Day 199

Today I got my diploma. It's official. High school is behind me.

(f/1.8; 1/320s; ISO 1600; 50mm lens) 

I haven't felt like I was in high school for years now. Mostly because I am so mature, and intelligent. Aha, just kidding.

Update.

June 4 has been a good day... for at least two years in a row. Last year I interviewed for the nanny job that I now have, and enjoy very much. This year I had my open house, and it was very enjoyable (albeit tiring).

I thought I would post some pictures...

Yearbook, senior pictures, diploma, certificate... 

I chose some of my favorite pictures and my mom printed them for me. I had a couple people ask me to do senior pictures for them... woo! I'm excited for the experience. 

My cake. Isn't it gorgeous?

My mom even got balloons... that's a first. ha. 

We had so much food... and now so many leftovers! Yum! 

I love this picture. :) 

Me with la cake. 

Little Madilyn

My sister and Madilyn

friendsies

Mis amigos

I sent my sister around with my camera... so she took many of the pictures with people in them. 

My wonderful mother, and Shirl Lee. Shirl Lee lived with my family in Ecuador for a few months, but she also took care of Poncho for awhile. 

Johnny

When Caiden walked in he instantly asked me about my fish. I showed him my fish and he fed it. Later he found the fish food upstairs and dumped it all over the bathroom... boys, I love them :) They find the smallest things to be so entertaining. 

A few people decided to go swimming in our pool

Madilyn was the star of the show

And this is what we were left with. I'm so excited to eat the rest of it :) 

I think the pictures do a pretty good job at explaining yesterday. Since my dad is still in Ecuador we skyped with him through out the party and he was able to say hello to a few people that he knew. 

I think yesterday did tire me out, because all I want to do is lay in bed. I think I have finally accepted that mono will not be going away in a few days, so I'll just have to deal with it and hope that it doesn't last forever. 

Thankfully I feel so much better than I did a week ago. SO MUCH BETTER. 

Today, the family that is renting the basement while my family is here arrived. They seem very nice. They have two kids: a boy who is 1 1/2, and a 3 month old little girl... so I think I will have a new family to babysit for soon! This is nice, especially since I don't have a job this summer. Also, whenever they need me to babysit I'll just walk down to the basement! So easy. :) 

When my family leaves, I'll move back to the basement, and the family in the basement will move upstairs. This family just moved to Colorado Springs and they are working with HCJB (which is the same mission that my family works for). It will be nice to have fellow Christians around. 

On Monday I start my math class... boo! I have to take Statistics.... I'm hoping it is easy, but I doubt it. Maybe because I am not that great at Algebra, I will be able to understand Statistics better? But, this is my last math class for my degree! I would just prefer to take an English class or an Early Childhood Education class instead. It will be good to have something to do this summer since I am not working. It's completely online though... so that may make it hard. This is also the first college class that I have to pay for. It's kind of a pain to graduate from high school ;) 

Day 147- graduation

My mom took most of these pictures, and the camera was on auto. A lot of the pictures of the actual ceremony were taken with my telephoto lens. 

Enjoy!

before graduation

My siblings

My beautiful mom

My mom creepin' on the Schultz family.... way to go mom :) 

David borrowed his brother's NHS thing... so he was the only one in the entire graduation wearing one... although there was about five more of us who were in the NHS

I look strange

The first co-validictorian (she got her entire Bachelors degree in high school) 

(Other co-validictorian)

I'm right behind the tall guy. 

This just shows that Vicadin can be confusing... I wasn't sure if I was supposed to turn around and face the audience or not... so I just stood sideways.... Here they called all the NHS members to stand up. 

David getting his degree

Woo, degree! 

Now David got his diploma

Me with my diploma

Boykin sang... but had to read the lyrics off of his phone... 

Hat throwin' time.. I threw mine like 2 feet cause I didn't want to lose it. 

My mom started taking pictures when I still had food in my mouth. 

Sisters

My mom and I... do we look alike?

My family... we are one strange group.