At the end of 2012, Luke attended my daughter’s sweet 16. He and another cast member were able to leave their rehearsal for “Avenue Q” in Rhinebeck a bit early and come down to the party at Locust Grove mid-way through. I think his presence literally amped the party up several notches, and I know Julia appreciated having him there for the candle ceremony. At the end of the night he came up to me and my husband to say good-bye, so sweaty from dancing that he said he did not want to hug us, but of course he did anyway. We talked about his plans for next year. He was so excited to go to Catholic University. He couldn’t wait. He said it was such a great school, and that we should definitely think about it for Julia. In the middle of our conversation another good song came on, and one of the girls dragged him off. “Guess I’m not leaving yet,” he said.
