She is officially an alumni of High School! I started out her day with a balloon that said “Class of 2010” and a dozen long stem roses.
We were doing our usual chores before my Mom came over, I swept the kitchen floor, vacuumed the living room, etc. All of a sudden I needed to jump in the shower. When I got out Hannah said “I have to go!” Yikes! I had just enough time to throw something on and take a quick picture.
My Mom and I were planning on leaving 30 minutes before we had to be there, but Hannah called and told us it was already packed – 50 minutes before the ceremony was supposed to start!
So we ended up sitting on the visitors side 🙁
In our hurry to get out the door, I only remembered to bring two water bottles. No stadium seats (and we have deluxe ones from when Joe played football!), no sun screen, hats, nothing! And it was hot! I had no idea it was going to be that hot – and since we got there at noon and it didn’t end until 2:00, I totally got sunburned. My mom didn’t as much, but she has more olive skin than I do.
It’s about the only time you can describe me as delicate is when you talk about my skin!
I was a sad panda last night! (I stole your line Mari!) I tried aloe vera “after burn” lotion, but I was still in a lot of pain – mostly my arms, neck and especially my face. Tony did a quick search, and guess what worked?? White vinegar! I poured some on my arms, and dabbed it on my face and it took away most of the pain – I could still feel it, but no where near as much as before. Thanks Tony!
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Hannah was so happy after it was all over – she couldn’t stop smiling!
Hannah with some of her friends:
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Then this is a picture of Hannah with her advisory teacher, Mr. Marshall. He said to me “you should be so proud of your daughter, I expect to hear great things about her in the next few years!”
And then a picture with Hannah’s favorite teacher, the German teacher, Mr. Delzell. While most teachers only get a student for a semester here and there during a high school career, Hannah has had Mr. Delzell for every semester all four years! They have an amazing bond, and he said to me “Hannah is so thoughtful and intelligent, I’ll miss not having her in class next year.” It almost brought tears to my eyes!
Some Stats About Hannah’s High School:
- to be in the top 10% of the graduating class of 444 kids, you needed a GPA higher than 4.0!
- 2010 brought two state championships for the first time in school history – in football and volleyball
- 92% of the students are going to college
- Hannah’s cumulative GPA of 3.72 puts her in the 50%, which means 50% of the school had a GPA higher than 3.72!
- The average GPA for the whole class was 3.25!
- 1 student is headed into the military, which brought a standing ovation!
We went out to eat afterward. I could hear everyone talking about local places they were going to lunch, so we went in a different direction and didn’t have to wait. Um, pretty sure this place has the best tots!
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Then we came home for presents. While we gave her $$ :D, my Mom gave her a suitcase, a charm for her charm bracelet, and this collage – start in the left hand corner and go around in a circle until you get to her senior picture! 😀
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Thank you all so much for your kind comments yesterday – I read them all this morning!
Tomorrow begins our 101 Days of Summer Challenge! I think I am up to 23 people now! I will be introducing our participants tomorrow – its not too late to join – just leave a comment or send me an email letting me know what your goal is for the summer! Run a 5K? Lose 5 pounds? Whatever fits you! 😀
I am going to put more vinegar on my arms and face – my before picture is going to be so sexy tomorrow with my farmers tan! 😀 Enjoy your Sunday!
Your daughter looks stunning!!! 🙂 Congrats to her! And owwwwieee on your sunburn. The first burn of the year always hurts the worst. Your 101 days of summer challenge sounds awesome. I am thinking about joining in on the fun. 🙂
go hannah! what a pretty dress, you should be so proud mama!
oh my gosh, that burn! take it easy for the next few days!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I always love graduations (my teacher heart swells with pride for all those beautiful kids ~ and their parents!). Congratulations, Biz! So happy for you. Pics are beautiful, even the tots. LOL
Okay, jumping on the 101 Days of Summer. Will send you an e-mail. (need to go back and review the details!)
re: white vinegar and sunburns. I’m a Florida native and have never heard that. Who knew? Thanks for that info, friend. Hope you’re feeling a bit better… as a fellow fair-skinned gal, I TOTALLY get your pain. So sorry. 🙁
HUGS from Orlando!
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Congrats! She looks great and so happy. I can’t believe you got that burned. My nose always gets burned so I have to be extra careful with that. Thanks for sharing those facts about her class. That is interesting that the top 10% has greater than 4.0 GPA. Gotta love AP and honors classes.
Congratulations Hannah!! And take care of your burn girlie!
High school graduations make me so emotional…but, so do Hallmark commercials 🙂
Ouch! I hope your burn is burning less. I see your beautiful Hannah didn’t get sunburned. Love the dress! Our sons’ graduations were held indoors–thank goodness because I am not a sun worshiper. After all, I am from the south!!
We spent a good deal of yesterday in the city: Jam (west town area) for brunch–absolutely wonderful and I’m sorry that I forgot to take photos so will have to return), Fox and Obel for bread, Whole Foods and CB2. It took us 45 minutes going in and about an hour back. Guess everyone had left town!
Enjoy your graduate. Is she going away for college?
Happy celebrating!
Best,
Bonnie
Jealous of your Fox and Obel run! I plan on going one day this summer!
i totally have not seen a burn like that in a long time. i totally hate those ones because u can feel the sting of them for days and days.. and when u sleep and roll on it, it can totally burn and heat up. ouch!
Hannah’s dress is GORGEOUS! it totally lights her up huh! she looks fabulous and chic <3
Ok put down for your challenge. I will train for the full marathon as my challenge. I don’t have a firm date for the actual race yet but leaning towards Oct.10
Congratulations to Hannah!
You have a gorgeous daughter.
Congrats to your daughter!!
That is one NASTY sunburn you got though 🙁
Really great day for you and your family. So nice to have such a great day for it. That sunburn – OUCH!
What a beautiful, bittersweet day! Many congratulations to Hannah (and to you – what a good mom you are)!
Your sunburn really looks like it hurts Biz, I hope you’re not a ring of fire today. Just emailed you – as you know, I unplugged (thank goodness for getting email on my iPhone!).
Looks like a great time! Congrats to Hannah!
Congrats to Hannah! 😀 You must be a proud mama!
Hope that burn is feeling better! Yikes!
Congrats to Hannah, but your arm picture really caught my attention more than the graduation. You really burned! I hope it heals fast for you.
If it helps, my hubby and I got burnt yesterday on the lake! But, maybe not quite as bad:) You should be so very proud of Hannah, sounds like she has a great head on her shoulders!
wow what a special day for you and your family. i love all the pics! you poor thing you did get sunburn!
Ouch that sunburn looks awful. Interesting to read about the vinegar though 🙂
Hannah looks great. What a class to be graduating from…don’t think ours was that tough!
Congrats to you and Hannah.
Ow that sun burn looks sore – amazing what white vinagar can be used for.
Have a great Memorial day
Good to know about the vinegar! I didn’t know that. Sorry you had to find out the hard way. You sure seem like the proud mama. My oldest just turned 13 so I have a ways to go before that event.