Friday, May 16, 2025

Graduation Weekend Begins

Thursday: Fairfax, VA


School spirit: University of Virginia, Hopkins, University of Michigan.

From the Swiss Bakery: favorite rolls. Plus cheese.

Miriam working on her research papers.

Characters and creatures from the Augsburg Puppet Theater.

Friday: First Graduation Party in Charlottesville

Alice’s Graduation Ceremony is Tomorrow.




Graduating Feet (mostly)

The Graduate

Alice in front of the chairs ready for tomorrow’s ceremony. Photo by Miriam.



Earlier in the day: Lunch and Coffee


Bodo’s Bagels.

One of many Charlottesville murals.

Photos © 2025 mae sander


19 comments:

eileeninmd said...

Hello Mae,
Congratulations to the graduates! I like the cute puppet characters.
The food all looks delicious! The parties look fun. Great mural.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend.

My name is Erika. said...

Congrats to Alice. It's such an exciting time, and maybe a little bit scary too.

Jeanie said...

Congratulations to Alice! It sounds like such a wonderful and festive visit. (And I'd love to see that puppet exhibit!) The food looks fabulous!

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz said...

Congratulations to Alice on her accomplishments! It's wonderful that you got to enjoy the celebrations of this time with her.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

Congratulations to this lovely lady! What a beautiful smile she has!

Iris Flavia said...

Great, yummy post! To milestones!

Helen's Book Blog said...

Graduation certainly is upon us. I leave Tuesday to Boston for a couple days then down to Wesleyan in CT for a graduation.

DVArtist said...

Congratulations to your beautiful daughter. The photos are wonderful.

Joy said...

I love seeing graduation party photos. Congratulations to Alice!

Jinjer-The Intrepid Angeleno said...

I love the picture of all the various footware!

Vicki said...

Congratulations to Alice! Such an important event in her life. She looks very happy and is a very pretty young lady!

Linda said...

Congratulations, graduates!

Yvonne said...

Here's to a happy weekend and congratulations!

Lydia C. Lee said...

Congratulations on graduation! #MuralMondays

thecuecard said...

Way to go Alice! Hope you all had a great weekend.

magiceye said...

Hearty congratulations!

Sami said...

Congratulations to Alice and all the other graduates. Well done! Great food. Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Mae.

Marg said...

Congrats to Alice! Such an exciting day!

Granny Sue said...

Congratulations! What a pretty girl, and smart, which is even better. Great series of photos. Love the feet!