What a weekend!
Between Mother’s Day, Graduation, and family in town, we had a weekend
FULL of celebrations. Receptions,
brunches, dinners, and pizza nights with wine in solo cups gave us plenty of
time to catch up and enjoy Chapel Hill, but as my sister, Rebecca, put it… we
all need to eat only veggies and water for the next few weeks. Before I go any further, please excuse the somewhat blurry iphone photos and the length of this post. There was just so much packed into the weekend, I couldn't fit it all into a short, quick blurb.
The weekend truly began on Thursday when my parents and
sister and Josh’s parents arrived in town.
While we had dinner with my Dad’s Godparents on Thursday night, Josh’s
parents spent some time with their grandchildren and Cotton and May.
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| no pictures from thursday night, but my dad, me, and my dad's godfather, sherwood at the reception on friday |
Friday, we did a little packing in the morning before a
reception at the Law School. The
reception was beautiful and gave the entire group a chance to meet some of the
students, faculty, and administration that have shaped my law school
experience. After the reception we
enjoyed the first true spring day in Chapel Hill and enjoyed dinner on the
patio at Glass Half Full.
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| dean kasprzak |
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| brightly colored sheath dresses with meriwether |
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| class of 2013 with josh after dinner on friday night |
Saturday morning, the graduation ceremony was held in
Carmichael Arena. (For all you sports
fans, that’s where Michael Jordan played when he was a student at UNC.) The ceremony was wonderful, but the highlight
of the day was milling around with friends in the hour or so before we
officially began. With the chaos of the
weekend, that turned out to really be the last chance I had to see everyone and
give hugs and say goodbye. Though
goodbyes are always sad, I think it is safe to say we were all elated to walk
across that stage and know three years of hard work (and more than 20 years of
formal education) had paid off.
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| class of 2013 |
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| with dad post-ceremony...two law degrees exactly thirty years apart |
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| traditional self-portrait with josh |
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| with mom post-ceremony |
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| one last time on the steps of van hecke-wettach |
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| with whitney in the madness after the ceremony |
Saturday night we had a fun dinner with the entire group
(including Cotton and May) at Crook’s Corner.
It was delicious and a fun chance to celebrate with ALL of my family in
Chapel Hill.
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| a rough shot of the entire group |
For Mother’s Day on Sunday, Josh and I divided and
conquered. Josh went to lunch with his
parents and Cotton and May’s family, while I went to brunch with my parents and
sister. We had a great (though much
larger) than anticipated meal at Weathervane and shopped at Southern Season
afterwards.
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| mother's day brunch |
Sunday afternoon, we all shifted in packing mode, and the
Bryans took a full carload and our puppy, Mac, back to Florida. My parents stayed for an extra night and we
spent the day packing our final boxes and securing large pieces of
furniture. One of my favorite parts of
the entire weekend was eating pizza amidst the boxes of our living room and
drinking wine from solo cups. Although
it wasn’t fancy, it was so nice to spend the last night in our house with the
family.
All in all it was an incredible weekend and I feel so lucky
to have such amazing friends and family. Though I'm sure you stopped reading ages ago, thank you to everyone for the love and support over the past three years
– I am truly blessed.
xo,
