SteveBrickNJ
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There might be some cloud cover for us tonight, but I'm going to try and stay up or set an alarm to see.
View attachment 784949...................................................................................................................................In the lower photo my daughter is the one in the lower left. If you think of the photo like an analog clock, in the photo she is at 8 o'clock. View attachment 784950
I was asleep at 9:30.We didn't stay up late to see them we left our house at 9:45pm to see them, drove just a couple miles out of town and found a spot that was dark and not busy with cars. It was cool to stand there in the dark and hear the owls hooting and other things making their night sounds and watch them.
So was I but I had to get up at 2I was asleep at 9:30.![]()
My grandson graduated from UNC Charlotte yesterday. They had over 5000 graduates but they spread them out over a few separate events made up (I assume) of different colleges within the University. Don't hold me to it, but I think I heard someone say that it was 4 different events. The first one (the one I witnessed) was at 10am Friday and there was another at 2pm Friday, another at 10am Saturday and 2pm Saturday. I'm not sure how they made that work. There were about 500 at his graduation, so how the managed the other 4500 is a mystery to me.Wow such a big graduation and super cool they got fireworks! Congrats to her!
Congrats to your grandson.My grandson graduated from UNC Charlotte yesterday. They had over 5000 graduates but they spread them out over a few separate events made up (I assume) of different colleges within the University. Don't hold me to it, but I think I heard someone say that it was 4 different events. The first one (the one I witnessed) was at 10am Friday and there was another at 2pm Friday, another at 10am Saturday and 2pm Saturday. I'm not sure how they made that work. There were about 500 at his graduation, so how the managed the other 4500 is a mystery to me.
They all made their way to the stage and their names were called and they came out from the long, long line of graduates to shake hands with someone whom I am sure has hand blisters today. It was just a little over an hour including the traditional "The dictionary defines success as" speech. They were almost on a run. It was held indoors in the basketball stadium that holds 9000 people.
This picture doesn't really do it justice. You can't even make out the nosebleed seats that go all the way up to the roof. In other words HUGE. But it still would be a stretch to get all of them through a ceremony in just 4 events. Maybe that had more on Sunday. I have no idea. It was pleasant enough in the stadium and it was full all I know is that my Credit Card practically melted from over use. The hotel alone was $250 per night and that was overlooking a dumpster. Then there were meals and other expenses like the cash gift for the graduate. I think I will stop now and just find a dark corner and weep a little.
My own graduation was a store bought cake and some guests at my parents house. My gift was finding myself in Amarillo, Texas the next day in USAF basic training. Good times!
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We were seated about center court on the left of this picture about 10 rows up. Actually a great view facing the graduates as they were seated and looking at their faces instead of the back of their heads. So that was good.
Congrats to your grandson!! If I remember correctly from my own college graduation, they divided ours maybe by type of degree? I think mine was everyone graduating in the field of education, no matter which subject. Then you have people graduating in the arts, or in the sciences, etc...but I'm not positive. I know we had more than just our music education class, but I don't remember who else was there. And they did each ceremony in a different place. Ours was also in the stadium at our school, but I know there were others across campus.My grandson graduated from UNC Charlotte yesterday. They had over 5000 graduates but they spread them out over a few separate events made up (I assume) of different colleges within the University. Don't hold me to it, but I think I heard someone say that it was 4 different events. The first one (the one I witnessed) was at 10am Friday and there was another at 2pm Friday, another at 10am Saturday and 2pm Saturday. I'm not sure how they made that work. There were about 500 at his graduation, so how the managed the other 4500 is a mystery to me.
They all made their way to the stage and their names were called and they came out from the long, long line of graduates to shake hands with someone whom I am sure has hand blisters today. It was just a little over an hour including the traditional "The dictionary defines success as" speech. They were almost on a run. It was held indoors in the basketball stadium that holds 9000 people.
