BHS Graduation

What’s up everybody?

I have to apologize for our little hiatus.  Being on vacation and dealing with some things at work, has made it a little difficult for me to find time to sit and write.  That being said, everything is now set in order and I should be able to keep up with my weekly posts.

As I had mentioned above, we recently returned from a trip back home to Utah.  Like most vacations, we would've loved to have spent a few more days out there.  We were not able to visit with everyone that we wanted to, but it was awesome to see the ones we did.  Next time hopefully we wont be as rushed.  We did go on a few adventures while we where out there that I’m excited to tell you about here in the next few weeks or so.

The main reason that we made it out to Utah was to celebrate our sister Makenna’s High School Graduation.  She was 1 of 786 (plus or minus a few) students graduating from the prestigious Bingham High School (BHS).  BHS has a long tradition of excellence in both academics and sports in Utah.  They always seem to be the high school that all other school gun for.

Makenna’s graduation was quite the big deal, as she has become the last sibling to graduate from high school.  The days leading up to the big day had became a stress filled mess.  Pulling everything together for the celebration afterwards became the priority.  Getting food, cleaning the house, putting up decorations and so much more was on menu.  I think Erin’s mom was on the verge of a mental break down.

Once the chaos had settled everything turned out great.  The day of was pretty much as you would expect.  We took pictures and attended the ceremony.  Lucky for us all the speakers were fairly upbeat and kept the audience engaged.  I don’t know about you, but for me I hate it when I’m listening to someone speaking and they are monotoned and uninteresting.

The after party went off without a hitch as well.  Family and friends all came to pay their respects and to wish Makenna well on her big milestone. As the night went on, little by little, everyone eventually left and the core family members were left there to reminisce about the days events. Before running out the door to take new family pictures. Since opportunities to have the whole family together become more infrequent.

I want to personally say how proud we are of Makenna.  I have been lucky enough to watch her grow up into the strong and independent woman that she is.  We can’t wait to see what is in store for her, and the future she will make for herself. We know that there are great things headed her way.

Congrats to all of the graduating classes of 2017.  Until next time.

Josh