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panader0

(25,816 posts)
Mon May 2, 2016, 06:07 PM May 2016

My daughter graduated yesterday from the U of Alaska [View all]

She had a double major in economics and mathematics. The guy is her fiancé--they'll be married on May 29th in Vegas.
Today they embarked on a road trip from Wasilla to Richmond, Virginia with their two dogs. She has a job at the
Federal Reserve Bank in Richmond, starting pay is $53,500. I am a very lucky guy. I was a college dropout, experimented
with everything when I was younger, worked as a bricklayer, had a contracting business, built my own home, and raised
my kids as a single dad. All four are doing great, no drugs, no arrests. I am hesitant to tell them everything about my past.
I am a very lucky guy.


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That's great! Phentex May 2016 #1
Well done! frogmarch May 2016 #2
Wasilla? KamaAina May 2016 #3
Not anymore--they're almost to Whitehorse in the Yukon by now. panader0 May 2016 #5
congratulations to you and to them oldandhappy May 2016 #4
Congratulations to you and to her! femmocrat May 2016 #6
Thank you--and she is, in spite of being raised by me, a lovely young woman. panader0 May 2016 #7
'in spite of'? I don't think so. trof May 2016 #8
Brilliant and gorgeous. redwitch May 2016 #9
Very exciting! elleng May 2016 #10
She worked last summer for the Fed in Richmond and loved the area. panader0 May 2016 #11
GREAT! So she's been here! elleng May 2016 #12
jeez I would kill for those eyebrows Skittles May 2016 #13
you both should be proud lame54 May 2016 #14
Best of luck to her and you discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2016 #15
The best news! Proud dad, joyful successful daughter! riderinthestorm May 2016 #16
Congratulations! My Good Babushka May 2016 #17
Great job! bigwillq May 2016 #18
Let her know that many residents of Virginia and........ mrmpa May 2016 #19
Congrats!! You have every reason to be proud! Kaleva May 2016 #20
Congrats to all, and rightly so,,,, benld74 May 2016 #21
Congratulations TuxedoKat May 2016 #22
Congratulations NewJeffCT May 2016 #23
Congratulations to your daughter! mnhtnbb May 2016 #24
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