Inspired by a New Generation
@DeborahDiane (40056)
Laguna Woods, California
November 3, 2017 6:26pm CST
Although it is very rare for me to post a photo of one of our family members, the photo above has been published in several Northern California newspapers, so I decided it would be OK for me to publish it here.
It is a photo of my oldest granddaughter, Emily, who is now the Recreation Director for a small town in Northern California. When she received the promotion, the city published this photo of her in several of the local newspapers.
Emily graduated from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles about 18 months ago. After that, she was hired full-time by the small town where she had worked as head lifeguard during her summer vacations during college. A few months ago, the city promoted her to Recreation Director and published her bio in the newspaper.
She is considering going back to college to get her Master's Degree. Meanwhile, until she decides what to do, she loves her current position as a Recreation Director. She is creative, fun, sweet, hard-working and thoughtful. She is definitely an inspiring part of a new generation of our family!
I love this photo of her with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background!
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@DianneN (246906)
• United States
4 Nov 17
She is a beautiful girl and is what our future needs. Fabulous photo!
We were on the other side of the bridge in the hills with our children during one of our vacations to San Fran while a reporter was there. We were on TV, and our younger son was interviewed and gave his thoughts about the beautiful weather we had. Lol!
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Nov 17
@DianneN - That's great about your family being on TV! I'm glad the weather was beautiful while you were there. As you know, it can be quite chilly in San Francisco, even in the summer! We're very proud of our granddaughter and feel she has a bright future ahead!
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Nov 17
@DianneN - Ha ha! So you are the cause of climate change! LOL Next time you are going to San Francisco, let us know. We'll head up to the Napa Valley to visit our daughter, secure in the knowledge that the weather will be great! 
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@DianneN (246906)
• United States
4 Nov 17
@DeborahDiane You have every right to be proud of your granddaughter. She seems to have a good head on her shoulders. For the record, every time I have been to San Francisco, the weather was warm and sunny for the entire week. It was hot enough to swim in the rooftop pools. Perhaps I should go more often. 
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@Hannihar (129481)
• Israel
7 Oct 18
@DeborahDiane
She looks very happy on that swing. I bet you are so proud of you. I am glad you shared that with us.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
8 Oct 18
@Hannihar - That photo was from about a year ago. She still has the job and is enjoying it very much!
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
8 Oct 18
@Hannihar - She took this job after she graduated from college. She has thought about going back to school for her Master's Degree, but she doesn't want to take on any more student loan debt at this time. Maybe someday.
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@Hannihar (129481)
• Israel
8 Oct 18
@DeborahDiane
Did she go back to school? I am glad she enjoys the job still.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
5 Nov 17
What a great picture, she is so pretty and so talented, well done proud grandma!!
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
6 Nov 17
@BelleStarr - Awww ... thank you! I am a proud grandma!
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
4 Nov 17
@JudyEv - She is a very happy young woman. We loved it when she was going to college near us. She would call me sometimes on Friday afternoons and say, "Hi, Grandma! Can I come down and spend the weekend with you and Grandpa?" I was always so flattered that a pretty college girl would want to spend the weekend with her grandparents! LOL
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Nov 17
@JudyEv - It is a great feeling when the younger generation likes to hang out with us, isn't it? I'm glad your god daughter enjoys spending time with you and Vince, too!
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@JudyEv (325854)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Nov 17
@DeborahDiane We have a young friend who is a god-daughter but we were always amazed that she liked to 'hang out' with us.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
5 Nov 17
It is a beautiful shot and she is lovely. Yes what a great juxtaposition of that famous bridge in the background, her in the swing so carefree and the ocean!
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
6 Nov 17
@Marymargll - I have many photos of her, like any grandmother, but right now I think this one is my favorite!
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
11 Nov 17
@MarymargII - Thank you!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
10 Nov 17
@DeborahDiane It's a lovely photo- it says so much! :)
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@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
4 Nov 17
What a beautiful picture of a very pretty young lady. It is great that she is enjoying her new job until she decides what she wants to do.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Nov 17
@Happy2BeMe - Yes, she is enjoying her new job. She hasn't decided whether she wants to continue with City Administration or go into School Psychology. She's going to work where she is for another year or two before she makes a final decision on graduate school. I think she is smart to take a break!
@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
5 Nov 17
@DeborahDiane I think so too. It will give her time to know which direction she wants to go.
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
4 Nov 17
Very nice photo and does look cool with the Golden Gate bridge in the background. This is definitely exciting.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Nov 17
@KrauseHome - Thank you. I love this photo of her and I'm very excited about her current career path!
@crossbones27 (48434)
• Mojave, California
3 Nov 17
That is awesome how it should be in a land that forgot to elect leaders to support that young lady. Makes me sad but photo makes me happy because if that does not get them on the right track, nothing will. b
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Nov 17
@crossbones27 - Yes, I am glad that they promoted a young woman to such an important position. Hopefully, this is the start of good things!
@changjiangzhibin89 (16533)
• China
4 Nov 17
Your granddaughter is a credit to your family.In the photo,she is full of energy of youth .
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Nov 17
@changjiangzhibin89 - Thank you! We enjoy spending time with all our grandkids. They grow up so fast!
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Nov 17
@LadyDuck - Yes, she always seems happy when we are around her. We enjoy her company, too!
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
5 Nov 17
it is a great photo... I'm glad she's enjoying her job and getting on so well with a promotion already...
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Nov 17
@sueznewz2 - She is very happy with her job. Thanks!
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Nov 17
@sallypup - Thank you! Yes, she is at that age when she feels ready to conquer the world!
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Nov 17
@paigea - Thank you! We are very proud of her and I love this picture of her!
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
4 Nov 17
Congratulations and good wishes going out to her
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
5 Nov 17
@responsiveme - Thank you! She seems very happy with her current life!
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