Well I thought I would only write about the numerous craft and homey type projects in my life on this blog, but there have been two very special days recently. The first was I finally graduated with my master's degree in clinical psychology! It took four years and lots of night classes, but it finally happened. Unfortunately, I realized at graduation that the batteries in my camera were dead. Doh! Luckily, one of my classmates took some photos for me. You can't see the fancy hood, but here is a picture of me and my friend Vicki. It's too bad you can't see the hood because it was kinda cool looking. The graduation ceremony was quite beautiful but very long...Luckily it was at the Civic Opera House which is right next to John's workplace. He came over for the ceremony and we went for a celebratory barbecue with my friend and classmate Sandi and her family. All in all a very good day. The other special day, 6/22/08, was John and I's sixth wedding anniversary. Can you believe that! We decided to take a short vacation to Starved Rock State Park to celebrate. We stayed at the Starved Rock Lodge and went hiking at Starved Rock and at Mathiesson State Park. We had hoped to go kayaking but due to the flooding they were not allowing kayaks/canoes on the river. That was disappointing b
ut we were able to spend more time hiking. Mathiesson was beautiful and the trails were just the right amount of challenge for us. We were disapppointed to learn that cable television has become nothing but home decorating and medical miracle shows. Everytime we have stayed in a hotel we have been able to watch American Chopper and Myth Busters, but there was sadly no sign of Paulie and Mikey, just really annoying people trying to remodel their kitchens and nauseating stories of people having limbs reattached. The dissapointment of cable tv was offset when we learned that fudge making is a specialty at Starved Rock. We had never seen such a selection of fudge and it was a great anniversary treat. My favorite was the mint and chocolate swirl. Don't be surprised if you all get some variation of it as a Christmas gift. Here we are at Mathiessen--you can just see the waterfall in the background.
ut we were able to spend more time hiking. Mathiesson was beautiful and the trails were just the right amount of challenge for us. We were disapppointed to learn that cable television has become nothing but home decorating and medical miracle shows. Everytime we have stayed in a hotel we have been able to watch American Chopper and Myth Busters, but there was sadly no sign of Paulie and Mikey, just really annoying people trying to remodel their kitchens and nauseating stories of people having limbs reattached. The dissapointment of cable tv was offset when we learned that fudge making is a specialty at Starved Rock. We had never seen such a selection of fudge and it was a great anniversary treat. My favorite was the mint and chocolate swirl. Don't be surprised if you all get some variation of it as a Christmas gift. Here we are at Mathiessen--you can just see the waterfall in the background. 
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Congratulations on both the anniversary and the graduation. You look awesome and so happy.!
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