daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
It’s hard to believe that my oldest son is already receiving his degree! It seems like just yesterday that he began his collegiate career… time sure flies.
But, he still has a couple of years before he receives his Architecture degree, so after a year of working at an architectural firm, he’ll go back to school to finish up. I’m so happy for him!
Today we helped Koa move into his dorm at UT. It was super-easy and quick, and since he’s only 25 minutes from home, we can bring him anything he forgot. When we said goodbye to Bay at Rice a few years ago, it was a lot more tearful because he would be 3 hours away from us. But since UT is so close, Koa’s farewell didn’t feel so monumental.
Anyways, both kids are in college now, so it’s a big milestone for our family. I hope the future holds big things for all of us!
Since late May, Koa has been away from home traveling, practicing, and performing with his DCI team, The Blue Devils. This weekend they are in Texas, so we went to their rehearsal in Pearsall, and then we went to the DCI competition at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
The show was awesome (all the bands were impressive!) but it was just good to see Koa again since it’s been a couple of months since he left.
I’m glad he’s having a blast this summer!
Today is our son’s birthday, so we celebrated with presents, cake, and sushi! ♥️🍣🎂 They grow up so fast… it’s the truth!
Koa started his DCI career with a nice show at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. We watched the livestream from the comfort of our living room and enjoyed the show very much!
For the past four years we have gone to see his high school marching band perform, but the DCI squad is a whole other level! I can’t wait to see them perform live later this summer. It should be awesome.
You can check out this year’s show here:
