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May 10, 2011

Oh, Happy Day! Celebration Time!

This past week I was out of town Friday through Sunday. I created some posts ahead of time and was able to read and moderate comments from my smart phone, but I didn't have a lot of computer access over the weekend, nor much free time. Thanks so much for all the Mother's Day wishes you left on Sunday; I appreciated those so much!

This was a special Mother's Day for me because it's the first one I've been able to spend with my son, Chip, in three years. For the past three years, he's been attending law school many states away at the University of Dayton in Ohio.

This weekend was extra special because it was also graduation weekend! Woot, woot!




After the "conferring of degrees" the graduates waited patiently for their name to be called.



Chip is being "hooded" in the picture below.



If you've been reading BNOTP for very long, you know I rarely blog about family, but I can't let the really big milestones slip by without sharing those special moments with you. :) Chip graduated Magna Cum Laude, ranking 8th in a class of 161. Update: He found out after his last semester he moved up in rank and graduated 7th in a class of 161. :) Awesome!


While in school, Chip served as the Business Editor and a Staff Writer for Law Review, was a member of the Moot Court and a Member of the Mock Trial Team. This day was the culmination of three years of steadfast nose-to-the-grindstone dedication and perseverance.



Chip and I squinted in the sun for a few additional pics after the graduation ceremony. Unfortunately, I had a severe headache right behind my left eye. Nothing would have kept me from this day, though. :)


Chip and his sweetheart, Nancy humored Mom and Dad for a few more pics. This summer it's a graduation; next summer we'll be celebrating a marriage. :)



After graduation, it was party time. Chip (second from the left with hands together) is pictured here with some of his best friends and fellow law school "survivors." ;) You can just see the relief and joy in their faces. Oh, happy day! :)

Next up for these talented young men: taking the bar exam and finding jobs. If you know of a firm in Ohio or in the southeast that's in need of a hard working attorney, please e-mail that info to me at betweennapsontheporchatgmail.com and I'll forward it straight on to Chip. With so many firms laying off lawyers right and left over the past few years, the job market is pretty tough for those just graduating from law school.

86 Comments:

At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Susan Nowell @ My Place to Yours said...

HUGE accomplishment! Congratulations to Chip and his circle of faithful encouragers! Best wishes to him in this next phase of his journey.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Susan McClaskey said...

Big congradulations to your son and you! It's quite an accomplishment. I hope he'll allow himself a bit of a vacation before he moves on to the next two steps. Good luck to him!
Best,
Susan

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger laxsupermom said...

Congrats to your son! Magna Cum Laude - so impressive! His fiance is gorgeous, too! You must be so proud. Thanks for sharing.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Heidi @ Decor & More said...

What a lovely Mother's Day weekend, Susan! Congratulations to Chip and you~ you must be so incredibly proud of him. Have a blessed day!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Barbara said...

Congratulations, Susan! You look like you were definitely a proud mama, even though you had a headache!
Barb

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congratulations to all of you. Good luck with the job hunting.

Susan, I know your heart was full at this wonderful occasion.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Frog Hollow Farm Girl said...

Good morning from Frog Hollow Farm. What a wonderful weekend with your son - he's adorable and he does look happy and proud (just like his mom!) Thanks for sharing such a special memory. Ciao, bella!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Susan said...

Ohhhh, Susan, what a special post. How wonderful for you to have such a great acheivement on the part of your son. So happy for ALL of you. Thanks for sharing this very special life moment! Susan

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Christy said...

Congratulations! What a wonderful time for celebration!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Jewel Sauls said...

Congratulations to both you and your son Susan! I know you are proud!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger NanE said...

Congratulations to Chip and to your family, quite an accomplishment I'd say! Both of my girls in college in Ohio too. I have one graduating in June and one in Dec so I'll be celebrating right along with you, as will our check book, lol!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Michelle said...

Awesome! Congratulations....job well done!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Neha@ All things beautiful said...

Congratulations! Happy and proud moments!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions said...

How proud you must be, Susan! He's such a handsome young man, too {God, I can't believe I have to use the term "young man" now}! They hire here on Long Island, as I know the law firm where I work my day job does. Maybe things will turn around where he wants to be.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Lizabeth said...

