The End!!

All of the anticipation, waiting and hard work is over!

Although a couple of weeks late, here are a few highlights from my graduation!

If you look really closely you can see me:)

Proud Parents!

Love this one!

My favorite kid!

Soon it will be their turn!

Can't forget the great sister!

Go UTES!!!

Grandma and Grandpa!

Love my grandma!

Love them!

The best of friends!

The dignified graduate!

Reflection

*Disclaimer: This post will be cheesy and a little sentimental, but I deserve it and so do all of you!

After three and a half years, I have done it! On Friday I will walk in graduation at the University of Utah to receive my masters of education degree. As I was driving home from Ogden yesterday, I started to think about the past three and half years and all of the moments, experiences and people that have gotten me to this point. There were times when I really thought that I would never finish and times that I sincerely thought it would just be easier if I quit. However, during those times there was always someone to encourage me along and assure me that I would and could make it. So this week would not be complete without me having a chance to say a very deserving thank you to all of the people in my life who have helped me along the way, because if there is one thing that I have learned for sure from this experience, it's that I could not have done it alone!

* To my family (immediate and extended): There is absolutely no way I could have done this without you and even though I don't always say it, I do know it. Thank you for listening to me complain, being excited for me when I did well and always pushing me to be better.

*To my friends and co workers (whom I consider to be some of my best friends): Thank you for putting up with all my craziness, stressing and hectic schedule. Thank you for always listening to me whine and hearing me out on some of my crazy ideas. Thank you for celebrating my successes with me and calming me down when I would freak out (trust me, I know I did this)!

*To my school friends: I am so lucky to have gone through this experience (at least most of it) with such great girls who I am also very proud of. I am so lucky to be able to look back at this experience and have such great people in my memories.

* To all the kids I have taught over the past 3 years (even though I know they will never see this): Thank you for putting up with and unconditionally loving me as a teacher even when I was stressed, impatient and tired. Thank you for being my guinea pigs:) I hope I didn't mess you up too much!

There are so many people that have helped to make this possible for me and I can never thank any of you enough. This has been a dream of mine and I am so excited to see it come true. I truly do feel like I have grown more as a person in the last three years than I ever have before. I have learned and accomplished things that I never would have thought possible! I can't wait to put that cap, gown and hood on and walk across that stage! I am excited for what lies ahead for me, and NO it is not a doctorate!