My parents both left town and so I convinced my brother to come to Seattle to spend time with Hollis and I. We took Brian on a short "tour" of Seattle, but he made it plain that he would rather do things than see things, so we played tennis and disc golf. However, we did take him to see the Fremont Troll. When we got there, we discovered a giant pair of glasses laying to the side. Hollis and Brian tried to get the glasses on him.
Hollis discovered that he loves disc golfing (aka frisbee golf). Disc golf uses special discs that are heavier. We found great course at Northgate that was really fun and not too hard. The middle picture is of the disc buried in the side of the hill after a really bad throw of mine.
Hollis and I are graduated! My parents and siblings came over from Wenatchee and Hollis's parents came up from Utah. My cousin Jessica and her sister Sarah also came over. In the morning I had a ceremony with the College of Education. Then we had fun taking pictures in our robes.
After taking several pictures, we walked down to Husky Stadium because we were walking in the UW graduation ceremony. We had different areas in which we were to line up. This is me in the area designated for the Masters students.
The stadium was full! There were so many people there.
My parents were up very high in the stands. They recorded this video. You can see me on the big screen a couple of times.
And this is the professional picture of me with my diploma cover. It was so nice to walk and get the cover. Hopefully I won't lose it (I lost my BYU one and had to get another one a few years later).
This is a picture of Hollis. He was on the big screen too!
In this movie, you can see Hollis walking across the stage. You know that he's on the big screen because you can hear me cheering.
And then after graduation, we went to a family BBQ. Hollis wanted me to put my hood on my head. And this is what it looks like:
Hollis' department had a convocation today. He was called by name and received a piece of paper (rolled in a cool scroll shape) from his department. It was cool because when they called the names of the students, they said the name of their area of specialization. This is the best picture I could get:
It was quite dark, and I only had my iPod for a camera.
Afterward, they had cookies and lemonade on the quad. Someone took a picture of us with my cell phone.
Do you see the paper in my hand? That is the warrant for my degree. And it's signed. That means that I'm all done! I am going to get a masters, and hencforth shall be known as "Master Crapo." Hooray!
Last week, I finished one big requirement for my Master's project: presenting at one colloquium for the Curriculum and Instruction department in the College of Education. Most everyone uses a tri-fold board, and this time I saw some cardboard boxes. But I didn't want to use one of those things. They are over-rated. So I decided to make a mobile.
I suspect that I am the only Masters student in the College of Ed who made a mobile for their master's project. Yeah, it probably took a lot more work than a regular ol' tri-fold, but it was way cooler. And I used hangers.
