Updates From Annika (and Mia)

Hello, family! As many of you know, I'm sure, it's an exciting time in my life. I just finished my last college class ever yesterday, I picked up my cap and gown today, and I'm all set to graduate on the 20th! Lucky for me, grandma, grandpa, and Caitlin are coming to visit and will be here for my commencement ceremony. In fact, Caitlin arrives this evening!

I presented my thesis a few weeks ago, and it went very well. I was incredibly nervous to get up and speak about all the work that I'd been doing this year (condensed to just 15 minutes) in front of my professors and peers, but I kept my cool! It was great to finally get to see what all the other Art History majors had been working on, too.

I also performed a concert with the classical guitar ensemble that I've been a part of this year. Here is a short video of one of the (less exciting, sorry) songs that we played:

At the end of this month I will be moving to Boston to start my new, post-college, "grown up" life. I have a job at a small animation studio in Cambridge. It's certainly going to be very new, and very exciting!

In other family news, Mia was elected student body president of her high school! We got to go to a cool inauguration ceremony a few days ago, where she was sworn in and received her official presidential sash.

This isn't a great quality photo, but here she is being sworn in!

She also attended prom, which, because of her position in student council she had to completely plan and set up. She is involved in so many things at her school, and she also works and babysits. She is so busy all the time! I don't know if any of you have seen the movie Rushmore, but I always tease Mia that she is like the main character (he is involved in about 50 different clubs and activities at his school).

Mia and her friends looking beautiful (especially Mia) in their prom dresses!

That's about all for now, we love you all very much and hope that you're well! Also, Facebook tells me that it's Meri's birthday today. Happy Birthday, Meri!