I graduated! Now it's time to leave the country.

First off I promised to give a shout out so...ANDREW!!!!! YOU'RE THE MAN!!!!

Now on to what's been going on. I finally did it! I finally graduated from College! I ended up graduating Cum Laude with a B.S. in education. We ended up having a really good speaker and the ceremony was about 2-2.5 hours long. I was very proud. My immediate family as well as my Nana and Papa were able to come. We ate at Demos' that afternoon and Cozymel's that night. It was great.


As part of a graduation gift/family gift for everyone, we went on a cruise of the Caribbean from December 20th-27th - just one day after graduation. We went on Liberty of the Seas which is the ship listed above. We made stops in Labadee, Haiti, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel, Mexico. There were a couple of days at seas as well. We ended up going on two excursions. The first excursion we went on we toured a plantation in Jamaica and then climbed Dunn's River Falls. Our other excursion was in Cozumel, Mexico where we toured the Mayan Ruins of Tulum. Both were really exciting. We ended up swimming in very rainy weather in Haiti and shopping in Grand Cayman. As far as our days at sea, we relaxed by the pool, ate at the buffets, played miniature golf, bet at the casino (fun, but as dad can tell you I freaked out a couple of times), and went to various shows on the ship. I could go into way more detail, but I covered the main points and you can ask for details later if you wish.

My parent's anniversary was yesterday. They celebrated 32 years of marriage! Sarah and I took them to Red Lobster, had good intentions of paying, but mom and dad insisted on paying for all of us. I am a little offended by that, but at the same time it was a good gesture on their part since Sarah's income is that of a High School Music Teacher and I'm...well basically an unemployed graduate! I discovered something last night though. I may love shrimp, but the relationship isn't really mutual.

Over the next couple days, it's time to think about New Year's resolutions. I'm not sure what mine will be, I'll have to think about it. Regardless I hope that your New Year will be great and have a great rest of the day!

Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other festive things

Hello Everyone!

I knew that I needed to update my blog when my sister told me that she updated hers. It is rare for Sarah to update before I do. This is another area in life where I can't let my sister beat me! So here I go to tell about what has been going on.

Thanksgiving was a lot of fun! It was sad because Nana and Papa couldn't come, but we were still able to be around family. We had a BIG Thanksgiving dinner with Aunt Sue, Cousin Julie, Great Grand-mom, Great Grad-dad, Dad, Mom, and Sarah. Sarah and I decided to take a walk after our meal which was good, but it wasn't that fun in the rainy, cold, Indiana weather. After we borrowed some scarves and big coats from the Grands, we were a lot better! It was good to just be around family and enjoy each others' company. Plus the smoked turkey, pumpkin pie, stuffing, orange salad, mashed potatoes, rolls, etc. were delicious!

Since Thanksgiving, I have just been focused on school and also praying that I passed my two other Praxis tests. I am happy to report that I passed my Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction Praxis! I am just waiting on the PLT (Principles of Learning and Teaching), and I should get those results soon. I am going to stay positive! It seems to be working :-)

I am counting down the days right now. I have 6 more days until I am done with this placement, 9 more days until I graduate, and 10 more days until I go on the Cruise! Part of me wants to lose some weight before I go on the cruise, but I don't have the will-power. My cooperating teacher is on a no sugar diet, and I am in awe. I couldn't do that. I guess I should just work on developing a charismatic personality so a woman will love me for who I am! :-D

Well, I best be going. If I don't blog later on, have a Merry Christmas!