I enjoyed seeing her thrill and excitement before we left for the ceremony as she opened her gift from Meliss- a beautiful hand-made quilt to keep her warm in her new dorm room!
The commencement event was held downtown and the center was packed! It was so amazing to see her walk across the stage to get her diploma after four years of hard work, sports teams, volunteer service projects, and seminary! Wow, way to go Rach! When she made her way through the audience at the beginning Beej was quick to jump over the chairs to get a picture of her! We had a blast watching I was also really impressed with how she played her violin. After a great speech by one of the English teachers, in which he closed with 'Islanders, make waves,' Rach and a couple friends proceeded to the stage where they performed 'Viva la vida' by Coldplay on (get this) violin, flute, and piano. Even though they performed in front of hundreds of people, they were so professional! It was totally amazing, and I've had the song in my head since then :)
Congrats, Rach! We love you and wish you the best in college!
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Thanks for the info of Rachel's grad. How wonderful to see this event ! About the quilt - Melissa did a great job BUT I must take credit for sewing on the binding. Then I hemmed the corners to give Melissa a hand. She made me undo it and do it perfectly as my handwork perhaps wasn't up to par with her hard work. Glad you could entertain a huge crowd - how wonderful to have had these talents developed Thank your Mom & Dad for making this possible.
Love you all
Grannie
Rach we have a gift for you too but in true White fashion, it is late. I loved hearing about your commencement exercises and see that like all the other women in your family you are living a full life. Congratulations.
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