Graduation Day!

Yay for Graduation Day! Yes, I made it! No more class, no more homework. I now have my college degree, and I am a mom, and I looked good on grad day! I don't know about my hair, though-- oh well. Four long years are over. The North Carolina School of the Arts graduations are unique. There are no cap and gowns, and the sight of large beach balls and silly string flying through the graduating class, on stage are common. It's not boring, that's for sure. Who likes boring graduations anyway?










The composer Danny Elfman was the key speaker and honorary degree receipent. He was an awesome speaker, very inspirational. His message included: life is a journey, and all your experinces are valuable. That's the truth. I wouldn't be who I am today without all of my life experiences that led up to this moment, and I like who I am today.









It was great to have my parents and my sisters there. My parents enabled me to attend school and supported me throughout my experience. It was also great to see some of my best buddies there-- the punks who graduated last year.

I wouldn't have been able to finish my last year without the love and support of Brendan (and lil' Bean, too).

I AM DONE! Boy does it feel nice.

And they lived happily ever after...

We're married! I graduated! Can you believe it? I don't know if I can, but I did it, we did it. The wedding was gorgeous and fun and went by entirely too fast. We had an amazing time! It was great looking around and seeing all our friends and family enjoying themselves. There were many faces of loved ones we missed, but we were blessed to have so many special people in our lives with us on our important day.

Garrett stole the show-- no surprise there. He had perfect timing, as usual, and waved during our vows to him. He is so cute and sweet; it's ridiculous! We were very impressed at what a charming trooper he was during the wedding. On a side note, Garrett has said his first words! He can say mama, hi, dada, uh-oh. During his bath yesterday, I think he said quack-quack at his rubber ducky-- so cute!

Husband and wife! We still get used to our impressive new titles, but married life feels great. We are going to Florida at the end of the month--all three of us! We're excited to take Garrett to the beach. Vacation will be awesome. We also plan to take Garrett camping soon (car campin', of course).