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Graduated!!

May 15th, 2011 at 08:32 pm

I've had a busy week or so of it! My brother made it in Wednesday night after being delayed for 5 hours by rain in San Antonio. We had a great time on Thursday together going to the outlet mall. After much searching, he found himself a Mavericks shirt. I had a chance to talk with the sales girl who is graduating from high school. She's not sure which college she wants to go to. I suggested she think about doing her basics at a community college - be less expensive and give her more time to decide her direction ( she knows she wants to major in criminal law, but isn't sure what she wants to do with it. ) Later, I happened upon two racks of clothing for $2.49. I bought two pants and three sweaters for $13.38!

Friday morning mom, brother and I had family pics taken at JC Pennys. Then we rushed to meet my landlady who came to my graduation. The induction for Beta Phi Mu started at 1 pm. We arrived about 1:40 pm due to horrible traffic. I got there just in time to go up front and have the group picture taken.

On the way to line up for the actual graduation, the wind blew off my cap. Later in line I realized that my tassel flew off. Thankfully they had extras!

I hadn't eaten much Fri morning due to nerves, so by the time we were finally being dismissed to receive our diploma covers, I was afraid I might faint or stumble. Thankfully neither happened. Smile

Our speaker was Dr. Phill! He was pretty good - not too long. Even so, the program ran nearly two hours longer than it was supposed to!

My landlady JJ really came through for me in a BIG way. I tried on my robe Tuesday night and discovered they'd sent the wrong size! JJ is a skilled seamstress and added a pleat to each side so it fit loosely. Another fun thing this past week - my teeth on the right side started hurting a week ago Friday. Off and on. I'm going to try to get into a dentist tomorrow and figure out what is going on. PAIN!!

Friday night several long time family friends came over to my moms. It was SO great seeing them. I'm hoping to get together with TC again soon - I hadn't seen her since her son was baptized last July. JJ convinced me to call her, and I'm glad I did.

I received $500 in cash and gift cards for graduation, even though I told everyone I didn't expect anything. I'm tempted to use part of it plus my Amazon money to get a new computer. But I probably should wait til I know what's going on with my teeth. Frown

My brother and I set up moms computer with Skype Thursday night. It was so funny when she came home. We put his laptop in the kitchen and sat in front of her computer w Buddy. When she walked in she saw this silent picture w the three of us making silly faces. My brother also got her an iron and fixed her grandmothers plate that had broken. Needless to say, she was overwhelmed.

I took my brother to the airport early Sat morning. It was so great having him here. Even with the toothpain, the wrong size garment, and the overlong program, this was a fantastic graduation!!

Now I'm going to attempt to catch up on more than a weeks worth of blogs here!

18 Responses to “Graduated!!”

  1. Petunia 100 Says:
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    Laura, Congratulations! I am so glad your brother was able to join you to mark this special event.

  2. Ima saver Says:
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    Congratulations on a great week!

  3. Looking Forwad Says:
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    Congrats! So happy all worked out for you and your brother's visit. Smile

  4. LuckyRobin Says:
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    Congratuations on all your hard work paying off.

  5. CB in the City Says:
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    Congratulations! I'm a Mu, too!

  6. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Thanks everyone!

    CB,
    Cool to meet a fellow Mu. : D

  7. creditcardfree Says:
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    Congratulations, so very proud of you!

  8. SicilyYoder Says:
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    Congrats! And I hope you ahd a wonderful Sabbath!

  9. TarWalker Says:
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    Congrats!!

  10. ceejay74 Says:
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    Oh wow, congratulations! Way to stick it out! Smile

  11. NJDebbie Says:
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    Congrats!!!

  12. dmontngrey Says:
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    Yahoo - way to go!! Congratulations on this accomplishment! Smile

  13. My English Castle Says:
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    Hey Laura! Congratulations! Dr. Phil? I'm impressed. the best we ever seem to get is washed-up old football players. He didn't say, "This is going to be a changing day in you life" did he?

  14. MonkeyMama Says:
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    Yay - sounds like a great week!!!

  15. scottish girl Says:
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    Congratulations!

  16. Koppur Says:
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    Congrats sweetie!!! Smile

  17. miclason Says:
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    congratulations,Laura!!!!

  18. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Thank you everyone. Smile

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