And congratulations to Chuck! He graduated on Saturday (finally!) with his master's degree in Instrumental Conducting, after three years of hard work. Our friend Aaron (Amanda Niskode's fiance) also graduated from the law and business programs here at IU. Amanda made a great sign that she stuck on her garage door. She lives on a very busy street in Bloomington, so a lot of people saw it!
Here are some pictures from Saturday afternoon. We attended the School of Music graduation luncheon, but not the university-wide ceremony. (We were disappointed to miss Tavis Smiley's speech at commencement, but not that much.) After the luncheon, all the music graduates names and degrees were announced, and they shook hands with a bunch of VIPs, including the dean. I was very proud and I cried. We had been ready for it for a long time, but it felt like a very nice ending to Chuck's time at IU.
Sunday night, we celebrated with a barbecue. We had lots of food and friends and had a great time. Chuck wasn't as proficient at grilling as he used to be back when he ate meat, but things turned out alright. I have some pictures of some of our friends who were there:
This is Chuck with some of his conducting friends: Christian, Marcello, Hakan (trombone player), and Chris. His teacher, Mr. Baldner, also came to the barbecue.
This is our wonderful friends Renee, Amanda, and Aaron (the graduate). We went to Ohio State with Renee and Amanda.
Our friends Gaye and Rob, and hornists Zach and Eric.
We also had some canine guests, Lenny's buddies Tobey (red collar) and Stoney (blue collar). They belong to our neighbor and friend Steve.
Lenny was a little bit anti-social, though, because he was preoccupied with his rawhide chew, a special treat for him.
I attempted a small Martha Stewart project - to make cute cupcakes with the IU symbol on them. They came out looking a little bit more like lobsters than IU, but at least they tasted pretty good!
Thanks to everyone who came, and those who brought food also! We had a great time!
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