{"id":9540,"date":"2024-05-13T19:44:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T23:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?page_id=9540"},"modified":"2024-05-19T19:12:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T23:12:46","slug":"2024-may-denton-tx-nicoles-graduation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2024-may-denton-tx-nicoles-graduation\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 May 7-12, Denton, TX Nicole&#8217;s Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>May 6 to 7 &#8211; Stu drove to Lake Dallas RV Park, Texas<\/h3>\n<p>Stu and Winnie traveled from Boynton Beach to Texas, arriving at the RV park around dinner time on May 7. A quick meal and a good night&#8217;s sleep.<\/p>\n<h3>May 8 &#8211; Lunch with Nicole<\/h3>\n<p>We met for a very tasty Pho lunch on campus of Nicole&#8217;s university. She had an exam that morning and was working a full shift later that day. I was, as usual, thrilled to see Nicole.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9540 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2024-may-12-19-lake-buchanan-and-surrounding\/img_2746\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2746-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2746-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2746-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2746-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2746.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2024-may-12-19-lake-buchanan-and-surrounding\/img_2745\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2745-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2745-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2745-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2745-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_2745.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>May 9 &#8211; Met Joan at airport, then family dinner<\/h3>\n<p>Coordinating a family gathering is always a challenge. This one worked perfectly! Rob and Shirley flew into Dallas, Nicole met them, met Carl, and drove to the rented house. After a short relaxation, I picked up Joan at the Dallas airport, and we all met up at Barley and Board on Denton Square. A nice, but loud, dinner.<\/p>\n<h3>May 10 &#8211; the Graduation<\/h3>\n<p>Joan&#8217;s new Sony RX-10 with a 600 mm lens drew the images close enough to touch. After Graduation, we all went back to Shirley&#8217;s for a relaxing fajitas dinner.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-9540 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2024-may-denton-tx-nicoles-graduation\/img_7520\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7520-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-9600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7520-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7520-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7520-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7520.jpg 1839w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-9600'>\n\t\t\t\tThe procession in.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2024-may-denton-tx-nicoles-graduation\/nicole-graduation-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-2-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-9543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-9543'>\n\t\t\t\tNicole headed for the stage.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2024-may-denton-tx-nicoles-graduation\/nicole-graduation-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-4-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-9545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-4-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-9545'>\n\t\t\t\tNicole on the stage.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2024-may-denton-tx-nicoles-graduation\/nicole-graduation-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-6-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-9547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-6-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-6-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-9547'>\n\t\t\t\tNicole receives her diploma.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2024-may-denton-tx-nicoles-graduation\/nicole-graduation-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-3-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-9544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-9544'>\n\t\t\t\tDiploma received.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2024-may-denton-tx-nicoles-graduation\/nicole-graduation-11\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-11-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-9552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Nicole-Graduation-11-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-9552'>\n\t\t\t\tThe procession out.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2024-may-denton-tx-nicoles-graduation\/img_7550\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7550-300x213.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7550-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7550-1024x727.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7550-1536x1090.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7550.jpg 1694w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2024-may-denton-tx-nicoles-graduation\/img_7553\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7553-274x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7553-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7553-937x1024.jpg 937w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7553.jpg 1302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>May 11 &#8211; Still another graduation dinner<\/h3>\n<p>TJ&#8217;s family hosted a grilled family dinner at a lovely rental house about 1\/2 hour from Denton. The place was HUGH. It was also comfortable, with lots of indoor and outdoor seating and a view of endless grasslands.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-9540 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2024-may-denton-tx-nicoles-graduation\/img_7575\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7575-1024x773.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-9597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7575-1024x773.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7575-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7575-1536x1159.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7575.jpg 1784w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-9597'>\n\t\t\t\tCutting the graduation cake.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2024-may-denton-tx-nicoles-graduation\/img_7566\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7566-1024x865.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7566-1024x865.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7566-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7566-1536x1297.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7566.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Carl&#8217;s family joined the group to help prepare for Carl&#8217;s graduation later this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/2024-may-12-19-lake-buchanan-and-surrounding\/\">Click here for our Lake Buchanan Visit.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 6 to 7 &#8211; Stu drove to Lake Dallas RV Park, Texas Stu and Winnie traveled from Boynton Beach to Texas, arriving at the RV park around dinner time on May 7. A quick meal and a good night&#8217;s sleep. May 8 &#8211; Lunch with Nicole We met for a very tasty Pho lunch &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/2024-may-denton-tx-nicoles-graduation\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">2024 May 7-12, Denton, TX Nicole&#8217;s Graduation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":9596,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9540","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9540"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9666,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9540\/revisions\/9666"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}