look at me, i'm a college graduate

On Saturday I graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas.  Got my BS in Child Learning and Development. Have no idea what I'm going to do with it, but I'm looking for jobs. Hopefully something interesting pops out at me.  Anyway, graduating was super.  I was the third person to walk the stage out of everyone there (which was good because the girl next to me kept saying how she was nervous, and that started to make me nervous).  After the graduation, we went outside to take pictures.  Then we went out to San Miguel's later that night. Then watched the Cowboys whoop up on the Saints (what an awesome graduation present).  Later that night we went to a party.  It was great times.  My dad flew into town, and we had a great time chillin'.


Hey, thumbs up... I graduated!


After I graduated. My dad and sister took a picture with me. My dad brought the urn with my mom's ashes that he has.  My sister and I both have smaller ones.  It was sweet that he brought the urn... he said that my mom always wanted to see me graduate.  He got real emotional over it all.  I told him "sorry it took me 7 years to graduate".  Seriously, I wish I would have graduated while my mom was still alive.  I'm still glad I graduated because I know she really really wanted me to.


My sister and my bestie... so happy they came out.  Not only did Catrina, Ame, and my dad come out to my graduation, but Derek, Jason, Matthew, and Christine all did too.  It was nice having so many loved ones come cheer me on at graduation.

So yeah... it was a great great great great great day.  So happy that school is finally done!  It's taken a while... took time off when my mom passed away... kept changing my major... and a lot of my classes ended up being no credit because of this.  But I got through it all and am officially a college graduate!