Team Smith

Y'all, I am trying to catch up on blogposts. So close! Is it wrong to group several things into one? No? I didn't think so either! Let's see if I can remember what we were doing in these pictures ;-)  We love a good sleepover! Some of Cass' friends from school came over. We made cookies and Matt took no mercy in a fierce game of jenga.  I'm not sure what YeVonne and I were doing, but we were cute! I'm sure it was a meeting where we were talking about ways to serve students, I just cannot tell you which one.  Savvy was reading something somewhere....Oh, I think this was a doctor's app! Yup. She had strep. She sure does look happy for someone who was crying and miserable not 10 minutes before. MMhmm, it's all coming back.... I LOVE any opportunity to hang with my Goddaughter Salma! That child is smart!! We were having dinner at their place last night (again- so sorry for the time confusion, but at least the food was go...

Team Smith Weekend was on point!  Thank you a thousand times over to everyone who made it for part or all. And thanks to those who wished us well from afar :-)  We were not kidding when we said we had been planning this for 4 years! It's been a huge motivator for me in pushing through school. Being able to celebrate and reconnect with folks was a heart-filled opportunity to also say thank you for your support and love and encouragement. I had no clue I would have the honor of speaking at Black Graduation with friend Dr. Valle! Looking around at all of us graduates, I got a little teary, thinking that it wasn't too long ago none of us would have been allowed to even step foot on campus, much less take classes and earn a degree.  Friday night was magical. The other Dr. Smith hooded me along with my committee chair Dr. Diane Barone. She could tell you stories about my breakdowns and cryfests! Talk about patience, the number of times...