The Real World Has Now Commenced, and so Have I.

Hello everyone!

Since my last post I have now completed my last undergrad finals week. I've made it out alive and with the highest grade in one of my classes.

Packing and moving out as usual happened last minute regardless of how often I tell myself I will do it earlier. Also packing and moving sucks.

I went out with some of my professors and Jordon on Thursday evening, which I expected to be weirder than it was. For one it wasn't weird at all, and in retrospect I think it's because the only difference in our interactions was the presence of alcohol. So as far as I'm aware everyone had a great time. However Jordon and I still have no idea how to address them anymore, we've decided to stick with Dr. ____ until otherwise told not to.

Friday was Ivy (Hedera helix) Cutting where me and my group of friends were the only ones who cheered or laughed at certain points of time in the speaker's speech. And when we finally received our ivy we decided, as young adults about to receive their bachelor's degree, the most mature thing to do would be to make mustaches out of it. As you can see we're definitely ready to be real adults (except totally NOT).

My overall crowning achievement this entire weekend has to have been not hurting myself before the commencement ceremony, so I was able to walk unaided, and then not trip during it.

Graduations: 2
Clumsiness: 0

Commencement itself was such a blur. There was so much going on so quickly. Our speaker was amazing. And the ceremony didn't seem as long as it could've been, probably because it was my first and only and I knew a lot of students. However towards the end I was starting to wonder if the College of Arts and Science were ever going to end. We might be legion.

I'm still a little sad that I didn't double major in Bio and Theology so I could have Gryffindor colored tassels. But alas I am quite proud of the degree I did get.

I also really just want to thank Derek Wood, Eric Long and Dave Nienhuis for helping me figure out my life and listening to all of my woes and just putting up with me. I wouldn't have been able to get through college without you all!!!

Thanks to all of my other professors for putting up with me as well!

I want to thank all of my friends, for being my friends, and being there for me when I needed it. Especially during my draughts of sleep deprivation where I go certifiably insane (shout out to team pederpes because they witnessed quite a lot of this.)

I also want to thank my mom and grandma for being there for me as well!! And thanks to the rest of my family for all the support and love you guys have given me.

And now that all of the sappy stuff is out of the way, I think this is it for today's post =)

Shelby

(Still working on that catchphrase)