Bryan in black tie rather than cap and gown |
At the ceremony, the group of boys were well-rehearsed and moved individually and as a group like military men in formation. When I was in high school in NOLA, Jesuit boys wore military uniforms. The Jesuits ran a tight ship then. I don't know about now, but the graduates toed the line.
My grandson did not know all the words to the fight song, which is sung at sports competitions, but I did, because my high school friends and I attended the Jesuit football games. I sang the fight song for the family after a couple of glasses of wine and embarrassed them all.
Jesuit graduates on the stage |
Bryan will join his cousin Joey at LSU in the fall.
Grandpère and brother Andrew |
Bryan was known as "the antiseptic baby", because he was the first child in the family, and his parents took very seriously the doctor's caution not to let anyone touch him except the parents and me, who was there to help. I remember a young neighbor coming to visit, and Bryan's Dad told him at the door, "We're not letting anyone touch the baby." The young man walked over to the bassinet to see Bryan with his hands in the air, as if to say, "Look! I'm not touching." When the next two boys came along, the rules eased up, as there's nothing like having another little one in the house to spread germs, so the Mom and Dad gave up.
Bryan walked at the age of 7 months, but I think his brain was not developed enough, because he walked into walls and banged himself up at an alarming rate. His crib had to be padded, because he pulled himself up to stand at an even earlier age, and he would then let go and bang his head against the side of the crib. His parents missed the big event of the first steps, as I was taking care of Bryan at the time.
Anyway, all's well that ends well.
a child that any grandmere could be proud of! A Jesuit grad is nothing to sneeze at!
ReplyDeleteIndeed, Muthah, I am proud. A diploma from Jesuit High School is worthy of respect. I know, for I was educated by Jesuits at the university level.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Bryan.
ReplyDeleteMany, many congratulations to Bryan. And continue to study hard m'dear. God bless you.
ReplyDeleteYou have many good-lookin' descendents, Mimi. Mazel Tov!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone. Bryan was here today, and he read my post and saw the congratulations.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful proud moment for everyone! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteI can relate to trying to create a germ-free environment. I finally gave up sterilysing babie's cutlery when I saw her through the kitchen window sitting on the grass eating a worm.
Why can I only see spelling errors after my comment is published?
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