Life after graduation

Ahhh.. I can breathe now. No more books, no more finals, kein mehr Vorlesung, usw.
Danke, danke, danke. Ich kann weiter leben.

So, what happens now? I am still working at the College, waiting for my contract to come back from the State. Let me tell you how much fun that was- employment paperwork that the State would agree to; making sure all of my duties were present and accounted for on my paperwork; getting the signatures needed. I'm glad that is over.
But what else is new? I have a boyfriend, James, who incidentally is a Metro alum. I've been working out steadily, which hasn't happened since I was a sophomore. Try scheduling early evening workouts when you have German Conversation or early workouts when you have Cheerleading practice- it is no easy task. I can watch television now. I'm hooked on 'Deal or No Deal' and 'Armed and Famous'- nothing that requires too many brainwaves, which is exactly what the doctor ordered.
I thought that with school starting, I would feel some nostalgia for classes. But that hasn't happened (yet). Maybe I would miss learning new subjects, reading new (well, actually used) books and getting to know different classmates. Writing papers, giving speeches and asking questions in class just aren't a part of my life anymore.
And don't even mention the g-word: Graduate School. The thought of not only taking classes right now BUT having to pay that much for classes RIGHT NOW, especially when I have no clue what I want to study is so not appealing to me. At all. I feel like taking a long nap when someone mentions graduate school because all I can think of is staying up late to write thesis' every week and having to read whole books for one day in class. It makes me want to cry a little; not tears of joy but tears of sadness, of regret, of cowardliness, of watching my life go on without me.
But I'm getting off subject. Graduating from college is scary and makes your feelings go up and down like a speeding roller coaster. It is great to be done; you are finally free to sleep in late, spend your money any way you like, take a vacation without having to coordinate class schedules and just relax. You aren't able to relax when school is in session because you are thinking about everything you have to do (tests, papers, presentations, studies, usw.).

It's a great day to be a graduated Roadrunner!!

Graduation Pictures

This was taken right after the end of graduation. This is my sister Holly (who is a current Metro student), me, my dad Larry, my stepmom Teresa and my baby sister Elizabeth (who slept through the entire program BUT told me it was great).

Graduation Pictures

This is me giving Dr. Stephen M. Jordan, the College President, a hug. When you graduate, you are given your diploma cover by a chair or representative from your major's department. Then you shake hands with the Dean of your school (Business, Professional Studies, or Letters, Arts, and Sciences). After the Dean, you shake hands with the President.

Or in my case, you get a hug from the President.

Graduation Pictures

This was the top of my graduation cap. Future graduates, you are able to keep your cap after the ceremony, which means feel free to decorate it any way you would like.

Graduation Pictures

This is me receiving my diploma from Dr. Mary Ann Watson, a psychology professor.