done.

i am officially done with all of my master's degree classes. wow. this feels like yesterday. (although i know lucy now and we are friends in a loose sense of the word...i would never show her that picture!) it feels great to be done, but makes me a bit sad at the same time. on my last day of school i heard kylene beers speak. she is so amazingly dedicated to improving education for all students, especially for america's poorest students. her keynote speech was moving and moved me to unrelenting tears. i was blubbering. it was embarrassing. this day already marked the ending of a chapter in my life (i don't do well with endings), which caused me to be overly emotional and when kylene started a slide show of images of children displaced by katrina on the 20 foot screen before me, set to bette midler singing 'the wind beneath my wings' (which alone makes me cry) it was more than i could handle. the guy next to me handing me tissue.

the day progressed from there. i felt like i was on an emotional roller coaster...one minute i was giggling with excitement and looking forward to summer and the next tearing up because i would have to say goodbye to a friend or realize this would be the last time i would walk this hall as a student.

columbia only has one actual graduation ceremony (in May) so it felt a bit anti-climactic but i did get to have a nice lunch with a fellow graduate at kitchenette. the chick pea burger there is so yummy!

i came home and quickly got sewing. a good friend is getting married soon and i wanted to make her an apron so she can get all domestic with her soon to be hubby. they live in the BVI and so we can't make it to their three day wedding sailboat race and celebration. i know it is going to be amazing.

i love how the apron turned out. (bryn if you're reading this close your eyes)

i got the fabric awhile ago with bryn in mind and i think it looks super cute as an apron. i love the gathering at the top.

(i made sam model it so i could snap a pic...he is a good sport...sometimes)

the colors will be good for island living too. the pattern is the vintage apron from 'bend the rules sewing' by amy. i love that book!

we are off to the farmer's market. we still have lots of family here, so the days are filled... and fun.

(ps. today is our 5 year wedding anniversary. we are going out to dinner...all alone... and then maybe to a movie. wow! i can't wait!)