On December 17th, my sister finally graduated from college. After many years (15) of going off and on and working in between...she finished! Yay! My mom, Ryder, and I flew to Miami for a short trip to celebrate with her. We flew out on Wed, the 16th and came home on Friday the 18th. We had so much fun!
On Wednesday, we didnt arrive in Miami until 9:30 pm, so we didnt have much we could do. We just went to my sister's apartment, ate some snacks, and talked until 1am (midnight our time). It was fun, except for the part of sweating at the airport...yes....sweating in the 80 degree weather....yuck! It was humid and hot....blgh!
So Thursday was the big day, so we had to get up early to go to the arena on UM (University of Miami) to get her there on time and go to our box seats...yep...box seats...FANTASTIC.
We were excited to see some of our family there and Angie's friends. Of course they all oohed and ahhed over Ryder....which was fun. :) He really enjoyed it. The graduation was really good, the guest Alumni speaker was "The Rock," yes, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who did indeed graduation from UM...with as my sister will remind everyone....with the same degree as hers..."General Studies."
My Cousin Alina, her son Christopher, and Ryder
(BTW, Alina is my cousin who started the fabulous, Peace Love World...check it out at peaceloveworld.com) It is becoming famous!
Alina & Ryder
Afer the graduation, we took some fabulous pictures!
Then we went to the most fantastic place to eat...oh, my mouth waters thinking of it. :) "Houstons" oh, they have the best hamburgers I have ever had, and that isnt even what I ordered, I ordered a salad, which was divine. We sat and visited for a couple of hours and it was very fun. (BTW, "The Rock" ate there too, he left before we got seated...and I missed him...because I was in the bathroom:( ) It was so yummy!
Alina & Angie
My Aunt Graziella, my mom, me, & Ryder
Then later we went to my cousin Alina's house for a graduation party she was throwing for my sister. There were about 30 people there and again....yummy food, cooked by her chef!
She lives in a beautiful house on the bay in Miami Beach....and just looking at the pictures, they look like it is a fake background..but nope...it is her back yard! Gorgeous! We had so much fun seeing our family and eating such yummy food. Ryder was so good and everyone couldnt get enough of him. One lady even took a picture of just his hair because she thought it was so cute. :) Well, he is a looker if I do say so myself. :) It was so much fun!We are excited for the fun festivities of Christmas this coming week with Auntie Angie, Nana, Pappa Bill, Grandma, and 2 Grandpas. :)
My grandmother Mia & Ryder
My mom and the fantastic View!
Me
GORGEOUS!
