G-Day

So, Saturday I graduated from college. Through an unforseen turn of events I ended up taking my camera with me during the ceremony. So, here's the graduation in words and photos:


Notice my B.F.A is listed under "All Other Degrees."

The thing about the graduation procession was that there was no practice. We graduates candidates just got a notice in the mail telling us to show up an hour before the ceremony in order th line up. We came to the meeting place and got a card with our name that told our place in line. I was in group 3 and #3 in the line. When we marched up to receive our empty diploma holder thingie, we handed the reader our name card. It was a pretty cool system, in order to insure that names were read correctly and in order.

That's my dad, taking pictures of me.

I was fortunate that my family happened to be sitting in my line of sight.

After I got outside, Kendall was the first person I saw.

Kendall's on vacation this weekend. He came over from Hattiesburg just to attend my graduation. He had some gems in the form of words of advice: GET A JOB!

Thanks, Ken.

I had to take this little girl because she was so cute.


Getting love from my daddy. :)


Grandfather Walter was really proud. He's all about getting that degree.


The Samples Family: Crystal, Laura, Granfather Walter, Me, Dad, Grandmother Bessie Ruth, Nicole, and Mommy.


Funny that my cap & gown was manufactured in Jackson, MS, where Ken lives.


The Mitchell Center.


After Graduation we headed over to Romano's Macaroni Grill to get out grub on. This is me and my maternal grandmother, Pauline. This photos is extra special because I hardly have any photos of me with my grandmother. She's going to be 70 next year and still looks amazing (like, that's her natural hair color, for example. Hardly any gray).


Nicole drew this awesome portrait of me.


Our handsome waiters for the night, Adam and Pierre. Pierre is from the Cote D'Ivoire (the Ivory Coast). Crystal conversed with him in French, because she's cool like that.

Well, that's pretty much it. Thanks to Ken for taking the photos of me and my family at graduation. Now, to get that ever-important JOB.

The thing is, school isn't done for me. I still have to go back tomorrow for lab clean-up, and then the next day to pick up my portfolio. Then I wait to see what my grade is in Photography. Hopefully I passed.