Front Range Fork And Cork: The Graduation Chronicles

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It has been exactly two months since my last posting. First, forgive me for the brief departure...life before, during and since graduation of my first, last, and only children (twins) has been a whirlwind, to say the least...hence my brief hiatus.

So, let's catch up from where I left off on May 3rd...

The month, weeks and days leading up to graduation were a roller coaster of events and emotions. There were events that I was prepared for emotionally and others that I didn't see coming. It was a month of "lasts", "final times", and "end of". For example, at the Senior Night Awards Event, a few days before actual graduation, the school jazz band played and sang "Time Of Your Life" by Green Day. Don't ask me why, but I completely lost it...flood gates fully opened...yeah, didn't see that coming!

The second flooding was at their Leadership Academy Awards Night. All was well until they showed the senior slideshow..and there they were on the big screen. That's when it really sunk in...this is it.

Graduation Commencement was a success...and leave it to the Class of 2017 to be the first class to hold ceremony inside school for the first time in history thanks to our unpredictable Colorado weather.

One final note...being that our last name starts with "Z", we are 9.8 times out of 10 the last person in any alphabetical line. So my youngest twin was literally the last in line out of 281 students. She had a great sense of humor with her cap decor..."Last But Not Least" My older twin had a more personal approach...representing all three states we have lived and she has grown in. Heartwarming.

Senior Walk Out Day - Their "official" last day of school.

Senior Year - In A SnapShot(s) - Collage Frame - Kirkland's Home

"Through The Years" welcome table at front entry.

...and The Dining Room

Okay, now for the fun stuff. THANK YOU to all the creative, amazing, inspiring people out there on Pinterest. I truly don't know how I could have survived grad week without you. I am quite certain I spent more time planning their grad celebration than I did my own actual wedding. Heaven help my girls, if they ask me to help plan their weddings!

Here is a compilation of some highlights from the day for you to "Pin", should you be in the need to start planning your grad event a year in advance (like I was guilty of)...