Abbey has graduated from The King's College with a Bachelors degree in Media Culture and the Arts. I'm so proud of her! :) Aunt Debbie, my parents, Shannon, Billy and I travelled down to NYC on Friday. Shannon and I got to stay in Abbey's apartment.
On Saturday, it was all rainy but we made it to The Trinity Church on time, reasonable dry. The graduation wasn't boring and it was focused on God so it was great! After Abbey and her entire senior class received their diploma, switched the tassel from the right and onto the left side of their cap, they took a group picture of all of them tossing their caps in the air.
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| Abbey and I after she graduated! |
It was really fun hanging out and eating pizza with the entire family there. :) After almost everyone napped we headed to Dad's cousin Russell's house for a graduation party! I got to meet some of Marsha's (Russell's wife) family as well. Marsha's sister married a man from Ireland so it was cool to listen to his accent. I also learned Marsha's sister, Dayna, was a makeup artist in NYC and did a bunch of celebrity's makeup! So cool! Russell made us all some delicious pizza! Thank you all for your hospitality! When we got back to Abbey's apartment, Abbey showed Tim, Angie, and Gabe her apartment. Gabe's reaction to the view was adorable!
Sunday morning, we headed to the church (Christ Church) Abbey attends. It was a great sermon and beautiful songs! Since it was Mother's day, each lady was given a rose, even if we weren't mothers. It was so sweet! After church we joined their church for a potluck lunch. After lunch we quickly changed into comfier clothes and then went to Abbey's friend Catherine's house for a graduation party in honor of Catherine. It was very nice! A little challenging because everyone already knew each other but there were quite a few outgoing people that talked to us. Everyone was super nice. :) Towards the end of the party we all moved inside and hung out because it was getting chilly. Some how we ended up playing keep-it-up with a balloon with one of Catherine's little sisters. It was rather entertaining! Catherine's Mom showed Shannon and I her amazing living room and the story behind it. It was really cool!
After the party, we headed back to Abbey's apartment. Abbey, Shannon and I just relaxed for the rest of the night. Abby's roommate, Tessa, and her boyfriend, Charles, and her brother, Clinton, showed up around 10:30 or 11pm to hang out for a bit. Clinton is a musician who does Celtic/country/folk music. He actually "serenaded" Abbey, Shannon and I with three songs. It was awesome! He even sang a song called Star of the County Down which uses the word "Colleen" a lot. Made my day! You can hear some of his music on his website: www.clintoncartermusic.com. After Clinton's third song he and Charles left so us ladies could go to bed.
Monday morning, we headed home and Abbey started her internship! :) It was a wonderful weekend!
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