Tonight Joy and I attended the graduation ceremony for our sister-in-law, Ariana, who received her Master’s degree. She earned her degree by taking classes in the evenings while working full time, which means she has been very busy during the past couple of years. I can’t imagine doing that since work is frequently plenty to keep me very busy all by itself.

My brother arranged for her parents to fly down from Chicago, but he kept it a secret so she didn’t know until she saw them up in the stands during the ceremony. After the ceremony, we all went out to eat and had a great time chatting together and celebrating Ariana’s achievement.

Congratulations, Ariana!