This picture doesn't really do it justice. You can't even make out the nosebleed seats that go all the way up to the roof. In other words HUGE. But it still would be a stretch to get all of them through a ceremony in just 4 events. Maybe that had more on Sunday. I have no idea. It was pleasant enough in the stadium and it was full all I know is that my Credit Card practically melted from over use. The hotel alone was $250 per night and that was overlooking a dumpster. Then there were meals and other expenses like the cash gift for the graduate. I think I will stop now and just find a dark corner and weep a little.
My own graduation was a store bought cake and some guests at my parents house. My gift was finding myself in Amarillo, Texas the next day in USAF basic training. Good times!
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We were seated about center court on the left of this picture about 10 rows up. Actually a great view facing the graduates as they were seated and looking at their faces instead of the back of their heads. So that was good.
Congrats to your grandson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!My grandson graduated from UNC Charlotte yesterday. They had over 5000 graduates but they spread them out over a few separate events made up (I assume) of different colleges within the University. Don't hold me to it, but I think I heard someone say that it was 4 different events. The first one (the one I witnessed) was at 10am Friday and there was another at 2pm Friday, another at 10am Saturday and 2pm Saturday. I'm not sure how they made that work. There were about 500 at his graduation, so how the managed the other 4500 is a mystery to me.
They all made their way to the stage and their names were called and they came out from the long, long line of graduates to shake hands with someone whom I am sure has hand blisters today. It was just a little over an hour including the traditional "The dictionary defines success as" speech. They were almost on a run. It was held indoors in the basketball stadium that holds 9000 people.
This picture doesn't really do it justice. You can't even make out the nosebleed seats that go all the way up to the roof. In other words HUGE. But it still would be a stretch to get all of them through a ceremony in just 4 events. Maybe that had more on Sunday. I have no idea. It was pleasant enough in the stadium and it was full all I know is that my Credit Card practically melted from over use. The hotel alone was $250 per night and that was overlooking a dumpster. Then there were meals and other expenses like the cash gift for the graduate. I think I will stop now and just find a dark corner and weep a little.
My own graduation was a store bought cake and some guests at my parents house. My gift was finding myself in Amarillo, Texas the next day in USAF basic training. Good times!
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We were seated about center court on the left of this picture about 10 rows up. Actually a great view facing the graduates as they were seated and looking at their faces instead of the back of their heads. So that was good.
Congratulations to your grandson, and glad that you were able to attend the ceremony.My grandson graduated from UNC Charlotte yesterday. They had over 5000 graduates but they spread them out over a few separate events made up (I assume) of different colleges within the University. Don't hold me to it, but I think I heard someone say that it was 4 different events. The first one (the one I witnessed) was at 10am Friday and there was another at 2pm Friday, another at 10am Saturday and 2pm Saturday. I'm not sure how they made that work. There were about 500 at his graduation, so how the managed the other 4500 is a mystery to me.
They all made their way to the stage and their names were called and they came out from the long, long line of graduates to shake hands with someone whom I am sure has hand blisters today. It was just a little over an hour including the traditional "The dictionary defines success as" speech. They were almost on a run. It was held indoors in the basketball stadium that holds 9000 people.
This picture doesn't really do it justice. You can't even make out the nosebleed seats that go all the way up to the roof. In other words HUGE. But it still would be a stretch to get all of them through a ceremony in just 4 events. Maybe that had more on Sunday. I have no idea. It was pleasant enough in the stadium and it was full all I know is that my Credit Card practically melted from over use. The hotel alone was $250 per night and that was overlooking a dumpster. Then there were meals and other expenses like the cash gift for the graduate. I think I will stop now and just find a dark corner and weep a little.
My own graduation was a store bought cake and some guests at my parents house. My gift was finding myself in Amarillo, Texas the next day in USAF basic training. Good times!
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We were seated about center court on the left of this picture about 10 rows up. Actually a great view facing the graduates as they were seated and looking at their faces instead of the back of their heads. So that was good.
and all I'm doing is supervising
It's always good to see my family altogether at once.My PUSH shakers made it up to the apartment. Unfortunately the little stepped shelf is too small to fit two of them.
Maybe I’ll actually fill them up with salt and pepper and use them as intended.
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