Admission Ceremony

Last Monday was Alan's Tennessee Bar Admission Ceremony. It was a very special day for all of our family to celebrate Alan's success in his law career thus far. The Admission Ceremony was held at the City County Building in downtown Knoxville. It was important to Alan to be admitted in Knoxville because that is where he hopes to practice :) It was so interesting to attend and witness the whole thing! Alan was sponsored by one of our good friends, Will Edwards, who presented Alan to the court. He made it! The Justices all had wonderful words of acknowledgment of the success that had brought all the candidates to this day, and also challenging words of encouragement as these future lawyers looked to their futures. Alan kept saying to me, "It's not a big deal..." and my response continued to be, "YES, IT IS!" (does that really surprise you though...) I was so proud of Alan that day and most likely over-excited about the whole thing. After the ceremony, Alan also got his picture made for the Knoxville Bar Association and then we all went to lunch at Aubrey's, a Knoxville favorite of ours, before getting on the road to head back to St. Louis. What a great day filled with celebration and family!