A big hearty congratulations! I know your joy! We did this a few years ago for our son and last year for our daughter! It is a joy and a celebration for all of you! Getting a law degree is extremely tough and that is a lot fo be proud of in itself! Congrats on the coming wedding! Lots to be joyful for!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Sue said...

Wowie, you were right in my neck of the woods, since I live in a south suburb of Dayton. Congrats to Chip on his accomplishment, Susan! Hope he finds a position soon. So he'd like to stay in OH, even with all of our crazy weather?! *grin* Glad we were able to accommodate you with good weather while you were here. It was the first time without rain and cooler weather since last month. :-) Sue

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congratulations to your handsome son! What an accomplishment and I wish him the best! You needed to post this, Susan, as mother has to brag sometimes! :)
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Merlin said...

WHew!!! Nice going!!! franki

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Lynne (lynnesgiftsfromtheheart) said...

Congratulations! What a milestone. Where has the time gone to? As a mother you have every right to do some bragging. What a wonderful Mother's Day gift to you to see your son hit one of his goals in life. hugs ~lynne~

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Mid-Atlantic Martha said...

Congrats to all of you for this wonderful milestone! Good luck to Chip in his job search.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great post, I love it when you post photo's! Susan he is so good lookin and so is his beautiful mother!
Oh and the girlfriend ain't nothin' to sneeze about,she is gorgeous too!
Oh Happy day indeed!
He is brilliant!and will pass the bar with flyin' colors.
whoohoo!
Maybe he will go to work in a law firm alittle closer to southeast Ga!wouldn't that be great for Susan!
~JO
LazyonLoblolly

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Vicki said...

Congratulations, Chip!!! Quite an accomplishment! Know you are proud of him Susan, as you should be! Beautiful future DIL too...they make a lovely couple! Best wishes for landing a great job very soon.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Pam@OurAdventuresInHomeImprovement said...

Congratulations to him! Congratulations to you! What an exciting time in his life.

Take care,
Pam

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Cindy said...

I know you are very proud of your son. Congratualtions to him and good luck with the job search!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Unknown said...

Oh how proud you all must be! Congrats to your son and many blessing for a bright future!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Lori E said...

So cool...and now you have someone to plead your case when you get carried away at a blogger's convention. Perfect.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Becky said...

Congratulations and blessings to you and to Chip! It's bittersweet to experience these milestones in life...you're happy for the accomplishment...sad that they're growing up! I know you a so proud!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Susan said...

Congratulations!! I know you and your husband are so very proud of Chip and his accomplishments! I'm so happy for you!
Hugs,
Susan

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger megan said...

Many congratulations to both your son and you Susan.
I know how it feels, to see your child walk down in cap and gown after all their years of hard work. Very tearful.
Best wishes to him in his search for employment. With those qualifications, someone will snap him up.
Hope he has some time to spend with Mom before he begins his career...and just wait until he sees his old room!! :)

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Glenda/MidSouth said...

Congratulations to Chip and you! You have good reason to be proud of him.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Susan (Between Naps On The Porch.net) said...

lol Lori...I'll definitely keep that in mind. ;)

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Susan (Between Naps On The Porch.net) said...

Megan, he hasn't seen it, yet...but I did warn him what I was up to. lol ;)

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Anonymous Julia @ Hooked on Houses said...

Wow! Congratulations on raising such a smart, accomplished, and handsome son. I would have been bursting with pride! Crossing my fingers that he finds the perfect job in the perfect location. :)

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Chatty Crone said...

I like 'some' personal blogging - you get to know someone a little better I think.

And this was awesome - congrats to your son! That's a lot of hard work.

(My son is in Cincinnati, Ohio - Ohio is taking our young guys!)

His girl looks beautiful and congrats on the wedding next summer.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Sarah said...

Susan, congratulations to Chip and his parents! Wow, Magna ComLaude and 8th in his class. I don't think he is going to have a problem finding a job. ;-)
What a wonderful Mother's Day weekend! ~ Sarah

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Sue said...

