Here is an article about the MCC commencement on Saturday. I graduated too! Woohoo!
I can't believe it it is over. I was so emotional (so emotional lately) - I am such a dork. I almost lost it after I got my diploma. I like what the speakers had to say, especially Janice Costea. She graduated with top honors. She is an older student. Her basic message was you have to know failure in order to enjoy your successes. I guess she was fired from a job she had held for 13 years and that spurred her to go back to school to find out what she really wanted to do with her life. The keynote speaker, Michael Hanson (President, Michigan Community College Association), made a funny. He taught everyone some Latin - "SEMPRE UBI SUB UBI" which means..........................."Always wear underwear." Yeah, a message to carry with me through the ages, haha. He didn't say nothin' about them being clean. 
We had a small party after commencement - pretty much just family. It was nice. My husband did a great job planning everything. We originally were going to have the party outside but it was rainy after graduation so we were all indoors. It was nice though. Toward evening there was a rainbow, which thrilled me. Everybody said that is a good sign and I believe it was. It also made me think of my Auntie Iris. She died many years ago. We were very close. Rainbows remind me of her because: for one, her name means rainbow 
and on my birthday, within the year of her death, there was a rainbow. I always like to think it was a present from my Auntie. She wouldn't miss giving me a birthday present! It wouldn't seem so strange except that my birthday is in December; how many rainbows do you see in December? So whenever I see a rainbow on or around a special time in my life I feel like Aunt Iris is thinking of me. I know she has been with me throughout my struggles in school, well, she has been with me for life, really.
and on my birthday, within the year of her death, there was a rainbow. I always like to think it was a present from my Auntie. She wouldn't miss giving me a birthday present! It wouldn't seem so strange except that my birthday is in December; how many rainbows do you see in December? So whenever I see a rainbow on or around a special time in my life I feel like Aunt Iris is thinking of me. I know she has been with me throughout my struggles in school, well, she has been with me for life, really. 
Now it is on th the next phase of my education. I need to decide where I am going and exactly what degree I want to pursue! That is my task for the summer. I need a new catchy slogan/mantra.
2008
halfway to my Bachelors degree
1/3 of the way towards a Masters degree in Psychology
and Lord knows how long until I get my doctorate!
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Congrats! This is a big accomplishment then you can imagine and your educationis something, maybe one of the few things, that can never ever be taken away from you!
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