conGRADulations...

this passed thursday, dylan had his grad ceremony, very early in the morning. it was a little long, but some of the speeches were quite good. i was pretending they were speaking to me too, since i didn't go to my own ceremony last year. it made me so happy to see dylan walk across that stage and shake the hands of all the important people and know that it's now official.  we made it through college, and now university, with the help from each other.

we were on the first balcony (i was with his parents), and it was rather dark in there, so i was nervous about how my pictures would turn out. i still have no idea about aperture, f-stop and all that. luckily, i had my close-up lens and i kind of fiddled around while other  names were being called to get the right settings on manual. i think i did alright!

 pre-ceremony.

 all the grads who had just walked in. and they went further back, too. there was a lot.

the important people. dressed to show they are.

 dylans turn!

 so happy :)

 stride across the stage.

the handshake.

woohoo!

afterwards, dylan changed into regular clothes and we went for a quick little celebratory lunch at our favorite pizza place; NaRoma pizza. i swear i could eat this pizza every day. it's that good.

dylan isn't really a fan of the one i get, but i'm obsessed!! which is weird because i don't normally eat onions or prosciutto. (mozzarella, triple cream brie cheese, prosciutto, fig jam, caramelized onions, arugula, and reduced balsamic). i want a piece immediately!

after lunch, we stopped by the place where it all started, 6 years ago...