School Day Memory: My Final Graduation
Posted in Once I Was a Kansas Girl and tagged with Photos, School on December 13, 2008Okay, it’s probably not a stretch for you to believe that my last school day memory happened, well, yesterday. If you haven’t heard it enough, I graduated from seminary with a Masters degree, my final degree and my last day as a student.
My graduation was as graduations are, but more stately and dignified than most. It was probably the least annoying graduation that I’ve been to, and the smallest. There were about 150 graduates, 67 of whom received the same degree that I did.
Though the ceremony itself was rather dignified, you can’t really make the students be dignified. I sat in a rather loud, borderline-obnoxious group of guys. There were only a few other women getting my degree, and I wasn’t near any of them. Oh well, it’s what I’ve had to deal with my entire seminary career, but now that’s done. =)
After graduation, I went out to eat with my parents and then back to their hotel where they gave me my graduation/birthday presents. In fact, that’s what I’m using right now to write this. =) From now on, many of my posts will be coming from my laptop!
And now, what you really wanted to see:
And yes, that’s a real diploma inside.
Happy weekending! Don’t forget to come by for my bloggy birthday celebration Monday!
December 13th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Thanks for your support of my blog and for the suggestion. I didn’t draw your name but I’m going to send you a $10.00 gift certificate for your suggestion. I’ll incorporate it in the New Year. Again thanks.
December 13th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Congratulations on your new laptop! Great graduation picture!
December 13th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Congratulations! What an accomplishment :) You must feel very happy and relieved that you are done!
December 13th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Congratulations on graduating!!What a great accomplishment!
I can’t believe I’ll get to graduate highschool in 16 weeks!
December 13th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
WOOO-HOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
And yay for the laptop, too! I’m jealous! :D
December 13th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Congrats on the laptop. Hope you enjoy your birthday, too.
December 13th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Yay! Congratulations!
So happy for you. What comes next? Does this make you a minister?
December 13th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Crap! I hate when I start commenting under Peter’s name, not knowing he is logged in.
So I deleted *his* comment. :-)
Anywho…I think you look very pretty! And have fun with the new laptop.
December 13th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
Congratulations!! Wasn’t it just the best feeling when you walked out with NO MORE school obligations? Enjoy your new laptop!
December 13th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Proud of you, Ronnica! What an accomplishment.
And a new laptop to boot (up)!
Brenda :)
December 13th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Proud of you, Ronnica! What an accomplishment.
And a new laptop to boot (up)!
Brenda :)
December 15th, 2008 at 2:57 am
Woooooo-hoooooo!!!!!!!!!!! Do you hear the shouting all the way from Idaho?! Way to go Ronnica! What an inspiration to me to FINISH!
You. are. awesome!
December 15th, 2008 at 3:51 am
What an accomplishment! Congratulations for a job well done. I am sure you are happy to close the books for a while. Probably won’t be forever, cause there is so much more to learn. I mean the school books, I know you will not ever close the other books.
I am sure you will enjoy the new laptop too. I am thinking I need one for myself also. I just do not have a mom or dad to buy it for me, so I had better start saving my pennies.
December 15th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Congratulations! What an accomplishment.
December 21st, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Congratulations on a job well done!
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