Graduation

This post is a little late but I graduated on Dec 13. I wasn't going to walk but Bracken convinced me to do it. Thanks to my family that came to the ceremony! My parents: Dane & Ruth, two of my siblings: Heather and EJ, and Bracken's parents: Paul & Denise

We left the kids at Telly & Kristin's house (thank you so much for watching them) I don't think they'd enjoy sitting that long (heck the adults probably didn't either!)

I graduated in Economics. Going to the commencement ceremony really made me think a lot about why i finished. First, let's be honest, without my mom pushing me and without Bracken's support I never would have finished. Plus the huge help Mother-in-law & Sister-in-laws were in always babysitting when I had class or needed to study while Bracken was working. I feel like not only did I learn a lot about economics but I also learned a lot about myself while I finished school. I hate asking for/receiving help from others but with two kids and trying to go to school it's impossible to not get help from others. I had to swallow my pride and just realize how blessed I am that I have family and friends that offered so willingly to babysit. I learned that although I am really bad at focusing on one thing until it's finished, it is possible. I also learned how to better manage my time, although I still don't do as well as I should.

The other thing that was funny about graduation was people asking what I was going to do with my degree. Since I'm not working I'm not really going to be "using" it on a day to day basis. And although talking about the law of demand or marginal diminishing returns MIGHT put Hayes & Kamri to sleep for their naps, I kinda doubt it. Hopefully I'll remember enough from my classes I'll be able to help them with their math homework (at least in first grade..right?) and my online classes taught me that I don't need to be in class t0 learn but I can just read or research what I'm interested in. All the writing I had to do in college has really helped me write better but I still need some work on conveying my feelings in my writing. Economic papers are just not emotional! Anyway, the point of this post I guess is Yahoo! I'm done!