Joe's Graduation // Part Two

This post has less to do with Joe's graduation and more to do with random Texasness, but since I called the prequel "Joe's Graduation Part One" this obviously had to be Part Two. Yes? Yes. Glad we got that settled. =)

Oh, and as a side note... Joe's finishing up his last few days of testing and stuff this week. I don't know if I mentioned that the paramedics had a few weeks of work left after graduation... but they did. And so we headed home and left him to wrap things up at school. Their huge national tests and stuff are sometime this week, so if you could pray for him and his class, that would be great!!

Texas already had loads of berries... cherries... oh, it was amazingly HOT.

And the peaches by the box made me feel like I was in Georgia!

The plum trees at the orchard.

What orchard? Glad you asked...

The orchard with the tractors in the pond. It was definitely a Texas experience! and Joe and Dad, of course, wanted to know how the tractors could be in there for 20+ years (or something) and never rust. I had no clue.

We were there to meet this fabulous girlfriend - Allix!! Allix and I had known of each other for a while - we both went to the same workshop in Texas, at different times. Through blogging and Instagram, we got to know each other better, and when we found out that we were in the same area of Texas, we just HAD to get together!!

Two photogs... trouble.

And plenty of laughs!!

Our fabulous little car. Like it? lol

check out more pics from our funtastic afternoon on my blog!

Me and my bro. =)

Full Texas experience!!

Allix's parents picking out the juciest watermelon... want a slice? =)

Texas dirt roads... loved 'em.

Does this look familiar to you ALERT guys? Heartbreak Hill... you guessed it. Let the name... inspire... FEAR!!

Being in Texas, we HAD to head to Texas Roadhouse one day!

Yeah. You should be drooling by now. =)

A few last minutes of goooooolden sunshine... makes my heart happpppy....

Mmm.

A leeeetle more driving...

Then it was time to retire for Monopoly and Pit.

Oh, I forgot... on Friday night we played vball for a few hours... just an ALERT staple, that's all. And I was having too much fun to take pictures. =)

Goodbye to old friends...

One last spin around the gorgeous campus...

And it's time to head off for our last Texas lunch - at Jersey Mike's. Not sure where the Jersey fits in in the heart of cowboyland, but go figure.

Joe. Talking with his hands.

Gussied up for church. Ain't we caaaa-ute?!

I can't believe we had to leeeeave him down there. Sad day. Buuuuuuut....

A Haagen-Dazs caramel coffee milkshake makes everything better. Almost. =)

Goooooodbye, Texas!

The familyhood of traveling iPhones?

... and lastly, the sunset from the plane window - melted my heart as usual. There's just something about sunsets that I j'adore. =) But that's just me. =)

SO! that's all for now, folks. Hope your week ends up INCREDIBLY!!

much love from ALL the fam,
Hannah

ps - and don't forget to keep Joe in your prayers this week!!

Joe's Graduation // Part One

As those of you who read my blog undoubtedly know -- this past weekend, Joe graduated from ALERT!! He is now officially an "ALERT man" - and we couldn't be more proud of him. =)

Mom, Dad, and I (Hannah) traveled down to Texas for the graduation. Sadly, Joe didn't get to come home with us - the paramedics have a few weeks of school after the actual graduation. So you can keep him in your prayers - he has a few classes, tests, clinicals, and whatnot to keep up with before he's DONE done done. =)

Hope you enjoy Part One of this "series" (if you will) - there were too many pictures to put on one post! haha! Check out my blog if you want to see some more from the weekend... but even over there I'm not done yet. =)

Much love!
Hannah (for all the Ps)

The crack of dawn, literally. Even with these advanced modes of transportation... it still takes a LONG time!! =)

But soon we were seeing miles upon miles of gorrrrrrrrrrgeous Texas scenery!

The day after we arrived, it was graduation time.

We were blessed with a few student speakers... (this is Cody)

The men's wonderful singing...

The admiring crowd.

more singing...

Dad - the guest speaker

Annnnnddd - finally!! - Joe received his diploma...

And his pin. ALERT man at last!!

It's hard to believe that my bro is a legit paramedic. Technically now, I guess he can save your life. Pretty darn cool. =)

Don't worry. He doesn't usually look so severe. This is just the "tough guy" act. =)

Praying with the Dads.

Unit 40 (well, SOME of it...)

Joe, Keane, and Evan

"He's one of us, now..."

Allllll the flags from past ALERT units...

And Joe adds his signature to the Unit 40 flag. It wasn't exactly complete without it. =)

Hmmm. Who are these good-looking people, anyway?

You'll just have to come back for Part Two to find out! =)