As I watched you walk down the aisle and across the stage I couldn't help but be proud of you. And as I watched Mom and Dad beaming up at you and saw the tears Mom tried to hold back, my heart felt like it would burst. I know the decision to return to school was difficult, and I have no doubt there were days when all you wanted to do was throw your hands up and tell them what they could do with their degree. But then, every A you earned, every class you completed felt good. And every one chipped away just a little more at The Degrees until that was it; you were done; all was complete. I am proud of the sacrifices you and your wife made while you traveled this path; never forget that this is a significant accomplishment. I am reminded of a quote by T. E. Lawrence,
"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds awake to find that it was vanity; But dreamers of day are dangerous men, that they may act their dreams with open eyes to make it possible."
May you forever remain a dreamer of the day.
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