As a child, her simple lines soon held the truth of her grandpa’s odd shape; her childhood logo design was similar to and better than the Timberwolves own attempt.
For years art teachers, and observers, have been ecstatic about her talent. We’ve always been admonished to see to her promising future. Her mother, a single mom, knew it too. She painstakingly reared her gifted child and always held out dreams for her.
So it was really no surprise when the envelope came.
Could it be? Emily had applied for entrance and scholarships to the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, with the full endorsement of her loved ones.
The three pages started out with the word: “Congratulations” and it just got better from there.
Dare we hope? Yes we do.
Separately, Emily won a scholarship for a laptop loaded with collegiate software.
So we’re starting to get used to it. And proud. And boasting. Unapologetically.
Our little girl has grown up.
