Yesterday was a good day. A very good day. I don't have regrets about walking or having a party. I enjoyed it all. By the end of the day, my cheeks were tired of smiling. I literally could not stop smiling all day, and especially in the morning.
I woke up at the crack of dawn. No literally. When the early morning light started to shine, I was up, and I couldn't go back to sleep. But, I could then finish my post which I had been writing for days. Now, I had been planning on curling my hair. I don't curl my hair really at all because it takes super long, and I'm not interested in giving up sleep for having my hair curled. Another reason I don't usually curl my hair is that my hair is extremely thick and currently pretty long. If and when I curl it, the curl lasts for an hour or so before the weight of my hair takes out all the curl. Since I woke up at the crack of dawn, I now had the time, plus it was a special day. I hesitated though as it was raining and was supposed to rain the rest of the day. On a side note, the weather forecasters accurately predicted the weather for the--rainy and cloudy all day.
Why am I talking about curling my hair? I don't know. I don't why I write what I do most of the time. I did curl my hair, and I used a fair amount of hairspray.
After the grad group picture, we had about an hour before it was time to march in. I spent that hour chatting with friends and taking pictures. I was impressed that I remembered to take pictures throughout the whole day.
Graduation was two hours. The lovely president spoke; I listened to some of it, and prayed during other parts of his speaking for those listening in the crowd. I had such butterfly's in my stomach. Education is the last Bachelor's program to receive their diploma's, so I waited a lot and the nerves kept growing and my heart started beating faster and faster as it came closer to the Ed department's turn.
We stood, I walked, I received, I shook hands, and I returned. I then looked to my friends down the row and whispered, "WE DID IT!" It was a good moment.
Post-graduation was filled with hugs from family and friends and then some more pictures. I cried when I hugged Mom, Dad, P, and N. Though, they were the only ones who could make it to the actual graduation, it didn't matter. I've had nine amazing supporters throughout these crazy college years, and I knew they were supporting me from a far, and I know they will continue to support me for the rest of my life. Without my family, I honestly have no clue where I would be. Their impact on my life has been monumental to say the least. I love my family.
The graduation party was a lovely time. It was nice having it with my friends and being able to see other friends and professors. I loved that my day finished with us watching Much Ado About Nothing the amazing Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson one while eating pizza. It was truly a marvelous day.
I'm going to share a couple more songs which I would say have been ones that have assisted me throughout all four years of college.
Revolution by Beatles. I can't even begin to count the amount of times this song ran through my head as I listened to students, administrators, and guest speakers.
Time is Running Out by Muse. The beginning. The bass. The drum-line. All of it, so amazing. If I had a record, this song would skip. I don't try to explain or understand their music video though.
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers. Sometimes I really wished I was 500 miles away.
That's Life by Frank Sinatra. Some days, I just had to shrug my shoulders and say that's life. There were many good hours of listening to Frank Sinatra.
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