The time had finally come. Lorien was officially graduating High School. I was a mess of emotions. My baby girl was all grown up & leaving the nest. My heart knew it was going to miss her terribly, but at the same time, I was SUPER excited to see her go out & live her life & be amazing. She is SO excited for culinary school.
I spent a week learning how to make ribbon leis & candy leis so I could make sure she got buried under them for graduation. I wanted to show her how much I loved her & how important she is to our family. It was fun to learn & I loved how they turned out.
Lorien was beautiful in her cap & gown. I am so proud of her.
Graduation this year was at the big hangar on Ramstein Air Base. Of course graduation would be near all the planes. What a fun memory for Lorien.
I loved watching her walk in with her fellow graduates. She was SO happy.
(She is at 4:10 in this video)
The program was very well done. The entire program was done by the graduates. They conducted, sang, spoke, & did a great job. We are so proud of Lorien.
(Lorien walks across the stage at 00:35 in this video)
The best part of graduation was getting to walk underneath the swords. She loved that.
After graduation, we adorned her with her leis & gave her the biggest hugs ever. Sweet Canyon cried & cried. He doesn't like it when his sister grow up & leave. Taya was overwhelmed with the thoughts of her sister leaving, moving away from her friends, & now being the oldest & only girl in the house. Her friends had a moment of tears together as well. Lots of emotions.
And then of course we got lots of pictures of Lorien with her friends. The first picture is her with her culinary team at RHS. In the middle is her favorite teacher: "Chef."
After graduation, we all went out to dinner as a family. Lorien's favorite is Mexican food so she loved every minute of Fiesta Mexicana.
It was such a wonderful evening together as a family. Lorien, you're amazing, wonderful, smart, kind, beautiful, & just a good person. We can't wait to see what wonderful things you do in life. You make us so proud. We love you.
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