Taylor's Graduation

 Whoo, what a whirlwind trip.  I left Hart Ranch on Monday the 19th with my aim to get to Dawsonville mid-day on the 21st.  The weather had other plans!

I hit a wicked hail storm between Mitchell and Sioux Falls.  I thought I had waited long enough in Mitchell.  I was following the car ahead of me with his flashers on, praying that the hail wouldn't break any windows.  At that point, I didn't care about dents - I just didn't want to get stuck waiting for glass repair!

Thankfully, I got through that, and no visible damage.  The rest of the way to Waterloo, IA was hard rain, sometimes with visibility about zero.

I stayed in Waterloo, with the intent to drive to Paducah, KY on Tuesday - but cancelled those plans because of the level 4 out of 5 risk of severe weather.  I went WAAAAAY out of the way to Fort Wayne, IN to avoid the weather.  There was still a lot of rain, but luckily nothing bad.

So, Wednesday turned out to be a very long day to Dawsonville, and I made it home about 8pm. At least there wasn't any rain! Whew.

Thursday I met Katie at her house at noon, and she, Barb and I picked up Livie and headed to graduation.  HE DID IT!!!

First and last day of school!💖

Katie and Mike with Taylor and Abby

We all went out for supper after, and then I drove back to Dawsonville and crashed!

Friday, Pam and I had lunch at Senior Fiesta and toasted Kathy.  Then I headed over to Katie's to help her get ready for the party.  It was a joint party for Taylor, Abby, and their friend Addy.  The venue was at Reunion Country Club, and Katie did a great job of planning and decorating.  The party was a huge success!

 

A table inviting guests to make bouquets

The kids each had a table with their favorite pictures

The photo spot

I left mid morning on Saturday after closing down the Voltage, and got back to Hart Ranch on Tuesday afternoon.  Luckily, no bad weather to speak of on the way home!!