So, I graduated yesterday morning! Things don't feel quite different yet, but I know that that will change once I go to university orientation. (It's coming up very quickly for me!)

The ceremony began at 8.00am for my family and I because I had to arrive early. Everyone was sleepy from having to get up so early.

I was with the other seniors waiting in another room and getting lined up for the ceremony. I spoke with スンヒョン and waited for the ceremony to begin. Or class flower was the 桜, so the girls got to hold small 桜 and the boys had them pinned on their gowns.



Eventually we were escorted out of the room and started lining up to enter the graduation hall.

Formal music was playing and everyone was a little nervous. There were so many people and in the moment I felt like, "wow how do musicians do this!"(笑)

I almost instantly saw my family to the side of the stands. My uncle blew a kiss at me and my dad was waving like an idiot to get my attention (笑)

The ceremony was much shorter than I imagined. Afterwards it was a mess finding my family again. I received my diploma and then went searching for them. It was super hot outside too!

We all went out to eat; my grandmother, sister, mom, step mom, dad, uncle and aunt (from my father's side)

It was really lovely! It was nice seeing my aunt and uncle again. There was a little bag on the table of small gifts and cards for graduation. We all ate and took some pictures, talked about university too.

Everyone was pretty tired but also very chatty too.

I got a good bit of money to use for university and wonderful cards from them. I really like cards (especially handmade ones!)


Graduation Dog for friends and family to write messages on. You can see what my dad wrote!


I drink so much coffee so this was a perfect gift for me!


Personalized pen and pencil set! Dorky but I really loved it.

Also, this very cool personalized digital time/temperature/alarm/date item that lights up. It's really cool and thoughtful!


I pretty much crashed when I got home. That night all of the seniors bought tickets to the water park downtown. It was from 9pm-3am!

I had a lot of fun and was so so tired this morning when I got home.



Some highlights of the water park:

♪ Feeling comfortable in our bathing suits than walking by a teacher that I have had for four years! 恥しかった

♪ The free food! (Pizza, cookies, brownies, chips, soda, bananas, grapes, etc.)

♪ The singing on the bus ride there (just kidding....)

♪ Winning an IPod shuffle at the arcade!


♪ Learning that I lack skills in Mini-golf...

♪ Talking about how much スンヒョン and I wanted to cuddle with our favorite members of Big Bang when we got home from the water park!



♪ Getting to say goodbye to my favorite history teacher (the same one that we were both embarrassed in front of!)

♪ Going on this simulation of a haunted mine ride (it was kind of lame but we still both screamed)



Overall, I feel really blessed. I can't describe how fortunate I feel. My dad has been so sweet too lately. I am visiting with my grandmother, tomorrow スンヒョン and I will hang out too!

My picture got in the newspaper as well because my father talked to the photographer while he was taking photos at graduation...he was so excited about it, it was really cute of him.

He's been so supportive and I can feel how proud he is of me. My mother too, it's such a good feeling, despite any complications that have been happening lately.

I'm so fortunate, just very fortunate. 幸せ者.

My dad persuaded me to by a lotto ticket too, because he said maybe I am on a lucky streak (probably not but he believes in these kinds of things too!)

With all of this luck, I know that I have to be careful. Times are about to get hard too, there is a little to be done and I guess this will help me to focus on what I need to do.

Tomorrow morning I want to wake up early and start up exercising again. Later on スンヒョン and I will go shopping. Sounds like fun!

がんばりますね!~

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