Everyone lost a ton in 2020 with Covid, mine sucked because both my folks were diagnosed with stage four cancer – I’m an only child to divorced parent who live 30 and 90 minutes from me. 2021 started with losing my Mom in February, then my Aunt Cathie a few weeks ago. Cancer is insidious, it takes everything from you then most of the time it kills you anyway. My Aunt Cathie took her own way out before cancer could take her. I’m still struggling with that.
I feel like I’m untethered and I’m learning way too much about estate procedures. And that Bank of America is the worst place ever to have an account when someone dies.
Intertwined with that, is our our pride and joy over Hayley graduating college (Criminal Justice major, Psychology minor). We are thrilled that Hayley was hired for the first job she applied for and she works for the State of NC in Public Safety.
Graduation was the last time we saw my Aunt Cathie too. I’m so glad she came with us. Bittersweet though.
Finally officially done! Hayley signed with Peace today to play soccer. She plans to major in Criminal Justice with a minor in Psych. We are so proud of her!
We are all really thrilled about this. Peace was my first choice for her all along and as the process went on, it became her and Jeff’s first choice too. We really like the soccer coach who is brand new this year and Hayley is already having fun getting to know her teammates next year.
A huge thanks to everyone who helped our daughter, academically, athletically or otherwise, over the years.
Hayley and two of her classmates were selected for the 2016 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. They went to a Rotary meeting and then to a weekend leadership retreat with other students from across the state. We snagged a photo just before they left for the retreat.
Hayley’s history class went up to DC to hear Supreme Court arguments, meet with the N.C. senators and sight-see. She and Evan took a selfie with Senator Thom Tillis. LOL