| Saturday, 20-May-2006 21:52 |
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My Graduation Pictures
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I finally did it, after five years of higher education today was the day of my official graduation ceremony!
Unfortunately, being that I am across the globe in Bangladesh, I was unable to walk in Durham for the UNH ceremony.
I was a bit bummed out, but who needs all that sitting around with 10,000 other people on a flooded field, right? Plus, my school is so huge that they don't even call your name or even your major, they call you by college. So, they would say, College of Liberal Arts and about 3,000 other people and I would stand up, then sit down, and that would be it.
Anyway, my amazingly sweet boyfriend Alex decided to give me a special surprise day anyway! He leads me into the living room and VOILA! A HUGE gorgeous bouquet of flowers that looks like it is the centerpiece at a graduation ceremony and a wonderful banner congratulating me! He was so cute, when he went to get the sign he temporarily blanked on the letters of my school but he figured that since I live in Massachusetts it would be UMASS.  It's cool though, because in a few of the pictures it looks like it says 'ass' behind my head, which is totally appropriate. 
Later, he has another surprise for me: my beautiful sari is finished! And, when he went to the tailors he had sneakily used my measurements to order me an amazing hand-sewn fitted graduation gown and cap!! I was speechless and started crying, it was so sweet. So, since I didn't get to go to my graduation, I put on the cap and gown and we took a bunch of pictures. Afterwards, though I'm still pretty sick and icky feeling, we went out to this really nice restaurant.
Thanks Alex for everything, you're the best and you made my graduation day really special for me.
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