Life has held me hostage...

Really, its been a ridiculously over scheduled spring for me and my family. Blogging is my hobby, and so like all hobbies, it often falls to the bottom of the list.  But, I wanted to share one fun detail with you guys about what my over scheduled life has included:

This is me (and my better half) after FINALLY walking across the graduation stage with my 6 sided Tam (silly looking hat) over sized sleeves, and velvet trimmed gown. The year I was supposed to walk, I was in a hospital bed with shiny new 4 pound and 5 pound newborns. Then, for the next year, I chose to nurse my children around the clock, making it difficult to finish my dissertation. I finally finished that 5 year project in 2010, but had to wait almost a whole year to don the regalia and shake the hand of our chancellor. It was a lot of waiting...but well worth it!

So, 11 years of education post high school, thousands of hours of training, and hundreds of thousands of school loan dollars is whats behind that picture from last week.

It's nothing short of a miracle that i finished it. I'm so grateful to my whole family who supported me in tangible ways daily. Though its cliche, I could not have done it without them.

I'm also happy to announce I will not be seeking any another degree. ever. thank you.