Georgetown Graduate

Well a week ago we watched Clayton Tyler Romans walk across the stage and get his law school diploma. He and his good friend Diane, who also came from BYU. They have been really good friends all through law school and graduated together. It was a crazy day. Just as we found the parking garage to park, the rain poured down. So plan B went into effect. Luckily we had umbrella's and a shuttle took us down the hill in the rain. They had a tent for those without tickets and the rest of us went into a building. Each graduate was only allowed 2 tickets. It was supposed to be outside so everyone could come, but the weather didn't cooperate. Chelsea came with us and several of Clayton's friends. But they saw the speaker on a monitor and then we walked to another building to see the Law school graduates receive their diploma's. The school had a nice reception afterwards outside under a tent for family and friends. We all went out to dinner at one of Clayton's favorite places in DC, called " Matchbox" . We have heard about it for years and finally got a chance to try it. It was good. The picture Clayton is holding is one Dana painted with Chelsea's inspiration as a gift. An "R" for Romans or for 'Ruffy" or whatever.......is can hang in his new office. He loved it.

We had to drop him off at home and hurry back to Richmond. We left for our family reunion( Clayton drove down Tuesday) the next day after we cleaned out Walmart and Costco for groceries. Greg and I helped Chelsea with all the food( she was in charge this year)...we were packed to the sealing of the van. The 3 of us barely fit in. We drove to Duck for the reunion after lunch....that is a posting for another day.

We are very proud of Clayton and happy he is finished. He ended up doing really well this last semester and finished school on a high note. He is now crazy studying all summer for the bar. He has had a few different job offers and is still trying to decide. He wants to work for the government right now and explore different possibilities. He was chosen as a "presidential management fellow" which gives him some options to intern and see what department he likes best. Right now he is leaning toward the department of Homeland security doing negotiations with Mexico. It sounds interesting.
So the student life has almost come to an end, and real life is about to begin for him.....working a real job everyday. He has worked hard in school and has a pretty good idea of what his new commitment will be like.

We are excited he will still be in DC and able to come home occasionally. We love every chance we get, to see our kids and grandkids. Guess that is a sign of old age..the clock is ticking faster these days.

Congratulations Clayton for a job well done. We are proud of you and love you very much.