At 5pm, we all met in San Jose for Dawn's History Department Graduation ceremony. Ernie arrived just in time form Las Vegas. Dawn completed all the requirements for this degree in December but they only have one ceremony per year. She graduates Cum Laude and as a Dean's Scholar. I think Dawn is quite happy with the accomplishment, as are we all. Congratulations Dawn!
Ernie, Dawn Courtney, and the three of us met Dawn's teacher Barbara at the Palo Alto Grill f(Peninsula Creamery) or dinner. This is a traditional visit for graduations, though usually it's for ice cream.
Friday: (05/23) Ernie started the party preparation with a shopping trip to the market with Lou. Of course, they are fixing far too much but? Ernie couldn't have done the job without the help of his chief assistant Walter and assistants Dawn(s) and Courtney.
Chef Ernie prepared his famous rice meat balls one night. Lou's very excited. The doggies, Wolfie above and Walter below, enjoy their birthday breakfast. They're eight years old. They hardly look seven.
Saturday: (05/24) Noon, we headed off to San Jose State University again for Dawn's second graduation ceremony for Anthropology. She finished all the requirements for this degree a couple of years ago but needed to finish the History degree before actually graduating. We're all so happy for her since she's the first close family member to actually get a sheep skin.
After all the ceremonies we returned home to the BarBQ. There was quite a crowd. (Sorry, no pictures but above the girls are relaxing in the back yard just before the ceremony) Dawn and Courtney Hackman from Boston who attended school with Dawn since pre school at San Jose State. Mark, Karen, Pat and Allen Don. Mark was in pre school and elementary school with Dawn and Pat was Dawn's History adviser at SJSU. Debbie and Pete Anderson. Their daughters attended elementary school with Dawn. Lou's sister Kathy, her daughter Rene and her husband Danny and their children Justin and Ashley from Clovis. Meile and Eric Mathrie our next door neighbors. Franny and Larry their kids Tamara, Gabriel, and Natan from across the street. There was far too much great food ala chef Ernie. Luckily, the deck held up the crowd. It was a nice party.
There were actually two additional events to celebrate. Larry's 40th birthday. i can hardly remember that far back. And Memorial day which Ernie has designated as a celebration of his doggies Wolfie and Walter's birthday every year.
Dawn with her sheep skins. A BA in History above left, a BA in Anthropology above right.
The celebration included a wonderful cake from the Hong Kong bakery, Dawn's favorite cake.
The deck held up the crowd without collapse. Above right. Now that's the way to decorate a cake.
Chef Ernie preparing the vittles. The weather was very nice though a little cool.
Above left, Mark Courtney, Dawn2 and Dawn have known each other since pre school at San Jose State. It's interesting that Dawn started and to date ended her education at the same school San Jose State University.
The doggies weren't too happy with being banished to the rear yard but there were too many people and too much food.
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