Warm Fuzzies

Today was a super-dee-dooper day! Buttercup graduated from Seminary!!

Yippee!!!

It was a very nice program. In Florin, Seminary graduation is held by each individual stake. Our stake had 50 graduates this year. Buttercup's class has just over 300 students in it, and I think we have 5 or 6 stakes in town -- so it adds up.

Grammy and Papa came to this graduation ceremony since Buttercup's cousin is also graduating this year. He lives in Corn Country -- a 3 day drive from here. We thought it was a great way for both cousins to have them for a special day! Buttercup's other set of grandparents will be here for High School Graduation on Thursday.

Grammy is a WONDERFUL quilter and gave Buttercup a beautiful, handmade, heirloom quilt as a graduation gift.

(My point and shoot camera is taking terrible pictures today! I'm so sad!)

(And yes, I'll blame the camera, not the photographer!)

After graduation (which only lasted about an hour!! Yay for a short church meetings!) we came home and had chocolate applesauce cake and icecream. (Seriously, when I have more time, I will post the recipe for this cake. It is SOOOO good!!)

The day was practically perfect up to this point, but then it just got better. We invited Maddle Faddle and her sister, Andy and Andy's cute little family over to share the cake. It was such a blast visiting with them! I love Maddle Faddle just like she's my own kid and Andy is one of my former Beehives, whom I adore, now all grown up with a perfect little cherub of her own.

Just as they were getting ready to leave, there was a knock on my door and there stood Buck!! Buck just happens to be ANOTHER former Beehive from many, many years ago when we lived on the Coast. The remainder of the cake was dished up for her and the friends she brought along. An hour long visit filled with a ton of laughter, some tender stories shared, even a testimony born completed our night.

After things settled down and I was contemplating my day, I realized how very blessed I am. I have served in many Young Women presidencies. I honestly can't tell you how many different presidents I have served under. I have had dozens of girls go through my classes. (I was Buttercup's leader in one capacity or another for most of her YW career too!) I feel so lucky that I remain in contact with a large portion of these girls. And here were two, in one night, standing on my doorstep! Two Beehives from two different classes and two different states.

Can you believe I didn't take a picture? I'm kicking myself!! (Inigo had the camera and was running around taking crazy photos of everyone. These are two that he captured of Andy and Buck.)

Of course, they're darling girls and are so much fun.

I'd like to give a shout-out to two more of "My Beehives" that are regular readers of this blog... Hi Kribistibi and Gelly. Missed seeing you tonight!! (Kribistibi is from Buck's class and Gelly is from Andy's.)

Love my life. Love my family. Love my friends.