Graduation

I graduated from BYU with a Bachelor of Arts degree on a cold, drizzly day last week. All my family came to support me and I felt wonderful, despite the fact that my gown was designed to fit a beluga whale and my cap was designed to fit a watermelon.

My aunt Lorie graduated from law school. I saw her at Commencement the day before.

Here I am walking down the ramp with an empty diploma cover, smiling because I saw Russell clapping furiously for me.

Grandma and Grandpa Hobbs made it.
My family! Love them all.

I can't believe I'm a college graduate. I have loved, loved, loved my time at BYU. Some of my favorite experiences from college are:

• My freshman year in Helaman Halls.
• Professor Grierson, Professor Ostenson, Dr. Lee, Dr. Erickson, Madame Thompson, and Brother Fluhman. Best instructors ever.
• Devotionals.
• Making new friends.
  
• Asiago cheese bagels from the Cougar Express.
• Ernestly Chocolate ice cream from the BYU Creamery.
• Amazing roommates that I still keep in touch with.
• Pilates, StepKardio Fusion, and Yoga classes. Made me start to enjoy exercising.
  
• Some hard times with not-so-amazing roommates that forced me to learn things about myself as well as be more patient with other people (including people who insist on cooking spicy Asian food at 2:00 in the morning and stinking up the whole apartment for hours, making it impossible to sleep, let alone breathe).
  
• That one football game that I went to. On second thought, forget it. I was bored out of my mind and cranky and sunburned and left an hour early.
  
• The BYU Games Center, where I worked as a desk attendant since fall semester 2006.
• The Harman Building, where I worked as a Human Resources assistant for a year and a half.
  
• Earning a 4.0 GPA two times in a row my last two semesters.
• Paris Study Abroad, fall 2007. Changed my life in so many ways, and got me a husband too.