Graduation

So...on Saturday, my Noah graduated from CSU with his BS in Mechanical Engineering with an Aerospace Engineering concentration, a Mathematics minor and Cum Laude. Woohoo!

I'm starting with my favorite photo (taken last) and will then go back to the beginning...

So, on Friday afternoon, Noah had the Honors Recognition Ceremony on campus. (This would be why we sent Micah and friends to drive home with Asher instead of me and why we weren't available to see Micah off to prom. It's been a busy weekend.) He received his Honors medallion in recognition of being an Honors scholar and completing the requirements of the Honors program...

And then on Saturday, we all made our way to campus again. Before Noah lined up with the other graduates for the College of Engineering graduation ceremony, we took some pictures...

(Nathan's parents joined us Thursday night and stayed with us for the weekend. We were able to enjoy a lovely visit in person for the first time--longer than a quick drive through in Montana--since Christmas 2019. More on that in another post.)

After pictures, we headed inside Moby Arena for the ceremony...

Noah ended up on an aisle end so was easier to keep track of and see on the big screen. He's wearing the green robe, black Honors stole and Honors medallion on account of being an Honors scholar and earned the gold cords for his Latin distinction (cum laude). The College of Engineering ceremony went off pretty well and in a timely manner, with US Army General James H. Dickinson, Commander of US Space Command, as the distinguished speaker. (He's a CSU alum with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.)

And then it was over and he was a graduate. :) 

(Amazingly, we managed a really good parking spot and were able to find Noah quickly and get out of the arena before the traffic got messy.)

We went out to a celebratory dinner after that and then headed home. Whew. 

So proud of this guy!! He completed his degree with honors and during a pandemic, finished everything in four years unlike a number of his classmates, was a TA during part of that, and learned (and taught himself) so much through his various classes and projects. Currently, he's interviewing for jobs and has a panel interview later this week. (It'll be his fourth interview with this one company so is promising.) I'll keep you posted... :)