Congratulations to all Susan on all levels!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger La Vie Quotidienne said...

Congratulations on your son's graduation...what a wonder acheivement.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Nancy Holte said...

Congratulations to Chip and to you! (We all know that moms shed a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to get our children to this point.) What a huge accomplishment and a very impressive class ranking.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Anonymous Joy said...

If there was ever someone meant to be an attorney....

Congrats to Chip! I can't believe he's graduated from law school. I know Dad is beyond proud too, even if he doesn't blog.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Anonymous Michele/Ohio said...

Oh Susan congrats, you must be SO PROUD!

I hail from Ohio (live in Columbus about 3ish hours away from Dayton) and we know what a tough law school in which he just graduated with top honors! You both may be doubly proud!!!

My very best wishes to he and his lovely fiancee, and to you all. so glad you shared this with us, thank you. It really IS a major milestone!!!!!

Blessings to you all!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Mary said...

Contests Mom and Chip! Wishing Chip all the best!

Mary
From Virginia

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Grammy Goodwill said...

Oh what a happy day for all. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful day with your readers. Congratulations to Chip and best wishes for the future.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger vignette design said...

Happy, happy, joy, joy! Congratulations Susan to your son. I'm so impressed! Thank you for sharing this proud moment! ~Delores

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Anonymous Karin Şen Cankan said...

Congratulations again Sue, I left a comment on facebook but I must leave one hear too, I hope your son always has great days like this and you get to enjoy them with great excitment, I am from Law school to Pepperdine California, so again give my cong to your son its one of the best occupations in the world unfortunately I dont do my occupation here in Turkey but I'm sure he will be a great lawyer. Again a clab on the back for the great mom too, I hope I get to see Talay's big day too.

Love

Karin

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Mari @ Once Upon a Plate said...

Congratulations to Chip, and your entire family!!
What a WONDERFUL Mother's Day gift. :D
Here's to continued success and a very bright future!

Thank you for sharing this great news, Susan. I'm so happy for you and your family. ((hugs))

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Angela said...

It seems as though you have raised a fine young man. Congratulations to both of you. I do have colleagues in Ohio and will be happy to pass along any information I become aware of.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger lilisinha said...

Parabéns , boa sorte nessa nova fase da vida!!!
Primeira etapa vencida, formatura.
Segunda etapa vencerá emprego"Deus é contigo"
Bjos Carinhosos

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger lilisinha said...

Parabéns , boa sorte nessa nova fase da vida!!!
Primeira etapa vencida, formatura.
Segunda etapa vencerá emprego"Deus é contigo"
Bjos Carinhosos

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Jane@Cottage at the Crossroads said...

You are to be commended for raising such a fine son. Congratulations! I love seeing the photos of your family.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Terry @ La Bella Vie said...

Susan,

I'm so happy for you and congratulations to your son for a job well done!

So wonderful seeing pictures of your family too and you are even cuter than your teeny tiny little profile picture shows!
Terry

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Anonymous Judeene said...

What a happy day! Doesn't it feel great knowing they grow up and are responsible young men and good citizens? Congratulations!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Unknown said...

hey Dayton is not far from my little town of Loveland Ohio. Congrats to you all! I know how it is...two of my sons live in Chicago and my oldest is in Virginia...so far away

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Pam Kessler said...

Congratulations to the graduate. You have every right to be very proud, that is a huge accomplishment to be ranked 8th in his class.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger A Hint of Home said...

Congratulations to your handsome son for all he has accomplished!
You as parents deserve an applause, too!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Karen said...

My husband is an attorney in AL. What will your son's specialty of practice be in?

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Congratulations on your son's accomplishment. I'm in the same shoes as you as our son is graduating from Loyola in CA next weekend and I'll be heading that way to watch him graduate!

Debbie V.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Donna@Conghaile Cottage said...

"Happy Mother's Day Week to you"...AND Congratulation to your Chip!!! What a shame you had a headache...Maybe it was all that WONDERFUL Excitement!!!
Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful day with us...
Big Hugs,
Donna

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Anonymous Pam said...

