Graduation Pictures At Home

My husband does not like to take pictures especially when there's a big event he has to attend to but he did not have a choice lol.  I told him that this is a special occasion and  capturing it is  important that way we will have something to look back to someday.  

We got ready  few hours early so we could drive to Duquesne University before the heavy traffic  pour in.  Friday is when the  traffic is so bad in going to Pittsburgh.  So we want to get there before all the  workers get out and head home.  We  even got the kids   2-hour early from their school so we could all get ready.

My husband was kind of regretting attending the  graduation because the kids had  a dance that  night  but I told the kids that they will have another dance next year but their Dad will only graduate once.  I mean, we did not  attend his college graduation  even though I encouraged him then as he graduated  Magna Cum Laude  but he said that it's not really important.  To me it is.  

I mean not a lot of people goes to graduate school when  they  already retired from the  service or already have a job but it is something that  he wanted to do.  He never got the chance to do it when he was younger so it's quite an accomplishment especially that  he  achieved it while working so I am beyond proud.

He missed out on a lot of stuff when he was younger serving the country so I told him that  it is not  too late to do it now that he has retired and working a civilian job.  I think it is a good example to the children as well, that you can pursue your education no matter how old you are.  It is just a matter of  your own will.

He did not attend the Kick Off to graduation so no professional photos for him.  I said we can just do it at home with us in it lol.

For some reason, our daughter was having an attitude that day so I had a one on one talk with her.  Glad she came around and  joined us.  

I think the photos turned out okay, it's not professionally done but why pay big bucks if you can do it yourself for less.  

I told my husband that  he should get used to having pictures taken every time because he is married to an Asian woman.  In Asia, taking pictures is very common, we do it all the time.  I was kind of shocked when I first came here because there are people who doesn't like their picture taken.  Over there where I grew up, nobody says no to pictures ha ha.  Anyway, we had fun attending the diploma ceremony.  I'll post about it next time.