Happy Graduation and Happy Birthday

Happy Graduation Natalia!
While I still have student teaching to complete I have completed all of my classes and walked in the graduation ceremony at Brigham Young University--Idaho on Thursday, July 23, 2009. It seemed anti-climactic to graduate before I have officially finished everything however I do see a light at the end of the tunnel. The magnitude of what I have accomplished didn't really hit me until I was marching into the auditorium and people were clapping. After 5 1/2 years of community college and university courses I will finally finish my bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and be "out in the world." I look forward to being an elementary school teacher and to the many lives I can touch. But first I have to get through student teaching in a 6th grade classroom. I am looking forward to that as well, however I know it will be busy.
Happy Birthday Ty!
Ty turns 24 today! Our apartment doesn't have TV and Ty has missed being able to watch his favorite show, What Not to Wear. So I got him the Best Of DVD set for his birthday. Unfortunately he picked it up from the mailbox and new what it was so it wasn't really a surprise but he has been watching it most of the day so I hope that means he is happy with his gift. It is also a tradition of his to have a lemon meringue pie on his birthday. I have never made a lemon meringue pie before but I was determined to make it for him. It took some help and patience from my husband but we managed. I hope it tastes as good as it looks.