Graduation!!

Last weekend (well, Friday specifically) was my graduation from Carleton. This was a really exciting thing for me, I honestly don't think anyone (except maybe Alain, who was there for MANY of the tears) understands what it was like for me to complete my MA.

Of course, it was worth it, but I am glad to be done and working towards a promising (at least I hope) career.

Everyone came down from Cambridge to help me celebrate and we spent the weekend enjoying the best of Ottawa.

Friday was the big convocation day, and I didn't even trip while walking across the stage! The ceremony was long (2 + hours) but still worth going to. No photos really worked out from inside the actual ceremony, but we made sure to take a lot of photos outside before and afterwards, these are just a few...








































































































Mom, Dad and Monica surprised me with a beautiful painting of downtown Cambridge that was just released by local painter Alex Krajewski (see his website http://www.krajewskicollection.com/products/389 )

I actually have his first Cambridge print (which looks down the Grand River from the Concession Street bridge), but I definitely love this one as well (which features my church, Wesley United as well as the market building and city hall). The new painting is already hanging up prominently in the library, and having it framed and looking all pretty encouraged me to FINALLY frame the other one as well, so I should have that in a few weeks too!




































I'm going to wrap up this post because it's getting kind of long and difficult to manage, but I'll be back soon with another.