My Nephew... The Doctor -

My nephew - The Doctor...

(Well, technically not a doctor; but he is a graduate of University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School)

Nephew Brian arrived in Dallas 18 months ago from San Diego as one of 13 in the Prosthetics and Orthodics program.  We had him over to our house occasionally and (as promised to his father) every Thanksgiving.  He did well, graduated at the top of his class and landed an internship in Olympia, Washington, only 26 miles from his fiancee's school.

Brian allowed as how graduation was anticlimactic after working so hard.  He was just ready to pack up an leave Dallas to get near Amy.  His mother (my sister) and his father flew into town to see the graduation event and help pack up and drive him up to Olympia, via California.  We, of course offered to host and help in any way we could.

First order: Dinner on Saturday once everybody was assembled in Texas.  Dinner was barbecue.

Wendy joins Sue and Brian with a plate of pulled pork and ribs

Sunday, December 7th, a day that will live in infamy...  oops.  

Sunday, December 7th, a day set for graduation from UT Southwestern P&O Program.  We joined Brian, Wendy and Barth in the mostly packed apartment and then drove over to campus for the ceremony.

Brian receives his hood

We took Brian's last scraps of remaining food, and headed home to turn the items into a spaghetti dinner.  Once Brian's place was all packed into the U-Haul trailer (pre-planned and diagrammed by Brian), they came by for dinner and night's sleep.

Off they drove in the early morning, destination: Grants, New Mexico for night 1.

Well done Brian.  We hope to join you in the Northwest someday.

CONGRADULATIONS!