Graduation Party!!

We had a fun celebration with friends and family to celebrate Chris' MS in Information Systems and my Counseling MS.  It was a wine and cheese party which turned out to be a really fun kind of party to throw.  We almost called off the party all together (we did change locations 2 weeks beforehand when we bought a house and decided an expensive party at a restaurant was not a wise move) but I'm SO glad we did it.  It was really fun to celebrate with friends, have closure, and surprise Chris by getting to read him the dedication from the mongo paper I wrote all semester-an ode to all his support :-) It was really fun to feel celebrated after such a long road!

(Amy got some great pics!)

Thanks Steph for the beautiful cake!  (and thanks pinterest for the great idea!)

POD!

Loyola peeps

checking each other's teeth, of course

Our Life Group!

My Graduation!!

My road to becoming a counselor has been long but exactly right for me.  God's circuitous plan allowed me to gain experiences that will benefit my clients for years to come and I'm thankful it didn't all work out as I planned.  So, after starting programs at 3 different schools, I finally landed at Loyola University 4 1/2 years ago and with interruptions only to give birth, finished my program!  I now have an M.S. in Pastoral Counseling and will soon be a Licensed Graduate Professional Counselor (LGPC) and Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC).  Whoohoo!!!

waiting in the basement of 1st Mariner Arena

My hilarious, statistics professor Dr.Piedmont

My dad up in the nosebleed section of the Arena for Graduation

My Mother-in-law Nancy

Whoohoo! That's me graduating!

Chris and Ella

Can't believe Amy got this picture from WAYYYYY up in the bleachers!

The speaker was AWESOME.  Rev. Gregory Boyle who started a transitional work program in LA for Gang members.  He was hilarious, irreverent, and poignant at the same time.

Two of my biggest cheerleaders :-)

Easter/Passover with my fam

I know, I'm way behind but there are some cute pics from our Easter/Passover celebration with my side of the family this year.

Chris showing my grandmother pictures on his iphone-she was amazed!

I have no idea what she was doing but she looks mean doing it