We were fortunate to have lots of family come for the event of the year. Robert's dad, his dad's wife, and his dad's sister arrive on Thursday afternoon. His mom and her husband arrived that evening, and my parents and Memaw arrived late that night. We were able to spend some time with everyone together as well as smaller groups. On Thursday we went out to Red Robin with R's dad and company. Then he and I headed to the hotel to see Serina and Mark. My parents and Memaw got to RDU around 11:30pm. I was a zombie but still excited to see them. All of our family stayed at the same hotel which was convenient.
Robert had to be up at the chapel at 8:00am on Friday, so I went over to the hotel to do my makeup with Memaw and Mom. Robert doesn't understand, but it's just more fun to get ready with other girls. We all headed to the chapel and got some good seats. Since it was a small graduation they combined the college students with the seminary grads. In the spring they have separate services. Our friends Anna, Forrest, and Andrea were able to come as well; such a sweet treat! It was a good service: President Akin was the speaker, we sang Christmas carols, and Robert didn't trip.
After the service we took pictures and headed to Over the Falls. Lunch was delish! After that, Serina and I picked up R's graduation cake from Sweet Traditions. It came recommended by a co-worker, and it didn't disappoint. I went with red velvet with cream cheese frosting. We all went to our apartment to eat cake and chat. The rest of the day was pretty chill - naps and takeout for dinner. We wrapped up the day with some Christmas lights
Everyone but my family left early on Sunday. My family was able to go to church, and we all ate lunch together. Then it was time to take them to the airport again. It was such a fun time of celebrating!
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