GRADUATION DAY

Today was so good that eventually it took my focus off my self-pity over not being present for graduation day at Cap-Haitien Christian School. 

Eventually.

I suppose it also helped that there was nothing Haiti-like about today's weather. When the ceremony started (outdoors because of Covid, of course), the temperature sat at 51 degrees. People dragged out their winter coats and gloves for the occasion.

Every speaker made repeated references to Covid, blah, blah, blah. I started to wonder if they were going to figure out a way to work a pandemic reference in while they were reading off the names of the graduates.

Eventually it was Samuel Wesley Gross's turn to walk across the platform to fist bump the principal and collect his diploma:

Here he is after the ceremony with proud mom and dad:

And with super cute and talented girlfriend, Hannah, who also graduated today:

The whole family plus Grandma Trudy:

After the ceremony, Grandma Trudy treated us all to lunch at El Hefe in Hope, we had a little down time at home and then we spent the evening at a graduation party for Anna Combs, longtime friend of our family. 

An all-around fantastic day. We have much to be thankful for.