Graduation Day

Today on this wonderfully rainy June day I and the rest of the graduates from the Douglas College Theatre program gathered in the Laura C. Muir Theatre to receive our diploma. It had been over a month since I've seen many of these people so today was very exciting. This morning Blake and I woke up early to get all dressed up for the ceremony. We arrived at the school, checked in, received our black and ridiculously hot graduation gown and then picked up our credential.
Our 2010 class ended with nineteen people, and I'm going to miss all them so much. For the past two years we have spent more or less everyday with each other. We work late into the night, perform together, laugh and cry together. I think we've experienced all emotions with each other and have gotten to know one another very well. We have created an ensemble and today we were able to join together and celebrate all the work and emotions we have put into the last two years. I loved every minute of my time here with them and I'm glad I had today to see them again.
From the nineteen people that were in our class, fifteen of us came to graduation today. I think we were the largest group in one category at the ceremony. Speeches were made and then finally one by one we re-entered the stage to publicly shake hands and get our photo taken. As each one of us enter as our name is called we all cheer each other on because we did this together and I am proud of everyone who has made it where we are now.
Once the ceremony concluded we exited the stage and went outside for a reception, which I was very happy about because I was hungry. But first before food all fifteen of us had a very loud, group hug. And then it was time for food and mingling.

I love you all Theatre Class of 2010

Jessie