Wow, look at this latest handsome college grad!

I can't begin to explain how happy I am for you. You trucked through this year like a champ. You have always been a scholarly student, amazing me with your hard work and dedication.

This year, homework was your middle name. I may have made fun of you for it a couple times, but we all know the hard work does pay off in the end. You literally pushed through horrible group projects and tiresome presentations. Through all of this, you always managed to smile.

I have known you for two years, and we have been dating for a year and a half. During this amazing time, you have never given up on anything. From when we met, I knew you were strongwilled and you had a good head on your shoulders. I can say the same two years later! You haven't changed.

But you have grown so much during this time as well. You have come so far. You're very mature and you mean business. You take all criticism and learn from it. You do so well at your job you love as tech director, and you cherish it so dearly. You are the face everyone goes to for help. You're such a good person.

I want you to know that your future is bright. No matter what comes your way, you will overcome it every single time. Don't get discouraged so easily. Think positively, always. You tell me these things constantly, so I am going to be your motivator, just like you motivate me.

I am very excited for what's to come. I'll miss you next year by my side, but I know you won't be too far away. You'll be working and building on your career and future, and I will be doing the same. When I watch you walk across that stage, I will be cheering you on, like I always have.

Everything you have done has been worth it. You have made so many memories. Cherish them and remember them. It may be sad to leave this home, but you have happy things to look back on. Rowan gave you a great four years.

I will never stop loving you, and I will never stop being proud of you. You surprise me every single day, and you always know how to find the light in things, even when darkness is all that lingers and things get tough.

Lots of tears as you walk across that stage, but through it all, there will be lots of smiling, too. No words can describe how lucky I am to be yours, Mr. Smarty Pants.

I love you, and I am so proud of you.

Congratulations, grad! Rowan University Class of 2018.