BYU Graduate of '10

I have officially graduated from BYU! It's still hard to believe...honestly, it probably won't hit me until September when everyone else goes back to school and I won't have to. For now, I'm completely enjoying my time without having to study, take tests, or work on projects. As much as I miss BYU, I doubt I'll ever miss the homework. And I've actually caught up on my sleep! But I am so grateful for the opportunity that I had to attend BYU and earn my degree! It was definitely 5 of the best years of my life!

So here are a few pictures from graduation. The main commencement (with ALL the graduates) was last Thursday, and then last Friday was the individual college graduation ceremonies. As an English major with an editing minor (and an emphasis in Creative Writing), I graduated from the college of Humanities. It was definitely a busy two days since not only was I graduating, but so were Jessica and Brad (my sister-in-law and brother), and I also had to pack and move out of my apartment.

The BYU (almost) graduate!

Me and my parents

Me, Emily, Olivia, and Amy--all friends from my Stowaway class

The procession of graduates walking to the Marriott Center

President Samuelson and Elder Christofferson, our guest speaker!

The Marriott Center, filled to capacity

Taylor, Staci, Jessica, Brad, and me at the graduation dinner after Thursday's ceremony. We ate at the Chef's Table in Provo, which was probably the nicest restaurant I've ever eaten at!

Me about to go on stage to get my diploma.

Laura and me after Friday's ceremony


Going forth to serve...

Brad, Jessica, and me

Standing in front of the library. As you can see by the snow-topped mountains, it was a pretty chilly day.


This is the JKB (Jesse Knight Building), where I spent a majority of my time while at BYU.

Me in front of the JFSB (Joseph Fielding Smith Building), the other building I practically lived in

My parents and their two graduates

VICTORY!
(Man, I really ought to work on building those arm muscles...)

Check it out!

Stowaway Magazine is finally finished and ready to be viewed online! If you want to preview or purchase the magazine, which I spent about 80+ hours working on last semester, check out the following website:

http://magcloud.com (type in Stowaway in the search bar, and then click on the Summer 2010 edition! I wrote the articles on pgs 24/25, 31, and 52...which you can't read on this preview, but will soon have access to at http://zines.byu.edu)

Last full week of college...EVER

I just wanted to take a moment to point out the fact that this is my last full week of college EVER. It's a little overwhelming still, but pretty exciting all at the same time. I'm definitely ready to be done with school, but transitioning to the next stage of life is pretty scary. I guess we'll see what happens.

But can you believe it?!? After spending 18 years of my life going to school, I only have 5 more days of classes left until it's all over. It's very bitter-sweet.