class of 2008

roxanne & caitlin

cousins first ~ graduates second

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it doesn't seem that long ago that they were babies rolling around on the living room floor together. they were so funny to watch...they would roll all over each other, and blend together like like a couple of bear cubs. not much has changed over the past 18 years - you can still catch them rolling around, tickling and tormenting each other. unfortunately, they are way louder than they used to be! born just 3 months apart, they have been buddies since birth, despite the differences in there personalities...parts of which are as opposite as there hair color! they have always loved each other, always looked out for each other, always stepped up for each other when there was even the slightest possibility that push might come to shove.

i love that they got to share their high school experience together. it seems only fitting that they graduated together...it felt like the completion of a cycle started before they were even born. i remember, for a day or two after roxy was born, while caitlin was still swimming around in my belly, she became very quiet, a little less active than she was usually. i remember wondering how it all really worked in the pre-existence...was her little soul missing the company of her cousin and buddy to be?!

and so, here we again, another separation of sorts...each one planning a different course.

but this time, each one is armed with the sure knowledge that they are forever connected...

that their lives will continually reconnect...and that one day, they too will have babies of their own,

rolling around the living room floor, just like a couple of bear cubs.

and with that vision comes the promise of a new, and endlessly perpetuating cycle of

love,

and family,

and friendship.

where's waldo?

caitlin is kind of in the middle of the crowd, smiling a the camera. this is only a small portion of her graduating class. i think there were about 700 or so. surprisingly it was all over in about an hour and a half. it was great!

we were up in the nose bleeds, so getting any kind of shot was tough.

i figure i have 2 years to save for a really good zoom lens so i'll be ready to take on connor's graduation.