how my baby girl is already so grown up and has graduated high school! I'm so proud of her!
Following the graduation ceremony, we all went back to our house for a party to celebrate. We had yummy food, mimosas, and cake, and Emily opened up a whole bunch of great presents. We had attendees from North Carolina (Grandma Acevedo), Pennsylvania (Debbie and Mike -- our wonderful old family friends), New Jersey (Grammy Sandy), Connecticut (her dad Mike and his girlfriend Laura), as well as our local "family" from Melrose (Liz, Dave, Nicholas, and Baby Girl, who is due in August -- on Em's birthday). Making a late showing was Mr. Cawthorne, Emily's favorite teacher, who actually lives on our street! He has been Em's history teacher for the past couple of years and was one of the teachers who wrote her college recommendations. Considering she got into 8 schools, mostly her own doing but undoubtedly those recommendations helped, I think we owe him a debt of gratitude!
Emily got a lot of money and gift cards for her graduation, but also some beautiful jewelry, a bike (from me and Kevin), a Tiffany key ring, some yummy lotions, and a jewelry making kit from her little brother. Her dad went the sentimental route, and along with a gorgeous sapphire and diamond necklace, gave her a mix tape (okay, it was a CD) filled with all the songs that remind him of her, along with a copy of the Dr. Seuss book "Oh the Places You'll Go". It was very sweet, and an emotional moment for us all. But I'm a big, big sap, so cried on and off the whole day. In fact, my throat is all chokey now, thinking about how my baby girl is already so grown up and has graduated high school! I'm so proud of her!
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