Saturday, May 16, 2009

Congratulations Dr. Calder!!

The kids and I have been excited for Mark to graduate from medical school and receive his Masters of Public Heath! Today was the big day.


This morning, before Mark left for Tulane's unified commencement sporting his regalia, the boys thought he looked like a witch. I thought he looked handsome and felt so proud of him that tears welled up in my eyes. Way to go Mark!! You are a great example to me. You have gone for your dreams and never given up, regardless of setbacks! Congratulations on this wonderful accomplishment. Congratulations to me too, I landed myself a doctor....... wink, wink!



We were so glad to have some of our family come to celebrate Mark's graduation day with us!!
Mark and I are so grateful for their support. We couldn't have made it through the past five years without our families. We love you!


Congratulations to John, Alex and Ben (Dr. Bush, Dr. Newsome and Dr. Thompson) as well!
They are good friends and we will miss them.



Today has been one of those pay off days.
I love you, Dr. Calder!

13 comments:

Nate and Jen Poulson said...

Hooray! I still struggle calling Nate Dr. And thinking that he is a Dr. Congrats guys.

Christine Gilbert said...

I am so proud of the two of you!! What an accomplishment! I wish I could have been there to celebrate with all of you. WE love you! I can't believe I have a Dr. Mark little brother (with a beautiful wife and six kids no less!!).

Julie said...

Congrats! Where will you live next? Closer to Utah?

Amanda said...

Congratulations! What an accomplishment! Maybe we'll get to see you sometime over the summer . . .

Mike said...

We're excited for you to have finished that stage of life. You both worked hard for this day. We wish we could have been there. We're glad you will be closer now.

mc said...

Congrats again! Wish we could have come to celebrate with you. We are excited to see you guys this summer!!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! How great to be done! Wish we could have been there-looking forward to you guys being closer! Good luck with the move!

Natalie said...

congrats! when will you get here? do you need any help? please call us. we are so excited you're coming our way!

Jordan said...

Congrats to all eight of you! So great to see you and chat face to face--too rare these days. Can't wait to follow your adventures to our old stomping grounds in the desert!

Heather said...

What a great day! You have had some major setbacks...hurricane comes to mind. You guys are tough. The hard work is over now, right???

Kimpossible said...

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN!! It was so fun to celebrate that with you guys! GOOD WORK!

Janet said...

Way to go, Mark!!! Who would have thought that obnoxious 19 year old kid we first knew would turn out to be such an amazing, accomplished man! I'm really happy for the both of you.

Michelle Lake said...

Congratulations!! Be sure to keep us posted on what happens next in your lives. We love you guys.