Hop skip and a jump....

The baby of the family graduated from College this past weekend. Sort of a sobering moment.  I guess when you give birth you think that college is a long way away, but it certainly seems like we skipped and jumped right along and before we knew it…ta da here we are. The day also brought the announcement of our first wedding in the family. My niece was proposed to so we have a wedding to look forward to. I am sure my brother in law and sister in law have the same emotions…where has the time gone!  Mission becomes accomplished…raising well adjusted, productive, happy children! That was my goal anyway :)
Graduation was outside, no we didn’t go see Obama speak, and it rained all the way up to Oakland University. We brought our chairs and umbrella’s to sit on the lawn at Meadowbrook and we were hoping for a beautiful morning like the day before. The day was beautiful, but not in the weather department. Rain couldn't dampen our spirits.  The umbrellas were all opened up to show off a variety of designs and to keep everyone dry. I looked around and it hit me…. We cannot be fashionable with an umbrella adverting golf balls, another college, or just too plain to get excited over. Everyone should have a beautiful umbrella! It’s just one of those things. Karlee had her beautiful flowered umbrella with the ruffled edges…so chic. There I sat under the oversized golf umbrella. I saw several other women holding tightly to some fabulous finds. Giant flowers (like the ones sold at Zara’s) leopard print, the Eiffel tower, a Monet picture, and the old clear bubble umbrella we had as a kid! Even the little ones got into it with  Dora the Explorer.. Umbrella watching was my pastime waiting for the ceremony to begin. Lucky for us about 15 minutes into the opening speech we saw the rain stop and the umbrellas were closed up and the show was over! A must have….a beautiful umbrella. Put it on your wish list!
In an hour and a half, 4 years of college came to an end and we can check her off that list….. One more to go! Miss Karlee is taking a little more than her 4 years, but she will get there and we will have another celebration. The stepping stones of life….how sweet.