Distinguished Engineer

We went to Tuscaloosa for more than just shopping.  The whole reason that we went to town was to honor my Mom as she was inducted into the College of Engineering Distinguished Engineering Fellows.  This is a very select group that is comprised of only 1.5% of the engineering graduates from the College of Engineering.  My Dad was inducted three years ago and we were so proud of him.  This year Mom was selected as one of two female inductees and we couldn't have been prouder!

We spent Saturday hanging out.  We took Charlotte on a walk around the stadium and saw all the senior girls going into the stadium for Panhellenic Weekend.  We saw my cousin who is about to graduate from high school and go to Alabama but we chose not to embarrass her by calling out her name and waving and making a scene.  Probably the best idea since we don't want to be kicked out of the family! :)

We got ready for our evening out and our babysitter, Meghan, took pictures of us.  I have to say that we look pretty spiffy all dressed up!  Charlotte stayed at home with Meghan, thus her lack of black tie attire.  I absolutely loved Mom's dress, it was so beautiful and glamorous and she looked great in it!

The dinner was very enjoyable.  Dinner was fantastic and we enjoyed having everyone honor Mom.  She is such an inspiration to me because not only was she a wonderful, stay-at-home Mom for a long time, she has also taken the business world by storm and positively impacted our community in such a great way.  She had to give a little speech when she accepted her award and she was nervous (I guess I come by my fear of public speaking honestly!) but she did great.  It was such a heartfelt, sweet speech.  We are so proud of you Mom! Congratulations!  Here she is giving her speech.

Overall, we had a really great weekend in Tuscaloosa.  Sunday was Charlie's birthday and the boys celebrated with a round of golf once we got home.  We then enjoyed a wonderful dinner of Mom and Dad's Napa Pasta (recipe coming tomorrow!).  I had to get a picture of Charlotte and her Uncle Charlie on his birthday!