The Journal of Maureen Glaude The Graduate
08/06/2006 08:21 p.m.
Our daughter Valerie Crystal with her parents, myself and Ernie, just after she received her Honours B.A. in Classical Studies, University of Ottawa, this past June at our National Arts Centre. If a mom can be tolerated bragging, she achieved her results Summa cum laude. We would have been proud of her without the extra honour, but I know how very hard she worked for years for this and think she deserves a little bragging from us, though she's not into that type of parental attention really. I learned a great deal through the process of her studies, as she particularly concentrated on mythology and literary classical stories often, plus the languages of Ancient Greek and Latin.
Her cousin Lisa received her B.A. in Religious Studies the same evening, at the same event, and attended the same university. They're very close, more like sisters or best friends, so it was a very fun evening. We celebrated a few weeks later at Val's brother Eric's, at a barbecue he and his wife Julie hosted for the two gals.
We put two female grad models on their cake. I am currently Crafty
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Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 08/07/06 at 02:49 AM Great shot Maureen! You need one with Eric in the picture too. |
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Posted by Glenn Currier on 08/10/06 at 03:14 AM Ah, how sweet it is! Congratulations to you and Ernie for all those late nights staying up to get homework done or to console a discouraged student... now the fruits of your labor and love... sweet indeed. I feel your pride with special keenness because my nephew (whom I love like a son) just graduate with bachelor of science this past Saturday. My pride bursted forth with a poem, "Casting." It is so good to be back and reading and writing after my many months away in the darkness of depression. I am BACK! And I am fantastic. I hope you are well, my friend. |
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