Larry and Michelle

So, Larry graduated from high school last Wednesday (5/20/2015).  The graduation ceremony was pretty horrendous as Chicago was battling rain and wind and 39F temp that night...  Nonetheless, Larry will be heading to college in August.  It reminds me of August 2008 when Michelle was leaving for college.  She made an effort to get together with her little cousin Larry just a few days before she headed out to Boston. 

Picture 1 = Michelle and Larry at Herrick Lake, the place where Michelle wrote many of her essays and prepared for all her AP class tests -:).  August 2008

Picture 2 = Michelle and Larry during holiday 2014.  December 2014

 

Time really flies!! 

Lately, I've heard many incredible stories about the various amazing paths our hopeful, young kids are taking...  My friend's son is graduating from high school and moving from southern California to Connecticut for Yale; my friend's daughter, who just graduated from University of Michigan, is on a 7-week hiking journey on the Camino de Santiago trail in Europe; my friend's son, at age 20, has become a well-recognized entrepreneur and is living his big dreams in Silicon Valley; my niece Sherry will be attending an MBA program in Singapore and France next year; my little Michelle will start her 4th year med school career on Tuesday and will be going to Africa later this school year to help people who are really in need of medical attentions...

I am so thankful that our kids are all growing up in this country and have the opportunity AND freedom to choose what they love to do -- good for them!!!

I am also very thankful for the fact that even with grown-up kids, we, the parents, are still young and energetic -- good for us, and we will undoubtedly live our own dreams!!!