It's official, Mike has completed his MBA degree from Indiana Wesleyan University. To make it even more official, he walked in the graduation ceremonies yesterday afternoon. Mike was one of 1,749 other students that graduated yesterday. Mostly were undergraduates (in a separate, earlier ceremony) but Mike was walking among fellow Masters and Doctorates. Kind of a big deal, in my opinion.
Mike completed his MBA degree with a 4.0 GPA, and I wouldn't have expected anything less from him. I'm truly in awe that he accomplished this feat while working full time, having a second child and his wife training for a marathon. Talk about time management in the McCulloch household. He has sacrificed many things in his life to make this dream come to fruition and we are nothing but proud of him.
When Mike walked to get his diploma the girls, myself, his dad & step-mom were all cheering him on and so happy for him. Izzy was yelling, "Yay Daddy Mike!" I was choked up and full of pride that my husband accomplished this. But more so because he's now done (he's been finished with classes since September and the extra time that we have him around is so wonderful!).
Yesterday was a long day with the ceremony being 2 hours long. Here's how we passed the time:
Chasing after a 15 month old...
Snuggling with Grandpa Bob...
Taking pictures on Grandma Laura's camera...
Reading the official program...
Searching for Mike among many names...
Watching Daddy Mike walk...
Cheering for him when his name was called...
And trying to entertain tired girls!
So proud of our daddy Mike
Heading home after a long day celebrating Mike
Pooped out right away
When we got home last night Mike opened a silly gift from Bob & Laura...
A Superman Snuggie!!! That's exactly how we feel about him...being able to juggle family, school and work. Next on his Superman schedule? He and 4 other college swimming are attempting this in June:Yep, Mike will be swimming 3.1 miles on Morse Reservoir in June. It's a 25k relay and each of the 5 team members will swim the 3.1 mile loop. Since I know nothing of swimming and the times it takes to swim this distance I've been asking a ton of questions (imagine that). Mike says that when he was in prime swimming shape in college, he could swim a 16 minute mile. If he was just recreationally swimming a mile (I can NOT imagine ever swimming a mile 'recreationally') it would take him 20 minutes. His goal for this race is to complete the 3.1 miles in a little over an hour. Wow, am I impressed. So excited for Mike to start his training of this next huge goal. (And maybe a bit excited about the pontoon boat afterwards with a keg!)
We're proud of you daddy Mike!!!
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