Graduation

For those who have seen the horrible picture of me in my graduation gown, it is official. I didn’t attend what would have been my graduation day yesterday. I would have been one of 196 graduates of Columba Union College. I have never been a person who has patted themselves on the back but I am putting this out there for anyone who has even thought about going back. If you think it, do it. There is nothing that should hold you back.

On a personal note, at the beginning I worked two jobs to make ends meet (at the time I was going through a divorce), going to school, and a full time mother of a beautiful little girl. If it wasn’t for her and my mother, I probably would never have made it through. Now I can look back and say that I did it. Not only did I do it, but I graduated with honors. Something that was difficult for me to do with everything else I had going on. Genna was my backbone and my cheerleader. If she saw me watching tv or doing the dishes, whe would ask me if I had finished my homework. If the answer was no, she would make me stop..march me upstairs and explain to me that homework was very important if I wanted to get all O’s (for those without kids, O are the same as getting an A).

Thank you Genna for being there for me when the going got tough!!!