Congradulations to Chip his classmates and to Mom. What a wonderful acomplishment.....Job well done. Great way to spend Mother's Day, thanks for sharing with us.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Susan (Between Naps On The Porch.net) said...

Hi Karen,
I checked with Chip and he said that he is interested in Business Litigation, Trial work...really any kind of litigation. He also said he would be interested in Real Estate law. He's had experience in these areas. Thanks!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Christy said...

Congratulations to your son, my daughter is now an L2 whooo who.

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Linda (More Fun Less Laundry) said...

Susan, I'm so happy that you shared this wonderful news with us. Congratulations to you and to your handsome son! Graduating Magna from law school is a huge accomplishment and I hope he will find his dream job soon! I was a lawyer in my last life (before kids) and worked in WTC tower 2. It is such an exciting career. Best of luck to him! Linda

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Chip Herin said...

Dear Mom and BNOTP readers:

Thank you so very much for your well wishes and congrats! It was truly a treat to spend Mother's Day with Mom (Susan); perhaps now that I'm done with law school it can become a regular occurrence. I hope each of you had the chance to spend Mother's Day with someone special.

Sincerely,

Walter "Chip" Herin

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Jeanette said...

Congratulations to Chip and all of his classmates. You must be so proud! What a wonderful accomplishment for both of you .

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Pinky at Designs by Pinky said...

CONGRATULATIONS to Chip! What a wonderful accomplishment!!! I know how hard he has worked!!!!! Hoping he finds a GOOD job!!!! Our daughter just grafuated from college 2 weeks ago and also with honors, she did it all in night school while working full time. We are SOOOOO proud of her as you are of Chip! Hope your headache went away and you could enjoy the occasion!!!! XO, Pinky

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Susan ~ Southern Fascinations said...

Susan... How wonderful for your family! Congratulations Chip on both your graduation and upcoming marriage. If you'd like ideas for a "black & red.. GO DAWGS! wedding" just let me know!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Susan ~ Southern Fascinations said...

Susan... What a wonderful way to spend your Mother's Day! What a proud moment for all of you! Congratulations to Chip on this life changing accomplishment and to Chip and Nancy on their upcoming wedding. If y'all want ideas for a "black & red... GO DAWGS wedding" just let me know! We had a beautiful one last summer! Thanks for sharing a glimpse of your family!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Lady Katherine said...

Congratulations to Chip and to you the Mother! What a day to celebrate all your son accomplishments. I know he has had his parents behind all the way. Your son is handsome, and your soon to be daughter-in-law lovely! I know your so proud of him!!!!!! For He is YOUR SUNSHINE!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger A Perfect Setting said...

Congratulations to all! Quite an accomplishment! You must be very proud! We had a graduation as well!

 
At Tuesday, May 10, 2011 , Blogger Stephanie said...

Wow - huge milestone - CONGRATS! You and your son should both be very proud!

 
At Wednesday, May 11, 2011 , Blogger Gloria said...

Congratulations to Chip! Oh my goodness, I can imagine how proud you must have been of your son! And the photos of you and Chip, and he and his girlfriend, and Chip and his law school cronies were wonderful... you all looked fabulous. So nice to see what a wonderful, happy weekend you had!
Best,
Gloria

 
At Wednesday, May 11, 2011 , Blogger KK said...

WOW...Go Chip. I know you so proud of your boy. His hard work and determination to succeed will pay off greatly.

 
At Wednesday, May 11, 2011 , Blogger Kathleen said...

Congratulations, Susan! It is certainly a momentous event. I remember my son's grad from Law School, a very proud moment.
Great pic of mom and son.

 
At Wednesday, May 11, 2011 , Blogger Sunny Simple Life said...

Tell me about it. When my daughter graduates as an RN next year she has been told she may have to volunteer for free for a while before she gets hired by a hospital. Are you kidding me? She works in the hospital now for free. I can't imagine more of that. Hope it improves.

 
At Wednesday, May 11, 2011 , Blogger Caroline (Piorra Maison) said...

Congratulations Mom. What a great Mothers Day gift.

