Grad Party

My beautiful Tiramisu cake that Claudia gave to me

I'm telling you it is that good :)



Carloyn and Alycia


Lute and Kathy


There was a ton of food


Cousin Bea, Grandpa, & Grandma


Joe and Tom


Tia Olga and Brianne


Greg and Esther


Tia Connie, Frausto, Gomez, and Tia Maggie


Julian - he was such a good helper...before everyone arrived he counted rocks for me to put inside the cups that held the centerpieces.


Grandma & Alycia


Joe - a good friend from MCC


You should know who these people are :)


We are a silly family... what can I say


Like I said it was a delicious cake :)


Kordilla and Alycia


Kordi and Mike - before he dropped her on her head :) jk

Julian and Marisa

Jennifer and

John & of course 23

Kordi, the ice pack, and Leslie - after Mike dropped her on her head :) jk again

:)

Andrea, Greg, Aurora, and Carolyn

Kordi and her Daddy (Tonio)

It was a FUN night!

Convocation

I DID IT!!!!!




Me & Eileen


Grandpa & "Poopsie" - you have to know the story behind it to understand :)


Hard to tell from the picture, but it is Jonathan's mom, Me, Jonthan, and his sister Suheil


Mike was and is very proud of me :)


Henrik surprised me by arriving the night of my commencement. I had not idea and my parents kept it a secret for a month.


Me, Stitch, & Liz


Me & Claudia


Me & John VanZile - I have known John since my days at Westwood.


AAWWW!


Mike, Hugh (Mike's Dad), Me, & Diane (Mike's Mom)


Tia Joyce, Me, & Tio Joe

Thank You for coming!

Becky, Me, & Margo - Becky and Margo were two of my professors and a great inspiration to me


It may be hard to tell fromt he pictures, but I graduated with honors. I am wearing an honors stole from ASU that is maroon. I gave that one to my Grandpa because he has always been supportive and encourged me to go to ASU. HE wore it at the resturaunt we went to afterwards and Mom said he looked like he was ready to give communion. We called him Father Glen. The white honors stole is from Kappa Delta Pi, which is a honor society in education. That one went to my parents for ALL of their support in my education and believing in me...despite how long it took. I kept my honors cord from KDP to remind me of the long journey I went through to graduate. I beat the ODDS!

My Commencement

Words to describe it: exciting, thrilling, amazing, wonderful, nerve recking, crowded, hot, disbelievement, etc.

After so long it was hard for to believe it was all happening. Even as I was getting ready and putting on my gown I kept wondering if it was too good to be true. After working for this for many years, yes years, it was hard for to grasp that I had finally made it to the end.

Me andn Christina (a friend of mine at Petsmart)


Melody, Me, & Elieen


Dad, Mom, Mike, Claudia, Tia Olga, and Cliff Moon


It says "Congradulations 2009 ASU Graduates!


This was the best part of the whole Commencement :)

Need I say more?! I have a copy of his speach in written format if anyone wants it.

Birthday Celebrations at Casino Arizona

Casino Arizona has this thing you can set up to have a limo pick you and several other guests up and take you to the casino where you can enjoy the buffet or see a show. My Tia Olga set it up for us to celebrate the April birthdays. It was the first time I had been in a limo :)

Tia Connie, Tia Maggie, & Gomez


Tia Olga, Mom, dad's arm, Fruasto, & Tia Angie


Tia Olga, Mom, Dad, Fruasto, & Tia Angie

We didn't have a bottle opener for the Cider so I used a key to open it...this after several of us tried and couldn't get it opened....what can I say I was thirsty :)

Tia Maggie, Tia Connie, Tia Olga, Mom, & Tia Angie


The buffet was delicious!


Our waiter had cheescakes brought out for those celebrating their Birthdays




Mike & Me :)


We saw a show there and this lady was Reba


Of course Elvis had to be there too!


Don't forget Garth Brooks & Donna Summers

April Fools

After I had made myself teary eyed to try to play an April Fool's joke on my mom, I walked into her classroom to find another teacher there whom I wasn't expecting. It was too late, I had to go through with it because they had already seen me looking upset. The teacher told my mom she was gonna leave and let us talk and she looked very concerned. Well after I played my joke on mom, she said I had to write an "I will not play an April Fool's joke on my Mother again" letter.

I left this (completed on both sides) on the other teacher's desk :)