Starting Over Graduation Day!!!

My lovely housemates helping me celebrate my Graduation! Those girls are the best, and I NEVER thought I would have the opportunity to come back and say that I actually Started Over!!!

The symbols of Starting Over... The flowers I chose to show my growth, and my ability to thrive and live IN COLOR! The statue to stand for me, and with me, when I start to forget my lessons, and the words to remind me that other woman walk this path with me daily! Dawn wrote and asked what the statue said, as apparently they didn't say. My statue says 'Sommer Time!', Starting Over 2006. Truly amazing to me, and I finally learned how to live for, and love, myself, and the year blows me away, because I went into the house the first time in July 2004... Wow, what a journey!!

Andi and I in the bathroom before my graduation! I love that woman... she's honest, funny, refreshing, talented, and not afraid to be her 'inner dork!' LOL Love ya Andi! Thanks for the GREAT TIME in New York!!

Nay Nay and my fwen Jen! I am just so happy they were both able to be there, as they were and still are, such intregal parts of who I am, and how I found that out! I wish Mo, Sinae, Josie, Chloe, Cassie, Hailey, Lynell, Jess, Marcus, Rachel, Shane, my roommates Paul and Michelle, and my parents could have been there as well, but that's just a bit much! :) I just know how many people had a hand in my journey, and there are even more than that, but I am always looking for something to celebrate, and I would have loved to have been able to do that with everyone!!! Jen was a big surprise for me, as she is a GOOD liar! LOL She had me convinced that she had a big project at work, and as it was just after Christmas vacation, I believed her! Renee couldn't take the lie, I guess, because she just wouldn't answer her phone!! LOL Love you ladies!!! Ok, who am I kidding, I pretty much love everyone right now! :)

Yes, those are tears in our eyes!!

My favorite one of the group!!!

I know this is absolutely frightening, but after a whirlwind day of shopping with Andi, and the taking all the makeup off to get ready for the make over, well this is me- stripped down to the naked face! LOL I had to put it in here so you would understand the full extent of Andi's talents!! :)

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I STARTED OVER!!!
My lovely housemates helping me celebrate my Graduation! Those girls are the best, and I NEVER thought I would have the opportunity to come back and say that I actually Started Over!!!
The symbols of Starting Over... The flowers I chose to show my growth, and my ability to thrive and live IN COLOR! The statue to stand for me, and with me, when I start to forget my lessons, and the words to remind me that other woman walk this path with me daily! Dawn wrote and asked what the statue said, as apparently they didn't say. My statue says 'Sommer Time!', Starting Over 2006. Truly amazing to me, and I finally learned how to live for, and love, myself, and the year blows me away, because I went into the house the first time in July 2004... Wow, what a journey!!
Andi and I in the bathroom before my graduation! I love that woman... she's honest, funny, refreshing, talented, and not afraid to be her 'inner dork!' LOL Love ya Andi! Thanks for the GREAT TIME in New York!!
Nay Nay and my fwen Jen! I am just so happy they were both able to be there, as they were and still are, such intregal parts of who I am, and how I found that out! I wish Mo, Sinae, Josie, Chloe, Cassie, Hailey, Lynell, Jess, Marcus, Rachel, Shane, my roommates Paul and Michelle, and my parents could have been there as well, but that's just a bit much! :) I just know how many people had a hand in my journey, and there are even more than that, but I am always looking for something to celebrate, and I would have loved to have been able to do that with everyone!!! Jen was a big surprise for me, as she is a GOOD liar! LOL She had me convinced that she had a big project at work, and as it was just after Christmas vacation, I believed her! Renee couldn't take the lie, I guess, because she just wouldn't answer her phone!! LOL Love you ladies!!! Ok, who am I kidding, I pretty much love everyone right now! :)
Yes, those are tears in our eyes!!
My favorite one of the group!!!
I know this is absolutely frightening, but after a whirlwind day of shopping with Andi, and the taking all the makeup off to get ready for the make over, well this is me- stripped down to the naked face! LOL I had to put it in here so you would understand the full extent of Andi's talents!! :)