The Doctor is in the house
January 26, 2009 at 9:13 pm 14 comments
He won't have his grad ceremony until May, but this is us at his college grad in 1990. Weren't we babies?
Today my guy had his dissertation defense, and has earned his Ph.D. in Education. It’s taken us 11 years, during which he’s had a full-time job the entire time. We’ve bought a house. We adopted our son. I’ve had 2 surgeries (before our son was 18 months old) during which my guy cared for me, our kid, and continued to work.
I could never had the determination and stubborness to see it through. But he did.
Here’s to you, honey. I love you.
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scooper | January 27, 2009 at 3:52 am
Congrats just doesn’t seem sufficient, but it’s all I got. Great job!
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Lea | January 27, 2009 at 4:59 am
Congratulations to you both Renee:
Beautiful picture of both of you.
All the best.
L
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AmyC | January 27, 2009 at 5:17 am
What a beautiful story and congratulations to all that you and your guy have accomplished over the years!
1990…I was in 8th grade!
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lisabea | January 27, 2009 at 5:36 am
Awesome. When my G earned his MBA, we had 3 kids, a mortgage, his full time job…I mean it’s a huge commitment on everyone’s part.
How proud you must be. And take a sec to pat yourself on the back for being the support.
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Kati | January 27, 2009 at 7:19 am
Congrats, Mr. Renee, you smart cookie, you!
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Renee | January 27, 2009 at 9:18 am
Scooper: Thanks!
Lea: I found and scanned that pic recently. I remember it was about 100F, and we’d just been sitting in it for about 4 hours (our friend was in the previous ceremony.) We were so wilted and sunburned! But, I love it, was we were so happy.
Lisabea: I’m just proud fitting to burst. Man, I slept so hard, after. I think it was relief. Kudos, to you guys! It really is a team effort, isn’t it?
AmyC: LOL. Yeah, we’re old fogies. Actually, I was 24 in that pic, and he was 21, so I guess he was more of a baby than I was.
Kati: Thanks, Kati. He is. *g*
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Brie | January 27, 2009 at 11:05 am
Congratulations to both you you! Just goes to show that anything is possible with a little determination.
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sula | January 27, 2009 at 12:29 pm
That’s so awesome! A PhD is such a long hard slog. And it really does take the support of the whole family unit. You should be proud of yourself as well as your DH.
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Renee | January 27, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Sula: Thanks! Even my son had to pitch in, learning he couldn’t interrupt when the office door was closed (writing was in progress.)
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Tracy | January 28, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Congratulations! That is sooooo cool!
I love the picture from 1990 – he was just a baby! (Don’t tell him I said that! lol) You both are adorable.
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Renee | January 28, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Tracy: Yeah, we didn’t feel like babies at the time, but looking back on it… lol
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Christine | January 30, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Congratulations!!! What an amazing accomplishment!!!
I love the picture of you guys, too! Very sweet.
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Renee | January 30, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Christine: lol. Thanks. It’s hard to believe we looked that young.
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