VT Graduation: Coming Full Circle
College graduation is a time for nostalgia and reminiscing. I first set foot on Virginia Tech’s campus in September of 2007, my sophomore year of high school. My family came to Blacksburg to see the Carolina Tar Heels–my parents’ alma mater and my at-the-time dream school–play the Hokies. Since Chapel Hill is a long trip from where we live in PA, we thought coming to Blacksburg would be more convenient.Last weekend, when I walked out of my third and final graduation–the English department ceremony–I stepped out onto the (almost) exact same place where I first stepped nearly seven years ago.
Started from the bottom, now I’m here?
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| Roomies! |
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| Love you, Lee! |
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| The comm kids. |
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| My favorites! |
I finished summa cum laude with a double major in communication and English. I can’t wait to frame my diploma and display it proudly.
Friday night, I celebrated with Kevin (who was awesome and stayed in town all weekend until the minute I left my apartment for good), my parents, and my grandparents on my mom’s side. We had a lovely dinner at The Mansion at Fort Chiswell. Saturday, my family (minus grandparents, plus Kevin) celebrated with Jordan and her family at Beliveau Estate & Winery. We had a wonderful evening tasting and drinking wine, eating delicious food, and blowing bubbles.
Next stop? Eastern Europe for two weeks. After that, I’m moving to Elon in late July. This summer is going to fly by, and I’m ready for it. Bring it on!
Happy summer and congrats to all the grads!
May 21, 2014 @ 2:04 am
Ohh, Shanks. The building as far away as possible from everything else on campus. How did y'all like the winery? I need to try it next time I'm in town.
May 21, 2014 @ 2:10 am
I had class in Shanks every semester except fall of my freshman year. Yay both my departments being in the same building. I really liked Beliveau. I'm a white wine person, so I had "Discovery" and "Reflection." I heard the "Silhouette" red was fantastic.