Joey's Graduation

Joey and his love, Kristen

Graduation procession

My nephew Joey graduated yesterday from USD with his MBA! Way to go Joey.  We went to the Jenny Craig Pavilion to watch the ceremony and then headed back to Jay and Heidi's house for the party. It was a great opportunity to sort of christian their new house.



 The new patio was great. The table was under the pergola with the drinks under the shaded eves. Margey and Tom bought them a beautiful set of solar lights to line the edges of their lawn. Their yard is really coming together nicely. On the lawn we played some game where you toss 2 balls on a rope to a little stand with three bars on it. You play it in teams. Very fun game. Cannot remember the name of the game though. Suffering from OBS-Old Brain Memory.

Then came the Taco Man! OK, so two Mexican fellows arrived and set up a tent and two grills. They brought in coolers of meat, tortillas, and fixing's. The smoke sent amazing aromas into the air, and the meat cleaver chopped away at the steak and chicken. It was an all you can eat taco bar for 1.5 hours.

And we ate! I know I had 5 and I'm pretty sure most folks had at least that many. They were delicious. We cooked some beans and had chips and guacamole on the side. I made lemon cupcakes for dessert. There were margaritas, beer, wine, and Jack Daniels (Jay's drink of choice). Heidi and I had lemonade and tea.

It was fun to see all of Joey's roommates and buddies. Since Brian is here we were able to get a great family picture with Danny included. Beth is missing because she was home with bronchitis. The only thing missing from making this a perfect day!

Heidi, Jay, Tom, Joey, Margey, Katie, Dan Brian in the center with Danny Boy, wiener dog.