Deja Vu

Didn't we just do this? Yep! But, this time it was my turn, and boy does it feel great to be done!!!
And, as you can see, I am just trying to ignore the fact that I still have to pass my boards for the time being.

I actually had two graduation ceremonies. The first was my graduation from the University recognizing that I had completed my Masters in Physician Assistant Studies. Sounds important huh? Don't let the title fool you.

Then, I had another ceremony where we received our Physician Assistant Certificates stating that we had completed all that was necessary to be deemed worthy as Physician Assistants. At the end of this ceremony our class historian played a slide show full of videos and pictures she had taken throughout the year. It was really a lot of fun to see.

My graduations (and this is my opinion-- which may be biased) were way more entertaining than Derek's. I mean if you had your choice would you rather go watch a bunch of PAs graduate or a bunch of lawyers? I rest my case. We had no speaker going on for over an hour about their anti-American political views, and that alone made my graduation 100 times better.

I was so glad to have my Grandma fly out to support me at graduation. Plus, that made it so Derek wasn't sitting alone the whole time. Thanks for coming Grams! You're the best!!!
The 2 Hawaiian girls were nice enough to bring leis for everyone in the class. And, they smelled great! Derek took so many pictures that I was having a hard time choosing which ones to post, but here are a couple pictures of me with all my closest buds from the program:
Sunday after taking Grams to the Rose Garden, the Portland Japanese Garden, Powell's Books, and Multnomah Falls off the Columbia River Gorge, we said fair well at the airport and then Derek and I started the journey with my car out to Utah.

We stopped in Hagerman, ID to stay with my good friend Crystal, her husband Patrick, and their adorable daughter Kaiya for a couple nights in their cute little cabin.
Her husband Patrick easily found favor in Derek's eyes when he took us on a private tour of the Japanese internment camp where he has been working all summer. This picture we took inside a shelter that the Japanese had made to store their fruits and veggies in. Derek took the picture himself and somehow managed to get all of us and himself in the picture as well. I was quite impressed.
Thanks again guys for letting us stay. It was so great to see you, and we had a blast!

We have now finally made it to our little condo full of boxes for us to unpack in Pleasant Grove, Utah. The day we arrived we had the first, of I am sure many, family parties. I couldn't resist this picture of my nephew and niece touring the backyard in this sweet ride.