Friday night we had a dinner and banquet downtown with my class and our faculty and professors. They gave out awards and showed a slideshow with pictures from the past 5 years. It was a great night with friends and drinks!
Me and my good friend, Jess.
Me and Andrea.
Me and Mannie. Mannie and I became friends at the very beginning, six years ago. He credits me for getting him through the first few years of pharmacy school...there were MANY calls with questions from him throughout the years!
Me and Amber.
The sign outside the theatre where we had the banquet.
Only a few members of my family came to the ceremony on Saturday afternoon.
My cute parents.
My in-laws, Dan and Judi.
The whole group at the ceremony.
Walking back to my seat afterwards...still afraid of tripping!
Me and Lauren after the ceremony. She had her baby, Aidan, after 4th year. I don't know how she sat through lectures and exams being pregnant and how she got through rotations with a baby at home...but she did! We both got Magna Cum Laude honors. We pretty much sat next to each other through every class!!
One of our professors, Dr. Marken. She was a great mentor to both Jacob and me throughout school.
Mannie, me and Alan.
Me and my parents.
My mom was kind of proud of the Magna Cum Laude honor medal!
Me and my hubby.
Me with my aunt and uncle, Mary K and Bret. They have been like parents to me over the years.
The Party!!!
My graduation cake!!
My cousins, Karelee and Mary Elizabeth with me at the party.
The boys table! Drinking beer, telling jokes and showing card tricks...yeah!
Family friend, Shannon, was the bartender for the night...wonderful drinks all night long!
Me and my proud momma!
Me and my aunts chatting in the living room.
Gift opening!! My mother-in-law had taken some of my t-shirts over the years and had a quilt made!! I love it!! One square says, Elizabeth A. Kettle, Pharm.D., May 10th 2008.
She also gave me a Coach purse...I LOVE Coach purses! Jacob gave me another black and gray Coach clutch...it's wonderful!!
My aunts, uncles and grandparents gave me a matching ring and necklace set that has diamonds and pink sapphires in it...beautiful!!
My parents gave me this beautiful cedar chest. It's black and it has all these compartments in it...I love it! They are also giving Jacob and I a grandfather clock when we have our next house. Our house now is a bit too small for one now.
I got a lot of other gifts...too many pictures to show!
It was a fantastic weekend! I am so excited to be done! It feels so good! Thanks to my wonderful husband for being my rock all the way through school...getting each other through pharmacy school made us so strong as a couple. And to my family, their encouragement and support has been unbelievable! I will never be able to repay them!!
Now it's on to finally having a career!! I am ready to be a pharmacist!! But first things first, I still have to pass Boards!! Wish me good luck!
