Friday, May 23, 2008

GRADUATION!!!!

Graduation was a two day event. Lucky for you, I only posted the fun parts of graduation. That way you get to skip all the long and boring portions of it. Saturday evening started with the Hooding, and was followed by dinner and a tour of the dental school. My good friend Dave who graduated the year before me came out to Milwaukee to hood me. You have to be hooded by someone who holds the degree you are receiving. The hood is the purple velvet sash around everyone's neck. Sunday morning was graduation with all of Marquette University. All of the individual "schools" were present. Every year the law school and the dental school compete to see who can make the most ruckus when they are conferred the degrees. This year the physical therapy school joined in with the fun. The undergraduates brought beach balls to throw around during the dry speeches. After the university graduation, we went to California Pizza Kitchen for some lunch. The last part of graduation took place in a fancy hotel downtown Milwaukee. We walked across a stage and received our diplomas. We enjoyed a slide show with lots of fun memories from dental school. And that..... was graduation. You see it is almost like you were all there.


As soon as we finished the last part of graduation, we headed back to my apartment to pack up all of my stuff. I sold most of the big stuff I had accumulated and then loaded up the rest. I only took what I could fit in my little red pickup truck. I don't know what I would have done without my mom, April, Tony, and Davo. After I was all packed up, Dave and I drove back to Utah. It took us 22 hours, but we beat my mom, April and Tony home. Their flights got in Monday at about 4:30. It is nice to be home and I look forward to all of the fun adventures that await me.

Hooding:





















Marquette University Graduation:




















Receiving the diploma:

















Moving home:





6 comments:

Camille said...

Your truck was so full..did you bottom out alot on the way home?! Ha Ha! Looks like it was an incredible ceremony. You look great in those graduation robes! I was so glad to see you tonight! What a relief to have my Travis home!

Sara said...

Hey there stranger! Congrats on graduating WOW what an acomplishment! Matt and I are so proud of ya, hope we hear from more now that your back in Utah! Glad to see you have a blog in case you don't...but I know you will.

Kat said...

You and that little truck of yours have been through alot together.=) What an accomplishment Trav!! You are amazing! I can't believe it is all behind you now...well that part. How awesome to see grad pics!!! I am so excited you have a blog now so I can keep up with you. even more excited that you are back in Utah. Lets get together if you ever have some free time.

Brandon and Hayley gordon said...

Yippee! you have a blog trav! what an easy way to keep up with you :) good job! miss you!

Jason and Megan said...

Well look at you. I haven't heard from you in a long,long time. Way to go on your graduation. A dentist huh. I remember you saying that is what you wanted to be in High School. Way to go man. Shoot me your email so we can write.

Keelee said...

Trav!! You're the man!! Congradulations. Remember when you'd tell me that I was the grossest girl you know? Haha