Finally!

This past weekend a miracle happened.  I finally graduated with my Master's degree in Special Education.  I say finally because it felt like it took a long time but in reality it was just 1 year and 7 months.  I can't say that I'm super excited about having the degree itself, but I am ecstatic to be done.  I don't believe it was terribly difficult to get my master's degree, but it was insanely time consuming when you throw in a full-time job, raising kids, and being pregnant for the past 8 months.  So needless to say, I feel as though a huge weight has been lifted off of me and I can finally relax a little bit.  

I did walk in the graduation ceremony, mostly because I believe its important to celebrate accomplishments but also because I thought it would be a good experience for the kids (not the sitting in boredom for 2.5 hours part but the gaining a better understanding of what graduating from college means part).  My dad and step-mom came down for the occasion so I graduated and we had a small celebration.  

Here are the pictures...

 Waiting for the ceremony to start

 Patiently waiting for me to walk

 Headed to the stage

 Walking across

 With my dad and step-mom

 With the kids

 The family

Me and my big belly :)

Now, what to do with all this free time I have...