Pomp and Circumstance

Over the past weekend Ben and I went to a graduation party. Not just for anyone, but for one of THE Cruses...Brandon Cruse! The Cruses are almost like my own children...EXCEPT I never had to foot the bill and they paid me to take care of their kids :) Anyway I saw them almost every day for years and watched them grow up. I baby-sat summer after summer during junior high and high school. Luckily I had both the Cruses and Castillo's to keep me employed. Between the two families, it seemed as if they would alternate who would have a baby each year. Regardless, both of these families are like my own and it's times like this where I just can't believe how grown up they have become!

The three oldest Cruses in 1998. There is a similar picture on the same day where Alex and Brandon were "posing" for the picture...but really they are holding onto each other for dear life!

Congrats to you Brandon as you start the next venture of your life. My advice to you is to make sure that you go to class enough to get decent grades...but don't forget that there are important lessons to be learned outside the classroom as well! (I expect a couple smiles out of my sorority sisters as you read this!)

The Cruses today...from L to R: Nancy, me, Kendra, Michaela, Charles, Alex and Brandon. Notice how they all tower over me with the exception for Charles. I probably only have 3 or 4 more years before he is taller then me!