Our fourth meeting occurred in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Tiffany joined my family and I for my graduation at Oregon Tech. Tiffany flew in on Thursday, June 14, 2001 (a little late, but she finally got there). Terry came to the airport with me, and we met up with her. As always, it was wonderful to see her again and to be in her arms. Each time we see each other, it gets better and better, and it gets closer to the day when we will finally be (permanently) together and won't have to part. Hopefully that will come true in January of 2002.

In Klamath Falls, Terry and Amy were kind enough to open their doors and let us stay with them. It was nice to have a house to stay in. They left on Sunday, leaving Tiffany and I with a house to ourselves for 3 days (more like 2 days) and 2 nights. That was awesome. Thanks again, Terry and Amy, for lending us the place.

There were lots to do in preparation for graduation on Friday, but it all turned out okay. Prior to graduation rehearsal, Tiffany and I went to a BBQ and joined several other graduates. During rehearsal, Tiffany chilled out in my dorm room. Later that night, Tiffany, my family, and Terry went out to eat at Dynasty Restaurant for dinner.

Then, the big day came. Time for GRADUATION! We all had an early breakfast at the Shilo Inn. After that, I headed on up to the school in preparation for the ceremony. Graduation turned out awesome. It was so nice to have my whole family there and to have Tiffany there to celebrate too. I appreciated everyone who took the time and effort to attend. It was a bit too hot sittin' out in the sun, but it was all good. Shortly after graduation, I finally met up with my family and we all got together, BS'd, and took pictures and such. Then, I finished moving all my stuff out of my dorm room and checked out. After that, Tiffany and I attended Dusty's grad party at Mia & Pia's.

During our stay in Oregon, we also took a couple of road trips. Tiffany and my family, along with Terry and Amy, took a trip up to Crater Lake on that Saturday afternoon following graduation and Dusty's party. Crater Lake was awesome, as usual. Although a bit late (because of an accident on Highway 97 on the way back), we had a nice dinner at the Shilo Inn restaurant on Saturday night. Again, Tiffany and my whole family was there, including Joe and Alisha and Terry and Amy. Then, all three couples went over to chill at Terry and Amy's house after dinner.

On Sunday, Tiffany, my mom, and my sisters took a trip to Medford, where we visited the Oregon Vortex (in Gold Hill). We also went shopping at the Rogue Valley Mall. On Sunday night, we all went out to eat at Applebee's. After dinner, we chilled out at the Shilo Inn (swimming and hot-tubbing), and chilled up in the hotel room too (we watched some video footage from Maui on TJ's camcorder). Then, after a quick breakfast at McDonald's on Monday morning, my mom and sisters departed, leaving Tiffany and I with time to ourselves.

We got to spend personal time together, which was very nice. I had to drop off some boxes (at Mailboxes Etc) to mail to my California address. Tiffany and I had smoothies together at Quackenbush (and we did a lot of playin' and horsin' around there too!). I also gave Tiffany a tour of the OIT campus that afternoon, and we hit the Paper Owl bookstore too. But something I'll never forget is the romantic spaghetti dinner that Tiffany cooked up for me that Monday night. We had a nice candlelight dinner next to the window at home. Tiffany even drank some wine too. In my eyes, it was a perfect dinner, just because Tiffany cooked it and it was filled with her love. Then, after some cleaning up and doing some chores, we watched, "What Women Want" on video. Tiffany fell asleep on my lap within a few minutes of the movie, so she decided to just go to bed (we didn't finish the movie). I didn't fall asleep right away though, but instead, I finished up some chores. I also watched Tiffany sleep for a while. It was so peaceful and even brought tears to my eyes while I watched her sleep. A lot went through my mind about our future together too. It was awesome.

Upon waking up on Tuesday morning (June 19, 2001), we headed to the airport. After having breakfast there, we both departed, on the same flight, to Portland, Oregon. In Portland, we had to say goodbye, as she flew to Detroit and I flew to San Jose. It was hard to part from each other, but yet, it happened so fast. So until we meet again next time...I'll be right here waiting.