just an all out proud post...

PROUD.

Duane graduated with his MBA on the 12th of this month

and with all of the busyness around here,

I haven't been able to share how proud I am of him.

This was his 4th attempt,

what with work, running a business, family obligations,

life in general, the other times

he had to put it on hold.

Well not any longer!

His perseverance paid off!

I took this as he was walking in, and caught him waving to us

as soon as he spotted us in the bleachers.

Hannah decided that we all graduated 

together,

some of us from the school of hard knocks...

with a masters no less!

I love this pic of Duane and Max holding hands on the way to the car after the ceremony,

 they even have their footsteps in sinc.

Two peas in a pod I tell you.  

Around here they love to tag team tease the mom,

it's o.k. with me, 

a good laugh is worth being picked on

especially when it's done with a loving yet

devilish look in their eyes!

I wish I would have been able to take a photo

of Cam and Duane too, but the day got crazy, 

the ceremony lasted longer than was planned and we had to

race to our lunch reservation  

and then Cam and his girlfriend Audrey had to eat and run

because Cam had to go to work.

Cam did make sure that Danielle and John got to see their 

dad get his diploma and took a video of it on his phone and sent it to them.

John also was able to watch it live on the schools website.

Isn't technology grand?!!

The next day being mothers day is always a mixed bag of emotions.

I am so blessed to be called mom by these

amazing 5 people that I love dearly, 

yet the day is full of thoughts of my mom and how much I miss her.

Hannah knows that so well and soldered

this pendant for me.

BY HERSELF.

It is a piece of one of my moms scarves that 

Hannah saved from her things.

blessed...

wait there's more!

Cam called us last night at midnight to tell us that he

was accepted at MSU where he will be studying

in the Fisheries and Wildlife Program!

I don't mind getting woke up for that!

(I took this photo last Sunday at his first roller hockey game of the summer.) 

John is loving his new life in NYC and is working 3 jobs plus modeling

to make his dreams come true...

(these photos are courtesy of Ford Modeling Agency)

This photo was taken of him on the street in NYC.

I will tell you that I love it when I get to see this kind of shot...

I get to see him in his new environment, no styling, just him going about his daily business.

He is doing great in NYC and loves it.

I'm excited to tell you that at the end of the month we will

be able to pick up the latest copy of Interview magazine

and see a fashion spread with him in it!

Danielle is working her tail off in Atlanta,

(it seems to be a common theme)

she unfortunately had a bit of a set back due to

trusting someone when they said "move here and you have a job."

She picked herself up and brushed herself off and

she is waiting tables and tackling life head on and

this weekend is meeting someone for an 

opportunity on a different film project.

So proud of her perseverance and strength... 

(another theme that we have going here)

set backs create an enormous amount of character!

I am a fine example of that!

Being the character that I am most of the time.

Life doesn't always go our way.

Maybe our way isn't the way to go though...

We have been thrown our share of curve balls with one as recent

as last week, but my man and I have become quite the team at

catching what life throws at us and throwing it back.

I hope our aim is good this time!

O.k.

I think that's enough of the horn tooting for now.

Thanks so much for indulging me,

I just wanted to catch you all up on what has been keeping me away!

to put it simply...

life.

We have been super busy just like the rest of you,

this time of year has so much work and

family time to enjoy!

Happy Wednesday!

I think tomorrow I will have my latest project to share,

so I hope you will stay tuned!

love,

Theresa 

xoxxoxo