Happy Graduation, Zak!!

Zak graduated with his Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from BYU-Idaho on April 10th!

Thursday April 9th was a graduate and family dinner hosted by the Alumni Association. Zak's parents were able to join Zak and I at the dinner.

Zak took me shopping the evening before the dinner and

helped me pick out a new dress for the occasion!

p.s. can you see my baby bump?

Convocation followed dinner that night. Zak was able to walk and receive his hard earned Degree!

YAY!!!....huh?...

Commencement was on the following night, April 10th. None of my pictures really turned out and we got terrible seats so we could hardly see Zak but President Clark spoke. The invited speaker was the newly called and ordained Elder Neil L. Anderson. His talk really struck a chord with me but since I'm pregnant I don't remember what it was about. I did have the foresight to take notes for just this occasion (to share it with you) but I seemed to have misplaced them. I will blog about it if I find it.

I have to say that I am so proud of Zak for all his hard work. I am so happy he has found something he loves. I also really felt that the verbal pats-on-the-back that he received from President Clark and Elder Anderson were, in a way, directed at me as well. I too have sacrificed and worked hard to help Zak in any way I could even if that was simply understanding that he needed to spend long hours in the library or keeping Belen occupied so he could study at home. I love that Zak is so focused and driven when it comes to his education and I'm sure he will be the same when it comes to his career. It is one of the reasons I fell in love with him. Seeing all that hard work finally rewarded was an emotional thing for me. The end of a phase in our marriage and the beginning of the next. I'm excited to see where Zak's hard work and drive leads us in the future, as a family.