I DID IT! You are looking at Dr. Ariel Bybee Laughton! After 15 years of college (I started in 1994!), I have finally finished my Ph.D. Wahoooooooooo!
With Mom and Dad Steve after the Baccalaureate Ceremony in Duke Chapel.
With my family right before the hooding ceremony. It was about 400 degrees outside. (Yes, no Adam. He got trapped in Houston by bad weather and missed the entire day. Boo!)
Wilting flowers: me with my sisters Caroline, Ashley, and Lauren.
At the Ph.D. Hooding Ceremony.
With my official doctoral hood on afterward. Yippee!
With my dad David at the reception afterward.
Even though I skipped the final ceremony on Sunday morning, I put my robes on and took some pictures with Adam outside of Duke Gardens. I'm still so sad that he missed everything, but it was way too hot for a pregnant woman to sit around outside in these robes for a third ceremony that morning.
Charlotte catching up with her Mimi.
Charlotte wasn't quite as happy about Mommy's graduation as everyone else was.
Brunch with Adam's parents and Dad David at the Washington Duke Inn on Sunday.
Us and Adam's parents. Charlotte was totally over having her picture taken.
Our good friends Rachel and Jonas (and the adorable Ramsey) were nice enough to let us stay with them for the weekend, even though we were gone with family most of the time. Thanks, guys!
3 comments:
Wahoo! This is such an amazing accomplishment Dr. Jorge. I feel privileged to be your friend. Nice to see your family all grown up. I'm glad you got to spend so much time with them. Now sit back and get those pedicures while Irma cleans up the house.
Mimi, you look "HOT" with your new hair color... I love it!
super super congratulations!!
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