Lots to update, little time. Matt's been here since Monday - Awesome. I love it when he visits, even though I can never think of super kick-ass things to do in Houston. Still a blast. Emily, Mom, and Papa came in on Thursday, increasing the family awesomeness quotient at least threefold. Yesterday was the Doctoral hooding ceremony, which was nice, short, and indoors - the first relying on the second two. Today the graduation ceremony held in the main academic quad was blessed with glorious cloud cover that managed to reduce the excessive sweating inside full academic regalia to a sustainable level without causing severe dehydration. That's always a plus. Now we're off to lunch and better things in the future. Hooray for family and Graduation!
On a more somber note, My grandmother passed away yesterday after a long and full life. She had been personally ready to go for quite some time, but was still sharp as a tack and fun to talk to even only a few weeks ago, when last I spoke to her. She will be missed dearly, even though distance didn't let us see each other as much as I would have liked.
