I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow
and each road leads you where you want to go
and if you’re faced with a choice, and you have to choose
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you
- My Wish, Rascal Flatts
I just love love love that song! If you’re not a country fan, it’s still a great song full of powerful lyrics (in my simple opinion anyway). I thought it was the perfect ending to today’s ceremonies for Joanne’s convocation….read on…
I graduated from high school and that’s the last bit of schooling I managed to successfully complete. Not to be self-deprecating, but school’s just never been my thing! I’ve always been a stare-out-the-window-daydreaming type of girl. So when other people graduate from a school they’ve CHOSEN to attend I’m completely in awe.
My friend Joanne, boy she’s a smarty pants! Not only did she graduate from the Criminology program at Academy Canada today, BUT she graduated with Honors (90% or higher in every course), Distinction, and 100% Attendance! I’m totally impressed…did I mention she also won the Program Award for being the best in her program as voted by her teachers? Like I said: smarty pants. I was just glad I could be there!
We didn’t do a grad shoot, but we snuck in a few minutes worth of shots before she had to line up for the Grad March: don’t you think Joanne totally rocked the big hideous grad gown?


HOW glad are you to be graduating??? THIII—–IIIS glad!

It’s a poor excuse for a photo, but this is Joanne accepting her Program Award:

and unbeknownst to me at the time, my friend Reggie (from my home town) graduated from the Cook program today; congratulations!

Joanne’s future mother-in-law, Lorraine, also made it out for the show:

one last sassy photo that I couldn’t resist sharing….who’s that? America’s Next Top Model?

Congratulations Joanne! Even though you’re studying how to cope with and end destructive behaviour, you’re still a badass to me!
To close the ceremonies, the class presented a Year in Review slideshow to this song…I just loved it! This video may take a few moments to load…enjoy.




