My baby's senior portrait.

**caseysmom** · 02-23-2010, 09:10 PM

This is my baby. If anyone remembers my oldest graduated last year, yes I have two teenage daughters a year apart in school.

I am so proud of her, she has been accepted to the Air Force Academy and received two congressional nominations she just has to pass a breathing test because she had childhood asthma, it shouldn't be a problem she never had an asthma attack, many kids here get labeled with asthma because we are in a valley.

Anyway she has also been accepted to 3 of the colleges she applied for in Aeronautical Engineering, the Academy is her dream and what she wants to do so I am behind her 100 percent. (although it does make me tear up, even when I am at work in meetings

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She definetely gets her looks and her brains from her Dad!

Not sure how I will deal with an empty nest.

**Grace** · 02-23-2010, 09:22 PM

She is beautiful - and she's going to have to cut her hair if she becomes a Zoomie.

**caseysmom** · 02-23-2010, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by Grace

She is beautiful - and she's going to have to cut her hair if she becomes a Zoomie.

Not anymore...she can put it in a bun...which she is use to since she use to do gymnastics.

**Alysser** · 02-23-2010, 09:45 PM

That is a beautiful picture! Congratulations on her acceptance to her dream school, this may be a stupid question but if she's going the Air Force Academy will she be in the Air Force? I know my brother did something like that when he went to college. I am so jealous, she's doing what I wish I could do - aeronautical engineering. I wish her much luck with that

**caseysmom** · 02-23-2010, 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by Alysser

That is a beautiful picture! Congratulations on her acceptance to her dream school, this may be a stupid question but if she's going the Air Force Academy will she be in the Air Force? I know my brother did something like that when he went to college. I am so jealous, she's doing what I wish I could do - aeronautical engineering. I wish her much luck with that

Yes it is a military college, so she will be in a 4 year college and graduate as an officer and will have to be an officer for 5 years to pay back her education. She will have some military duties while in college, not anything related to combat it will be formations and things like that. She will have to go to boot camp and the beginning of july and she will have to make it through that first.

As a 4th classmen(freshman) she will have to mam and sir upper classmen etc and salute and be in a uniform. She is a conformist so I don't foresee a problem with that.

**Daisy and Delilah** · 02-23-2010, 09:58 PM

Another beautiful daughter!! You are blessed with gorgeous children. She sounds like a wonderful girl. Congrats to her and best wishes that all her dreams come true. Ya did good, Mom and Dad!!!

**cassiesmom** · 02-23-2010, 10:24 PM

Wow, Caseysmom! The Air Force Academy, how exciting! Congratulations to your daughter and you too! (The Air Force Academy is in Colorado, right?)

**happylabs** · 02-24-2010, 12:53 AM

Very lovely photo! She looks like a sweet girl. Congrats to you!!! You will survive empty nest syndrome. My "baby" is in her second year of college. She is the love of my life. Wishing her well.

**wombat2u2004** · 02-24-2010, 01:27 AM

WOW !!!! Good sort !!!!! And a brain to go with it. You done well with her mate.

**Medusa** · 02-24-2010, 06:56 AM

Such a pretty girl and brainy, too; the perfect combo!

**catnapper** · 02-24-2010, 09:23 AM

She's goreous! You have every right to be a proud mama!

Empty nest.... hmmmm.... more room to fill with more furry critters?

**Cataholic** · 02-24-2010, 09:27 AM

What a striking young lady! Congrats to her, you have every right to be proud.

**caseysmom** · 02-24-2010, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by cassiesmom

Wow, Caseysmom! The Air Force Academy, how exciting! Congratulations to your daughter and you too! (The Air Force Academy is in Colorado, right?)

Yes its Colorado. She went for a visit last fall and loved it. She has recently taken up snowboarding just in case

**Kalei** · 02-24-2010, 10:40 AM

Wow, congrats to her and you for being such a great mommy! Her picture was so nicely done and she has such great goals in life. I wish her all the luck in making those goals come true

She will do great in life!