 
At Wednesday, May 11, 2011 , Blogger Rettabug said...

Congratulations Chip!!!! Woo-Hoo is RIGHT! That is one heck of an accomplishment & I you are one proud Momma, Susan! Rightfully so, too.

Great photo of the two of you, even with the sun in your eyes & a bummer of a headache. Drats on that!

How exciting to think you'll be in the middle of wedding plans this time next year! Oh, the tables we'll see then!!

Many Hugs & Best Wishes,
fondly,
Rett

p.s. I had ESP that you might be with him this weekend. LOL

 
At Wednesday, May 11, 2011 , Blogger FABBY'S LIVING said...

Huge congratulations to Chip for this awesome accomplishment,, graduating Law School! Wow!, I know his dearest mother had so much to do with this! I hope you're ok with your headache by now. You're going to have a beautiful family, with that handsome couple, with grandkids sooner than later, Susan. Big hugs to you as I know we mom's are so prud of our offspring wonderful accomplishments as your son's!
Hugs
FABBY

 
At Wednesday, May 11, 2011 , Blogger Bonnie said...

Handsome graduate and happy Mom and fiance. Congratulations on law degree and upcoming marriage. I know you are a proud Mom. It was nice to see pictures of all of you.

 
At Wednesday, May 11, 2011 , Blogger AngelaV said...

If you have a headache behind an eye, it is usually a sinus headache. I get them often. I read in a magazine to take sudafed and ibuprofen together to knock one out. I do that and it works. (the old sudafed - the one you have to ask for). Congrats to your son!!!!

 
At Wednesday, May 11, 2011 , Blogger The Tablescaper said...

Congratulations Susan on such a momentus occasion. I'm sure he couldn't have done it without your support behind him.

- The Tablescaper

 
At Thursday, May 12, 2011 , Anonymous Scribbler said...

You and your husband have a right to be so proud -- Congratulations!

 
At Friday, May 13, 2011 , Blogger Phyllis said...

Reading your blog and viewing the pics, I could almost feel your pride and excitement! Being a mother has its rewards, and a day filled with honors such as your honorable son received, is one of the highest awards in "Motherhoodism"! I wish only the best that life can bring to him and his lovely "soon to be bride" !

 
At Friday, May 13, 2011 , Blogger Susan (Between Naps On The Porch.net) said...

Nandie (Susan)Yes, would love some ideas for a Black and Red wedding. If you see this, please email me at betweennapsontheporch@gmail.com

 
At Saturday, May 14, 2011 , Blogger Jan said...

Dear Susan, What a perfect weekend to celebrate Mother's Day with your incredibly smart and handsome son graduating Magna Cum Laude! How proud and happy you must be of him, and also of all the years that went in to raising such a fine son. He even sent a thank you to your followers! What a class act... My heartfelt congratulations to you as a family, and wish only the best for the future, Jan

 
At Saturday, May 14, 2011 , Blogger Susan (Between Naps On The Porch.net) said...

Thanks so much, Jan! Miss you! Hope all is well!
XO

 
At Monday, May 16, 2011 , Blogger Savannah Granny said...

Congratulations to you and your sweet family, especially Chip. I know that it takes the entire family to accomplish this goal. From the little you have said, especially when starting the office, I know you and Chip are close. That is eternal. But I think we already talked about that.
My prayer is that a good solid position will become available soon and that he can begin the rest of his life. He will do well, I have a feeling he is of good stock. Prayers for a great future coming your way. Hugs, Ginger

 
At Wednesday, May 18, 2011 , Blogger Chari at Happy To Design said...

Hi Susan...

My friend, I'm just doing a bit of catching up over here at your place. After reading this post, I just had to leave a note!

Many, many heartfelt congratulations to you and Chip on his recent graduation from law school! What an awesome accomplishment...I know you are one proud mama!!! As weel as you should be! Sending my best wishes and blessings to Chip!!! And...it looks like more congrats are in order for Chip's wedding next summer! He sure is a handsome man and his fiance is gorgeous, Susan! I loved getting to see all of your photos!!!

Congratulations and best wishes...
Chari

 

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