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Thank you. I can be a bit sentimental and emotional.
Most of the good men I've know have been.. great pics by the way that is a handsome bunch !
Gracias my friend
You sure brought back memories of both happiness and tears. Taking my daughter off to U VA in 1980. Now in two weeks she is taking her daughter off to Georgetown University. The cycle repeats but the worry never stops.
Thanks
Cannot compare with Tex in the heart felt. Will drive oldest daughter as a Freshman across a long State to Pitt next week. Currently 4 ladies 16 and up telling me how to do what I know how to do at home so I am good when that changes to 3. The sentimental part is it is Fall in the Pic and I remember fondly CMR teams from those days. And very happy for you Tex.
Love the pic and your situation is funny. 4 females over 16 telling you what to do would be tough. Pitt is a very good school. Best of luck to your daughter.
My son was in Arky too until recently. He is the 2nd tallest in the photo but first in physical training, 98 % on written test, and passed all Advanced Individualized Training first time. So now he is decorated by Lt. Col. as Outstanding Soldier. Tuition is now paid going forward so I am told.
Started College in 2019, Parent Message Board asked ‘Will your student give you a signal that it is time for you to leave (upon dropping them off)? Wrong question for me. Mine was how much will you slow down as you nudge them out the car door {he knows to roll}?
He took last Semester off for the National Guard boot camp and AIT.
FWIW he would describe Pic as cringe worthy, just a little levity with boot camp just finished here. I exercise Parents Right to Embarrass.
I read through your post more and man…..a lot going on in your life. And what a successful family. Congratulations to you.
Thank you for sharing. I love it. And my sincere appreciation for his service.
Thanks Tex...I've been blessed with a great wife/mom, smart/healthy kids, and much better fortune than I deserve! Based on the posts that you've shared, I believe you would say the same...we are both extremely fortunate individuals.
Amen brotha
Not sure how I missed this one...
Congrats and condolences Tex. It'll be me in 6 years.
Funny comment @Bankwalker... when i took my entry exams at UGA I had no idea what the he!l a semicolon was for and for some odd reason half of that test seemed to ask about semicolons use. I ended up in remedial English class. I did great on the math test and ended up in a Calculus 2 class. Well, I learned how the hell to use a semicolon, and I have used the frequently in my writing and email correspondence ever since. I went on to accel in all of my English, Literature, and Writing courses at UGA; however, I dang near failed my first semester of calculus - eking out a C thanks to the help of a friend who tutored me and about 40 hours of studying to ace the final. I struggled in Finance too. Go figure?
I'm afraid your children got their good looks from their mother😆. That's OK, same for mine.
My daughter starts preschool this year... I know I will blink and she will be packing up for college herself, and I can only imagine the emotion you are feeling. She is a special little soul that loves to share with her older brother, but likes things done the way she likes things done. She is hilarious, loves to have fun, and test her limits - we have known for a while this is going to be a wild ride :)
Enjoy the pride you father's are feeling - you earned it.
We all are (or should be) when it comes to our children.
My oldest went away to college like I did (NJ to UGA for me, NJ to Coastal Carolina for her). Dropping her off was one of the most heart breaking experiences of my life.
4 years later we dropped off our younger daughter at University of Delaware and the older sister was with us. Honestly dropping her off was worse for the older daughter. When we left she said "that's it?!?! We just leave her here by herself?"
PS - the younger daughter almost went to Clemson (chemical engineering) - I told her I would still pay for her education, but I will NEVER wear orange!
Both are graduates now and we (my wife and I) couldn't be prouder!
Tex, looks like you have an amazing family - you and your wife should be proud my friend!
You aren’t wrong. I married a Kappa from Ole Miss. It’s a good gene pool.
While just a friendly jab, it is true that a person simply cannot graduate from college without having a proper understanding of punctuation and usage. There’s just too much writing involved when earning a college degree.
Would you believe that comment earned a rebuke and “jailing“ (which is a reduction in posting privileges ) from one of the mods for being antagonistic? Of course, the MOD involved is likely just sensitive about the fact he did not graduate from UGA, because the poster in question has been banned at least three times from the forum and is frequently the target of antagonistic comments from the moderators themselves.
I’m on the verge of being banned from the forum for questioning the veracity of a claim by WC????
Yes you are. Buh bye!
Fine looking youngins Tex! My daughter came to me three years ago and said even with scholarship she worried it would be to much on our family and to much debt. I told her what the heck you think I work all these hours for. I been a working stiff all my life and have no regrets but I'm proud to say in 2 years when she graduates I'll be able to take care of what scholarship won't pay and set her on her way debt free after school. Worth every minute of overtime for sure