Tuesday, May 21, 2013

    As I have already stated, my family has a lot of events that have either just passed or that are coming up. I have already talked about being excited for Elsa's upcoming christening, but two other important current events in my family include Brendan's graduation and Jen's engagement party.
    My brother Brendan graduated from St. John's University on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Brendan and I have always competed with grades and he always told me how much smarter he is. All through my high school and early college career we compared classes and I even finished my college math courses before him even though I was still in high school. I've tried my hardest to be able to say that we could have graduated at the same time and I came pretty close. After starting school two years after him, I ended up only a year behind him credit wise.
    Even though I can still technically finish school in less years than Brendan, I am extremely proud and happy for him. Brendan has always been very smart and he has earned his degree in finance. He will go on to complete a five-year MBA program at St. John's and I'm sure it will lead him to great places.
    Unfortunately, I was unable to attend his graduation. Not only am I four hours away from home, but I took part in a charity run in Albany that day. It was called Hero Rush and the proceeds went to the Fallen Firefighters Association and local charities. This was a lot of fun and pretty challenging, but I feel bad that I missed his graduation. At least he won't feel obligated to come to mine, though!

My mom, Brendan, and my dad outside of my house before Brendan graduated

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