View Full Version : The best news of my last 10 years.
Onkel Neal
03-12-11, 01:11 AM
Well, here goes: When she finished high school, my daughter Valerie decided to go to Texas A&M and study architecture. She's smart and artistic, so it seems like a good fit for her. Well, 3 and 3/4 years later and she's about to graduate with honors.... and today she was notified she has been accepted to Cornell grad school.
:woot::woot::woot::woot::woot::woot::woot::woot::w oot::woot::woot::woot:
I'm so happy!!! :yeah:
GoldenRivet
03-12-11, 01:36 AM
Saw this on your facebook, its great news.:up:
I was but one semester and a half into studying architecture when i discovered aviation and switched.
Im sure you are beaming with pride :D
nikimcbee
03-12-11, 01:59 AM
Congrats Neal!:woot: Congrats Valerie:salute::woot:
huzzah!
huzzah!
huzzah!
So, what's the bis degree gunna be?
Not long till you can mooch off her for money eh?
Congrats! She's got a great journey ahead of her. I'm friends with two recent Cornell graduates and they both enjoyed their time there quite a lot, so I hope your daughter likes it there as well. :yep:
Grad school is great... but only if you know when to quit or know what you're getting into if you're going all the way in academia. I'm still learning the hard way :dead:
Congratulations to you both, and I wish the best for her and you, :DL
bookworm_020
03-12-11, 02:51 AM
Congrats to the both of you!:yeah::yeah::yeah:
Torplexed
03-12-11, 04:46 AM
Congrats and well done! :rock:
Catfish
03-12-11, 05:22 AM
Hello Neal,
Good to hear and Congratulations !! :DL
Catfish/Kai
kiwi_2005
03-12-11, 05:26 AM
Well done! :yeah:
Fantastic news Neal! You must be a proud papa! :yeah:
Takeda Shingen
03-12-11, 07:02 AM
Oh that is awesome, Neal. Congratulations to her, and to you for raising her. :up:
Great news indeed. Congratulations Valerie! You'd made your dad proud.
My eldest, Anne, has just started college, studying Interior Design. She's now getting to grips with the course and study load, which she finds way bigger than high school.
the_tyrant
03-12-11, 07:21 AM
Congrats!:yeah:
AVGWarhawk
03-12-11, 07:39 AM
Nothing is more satisfying than seeing your children do well and succeed. Good on her for hitting the books!
ReallyDedPoet
03-12-11, 08:23 AM
Nothing is more satisfying than seeing your children do well and succeed. Good on her for hitting the books!
:agree:
Congrats Neal.
Onkel Neal
03-12-11, 09:13 AM
Thanks, guys, and good to see ya, Torplexed. :yep:
Growler
03-12-11, 09:27 AM
Thanks, guys, and good to see ya, Torplexed. :yep:
That's gotta be a great feeling for you both, Neal. Bravo Zulu to her for staying with it, and one to you as well for fostering her dreams that she could try.
Sailor Steve
03-12-11, 10:23 AM
Fantastic news! Congratulations. :rock: :sunny:
Way to go Val! :rock: And congrats to both her and you. :yeah:
Sharkstooth
03-12-11, 01:23 PM
Congrats to you both Neal:up:
Jimbuna
03-12-11, 01:24 PM
That is awesome Neal...congratulations to a rightfully proud dad and his lovely daughter Valerie :sunny:
Skybird
03-12-11, 05:03 PM
Your site is great, but your girl is super, Neal. :03:
frau kaleun
03-12-11, 05:08 PM
Well done! :woot:
Onkel Neal
03-12-11, 08:08 PM
Thanks so much, each of you. I appreciate you when we discuss things and share opinions, and I want to express my gratitude when you let me share my good news, like this. Man, I have to tell you, when you raise little babies to be children, then kids, then teenagers, then finally adults, you are bound to make mistakes along the way. I know I was not the perfect father, but Valerie has been the perfect daughter. She has never blew off her studies, or taken the easy way out. She's just an amazing young woman, so diligent and thoughtful. I am SO proud of her. This is very exciting for us.
Skybird
03-12-11, 08:16 PM
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If that is her, you forgot to mention one very obvious thing, Neal. Be warned, women tend to snap easily if a gentleman forgets to mention it! ;)
:O:
Onkel Neal
03-12-11, 10:37 PM
Oh sure, she's a cutie. She has her mother's looks.:salute:
Gargamel
03-12-11, 11:02 PM
Oh sure, she's a cutie. She has her mother's looks.:salute:
No... You forgot to mention she was interested in subs!!!
Onkel Neal
03-13-11, 12:23 AM
D'oh! :dead:
UnderseaLcpl
03-13-11, 02:12 AM
Congrats to you and Valerie, both:salute:
Castout
03-13-11, 03:23 AM
You should be proud! Congrats to her and to you
Thats great news! Congrats to both of you:D
Hey Neal, tell her congratulations for me! That's wonderful news :D
Onkel Neal
03-15-11, 01:13 AM
Thanks! I've booked a flight to Ithaca, NY for Mar 31 to attend the open house with her.
Gargamel
03-15-11, 01:45 AM
Thanks! I've booked a flight to Ithaca, NY for Mar 31 to attend the open house with her.
I got mightily drunk in Ithaca one night...... Ahhhh... the college days....
