The Graduate

Neil graduated in Finance in December, but didn't get to walk until last night. So here's some pictures of him looking so smart and sexy in his cap and gown. The story of him getting his gown to look decent is actually kind of funny. I called him Friday morning to ask him if he had even picked it up yet and if he had ironed it yet. He told me he didn't even know he was supposed to iron it! So I told him to call every dry cleaner in town to see if they would do it for him, since we would both be at work until the ceremony. He thought of something even better- he went down to Banana Republic and said, "if I buy something, will you steam my graduation gown?" And they said YES and I was so glad he didn't have to look like a homeless graduate!
Us with my parents

Neil's mom and dad (I'll explain the eye patch at the end)

The Diploma!

My Dad can sleep through ANYTHING!

SO the eyepatch... Yesterday morning, Pat (Neil's dad) started losing vision in his left eye- he said it looked like he was looking through a thick net. So he went to the doctor who immediately sent him to a specialist. The specialist said his retina was TORN! YIKES! He was able to use a laser and basically cauterize it back together. He was super lucky that the specialist was even in that day! He should be fine in a few days, but he had to wear the patch because his eye was all swollen and crazy. His lips are puffy too (he calls them fish lips) because he had some sort of minor reaction to the numbing stuff they injected in his eye. Poor guy!