Graduation

Can you believe it?! I hardly can! I have officially graduated from ASU. It's really strange to think that I have made it this far, but I am so happy to have school out of the way for a little while. (Of course I will go back for my masters! I love it too much and it's almost necessary now in education! I'll definitely not go back to ASU, though...)

Graduation was broken up between 2 days. Thursday the 18th was Commencement for the entire university. This is where I officially graduated. Friday the 19th was Convocation for the College of Education. This is where I was recognized by name and I got to walk across the stage.

Here are some pictures from Thursday's Commencement:

I'm excited!

Jenesse and I both graduated!

Here we are again coming out of the tunnel.

This is my friend Autumn. We have been together for almost all of our education classes since we first started in Spring 07. I don't know what we would have done without each other during these last 4 semesters!

They dropped balloons on us at the end.

JUST GRADUATED! I am so happy!

A Little Extra: For those of you that watch the Amazing Race, this last season they had two frat boys from ASU on who were complete idiots. One of them (I think Andrew) was graduating, too. So I couldn't help, but snap a picture. :)

Here are some from Friday's Convocation:

Beforehand

My Parents and Me

Friends from School: Autumn, Me, Jessica, and Becca

Me walking in from the tunnel. (I'm the one who is in front of the girl that is waving.)

I just found my family. I'm on the very end in the last row.

Waiting for them to call my name!

Kristi Kleisler's mom, Joy, came to support me! Yeah, she's pretty awesome.

They got me flowers!

All the family that came to support me: Dad, Mom, and Tiffany. Thank you! (Suzie opted to stay home to watch the children.)


And then came all the festivities! Thursday night, Jenesse and I had a small graduation party. Here are some pictures from that.

Jenesse and Heather

Me and Jessie

Me, Chris, and Jenesse

This isn't from the party, but Nancy (Chris's from previous picture's girlfriend) couldn't make it so we met Wednesday night. She gave Jenesse and I wireless digital photoframes!

Friday night, Suzie made me a cake and we celebrated as a family. And Kristi's parents came over, too!

Thanks for the awesome cake, Suzie!

And thank you everyone who was supportive of me throughout all my schooling! Love you guys!