Growler
03-15-11, 12:38 PM
What's so terrible about being drunk?:D
Ithaca's pretty cool, but a trifle... chilly... in the winter months.
RickC Sniper
03-15-11, 01:56 PM
D'oh! :dead:
:rotfl2:
Neal, congratulations to your daughter. And to you for raising her.
Jimbuna
03-15-11, 02:28 PM
Now unless I'm mistaken that photo Sky has posted must have been pre-2008 :hmmm:
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/7681/1house20.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/i/1house20.jpg/)
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/7962/p1000141j.jpg (http://img19.imageshack.us/i/p1000141j.jpg/)
Never fear...I'll keep an eye on Chad :O:
nikimcbee
03-15-11, 03:14 PM
^ and who was my dinner date? Jim:dead::haha:
Yeah, I'd keep an eye on Chad though:D.
Platapus
03-15-11, 03:35 PM
For the uninformed like me, who are those people? Can someone list names with faces/positions?
Jimbuna
03-15-11, 05:58 PM
For the uninformed like me, who are those people? Can someone list names with faces/positions?
You honestly wouldn't want to know...but mcbee is the one in the purple girlie shirt :D
I am of course, the good looking one :smug:
Gargamel
03-15-11, 06:01 PM
I am of course, the good looking one :smug:
Would you be the one in the red or blue shirt then?
geetrue
03-15-11, 08:29 PM
Way to go Valerie! Great investment Neal ...
I thought she was going to study in Spain or was that the other daughter. Spain is nice, but scary for a girl.
I'm getting so old I'm going to send my granddaughter Destiny (age 11) to nursing school when she gets out of HS lol
Sailor Steve
03-16-11, 12:10 AM
For the uninformed like me, who are those people? Can someone list names with faces/positions?
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/7681/1house20.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/i/1house20.jpg/)
I'm old and forget things, like the guy nearest the camera. But next to him is Valerie herself, then Chad, Hanomag in the black t-shirt. The big guy in the striped shirt is TarJak, and the skinny guy behind him is Kapitan Lehmann. Behind him in the green shirt is Jimbuna, and next to him in purple is Nikimcbee. Peeking out from behind Jim is some Old Sailor, and in the orange shirt is FAdmiral (I think).
Coming up the far side, I apologize for not remembering the first three. Number four from the back is Privateer, and next to him is Mrs Privateer. Next is UnderseaLCPL, and grinning in grey is Elanaiba, alias Dan the Designer Man. The young girl next to him, if I remember rightly, is Natasha, Neal's youngest. next to her is Chad's dad Kyle. Closest to the camera are some of Neal's family, so he'll have to clue you in.
Sorry for the ones I forgot, and for the ones I remembered wrong. :sunny:
Onkel Neal
03-16-11, 12:29 AM
Way to go Valerie! Great investment Neal ...
I thought she was going to study in Spain or was that the other daughter. Spain is nice, but scary for a girl.
I'm getting so old I'm going to send my granddaughter Destiny (age 11) to nursing school when she gets out of HS lol
She spent 5 months studying in Italy. And she managed to visit France, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey and England in several side trips. She's seem more awesome countries than me. Of course, I am not making any future international trips until Ubi Romania starts SH6, then I am going to Bucharest. Who wants to bet I won't live that long! :haha:
Elanaiba, alias Dan the Designer Man. The young girl next to him, if I remember rightly, is Natasha, Neal's youngest.
Yeah, she thought Dan was AWESOME! A game designer from Ubisoft (Rayman).
I remember when we had the first Houston SS meet, Drebbel game my daughters these really nice windmill necklaces and earrings. Natasha wears that necklace every day now!
Randomizer
03-16-11, 12:38 AM
Most sincere congratulations and well done to her. My young fellow is just putting the finishing touches on his Masters so I have a slight idea of how you must feel. Best of Luck to your new Grad Student!
Penguin
03-16-11, 06:27 AM
Congrats to the educated Stevens family! :woot: :know:
Of course, I am not making any future international trips until Ubi Romania starts SH6, then I am going to Bucharest. Who wants to bet I won't live that long! :haha:
Maybe it's time to launch Ubi Texas, the designers already know the way :DL - wait, forget the Ubi name - we just need the code from them...
Jimbuna
03-16-11, 03:57 PM
^ and who was my dinner date? Jim:dead::haha:
IIRC it was me :o
http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/7681/1house20.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/i/1house20.jpg/)
I'm old and forget things, like the guy nearest the camera. But next to him is Valerie herself, then Chad, Hanomag in the black t-shirt. The big guy in the striped shirt is TarJak, and the skinny guy behind him is Kapitan Lehmann. Behind him in the green shirt is Jimbuna, and next to him in purple is Nikimcbee. Peeking out from behind Jim is some Old Sailor, and in the orange shirt is FAdmiral (I think).
Coming up the far side, I apologize for not remembering the first three. Number four from the back is Privateer, and next to him is Mrs Privateer. Next is UnderseaLCPL, and grinning in grey is Elanaiba, alias Dan the Designer Man. The young girl next to him, if I remember rightly, is Natasha, Neal's youngest. next to her is Chad's dad Kyle. Closest to the camera are some of Neal's family, so he'll have to clue you in.
Sorry for the ones I forgot, and for the ones I remembered wrong. :sunny:
Steve....you do realise you've just blown the cover of half the SubSim Mafia don't you? :stare:
Tonight you sleep wth the fish :cool:
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