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Oh, What to Do in the Summertime....

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Three weeks left. I have three weeks to finish writing my senior thesis and the end has officially come.

Life has been full these past three months. Of course I "graduated." I had the whole ceremony and stuff. Once I finish my thesis then I'll be official. It was really an amazing day. Such a feeling of accomplishment it felt a little surreal in many ways. Trying to cram in almost four years of school into two years will make you a a little crazy but, I survived.....and I never thought I would really make it.

All of my sisters came, which meant so much that they were there to support me. There have been so many family functions and things that I have missed over the past two years because I had class or had to do my home work. I'm a lucky girl to have such a great relationship with my siblings.

Here we all are:

I have been looking for jobs and stuff. There is nothing out there. The couple leads I did have did not go in my favor. It begs the question - why do things not work out the way you expect them to when you have worked so hard for a certain outcome? I surmise that there is something greater that I am supposed to do and I am just trying to figure it all out.
Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith.

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Jen said…
How fun to see a picture of all your sisters! The older two still look pretty much the same to me, but those younger two. Wow! Time changes things. They are all grown up and everything. (Of course, I guess we did a little growing up too.) Congratulations on such a great accomplishment!
July 22, 2009 at 7:41 PM
Joanna said…
i am so proud of you! You could always look in NY for a job :)
July 23, 2009 at 9:19 AM
Becca Hatch said…
Congratulations! What did you get your degree in? Don't worry- the job issues have a way of working out.
August 29, 2009 at 8:37 PM
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