Ready for the Lake

Matt and I desperately needed a trip out of town so we planned a weekend with Bruce and Christine in Phoenix. We all concurred that a day at the lake would be awesome. In preparation for said event we bought the dogs life-vests. Too bad they hated them and wouldn't go in the water. They look adorable thou.

Final Grades

My final grades for this semester are:

Chemistry 152 B
Calculus I B
Astronomy A
Astronomy Lab A
STU 210 (transfer class) A

The 'B' in Calculus was the hardest earned B I have ever gotten and I am so extraordinarily happy with it I could cry. On the other hand, the 'B' in Chemistry is still haunting me. I know I could have done better had I not gotten sick and missed so much school right after Spring Break. I am trying not to kick myself too hard since I cannot control when and how badly I get sick, but I know had that not happened that would have been an A.

Final Award for Scholarship (I Swear This Time)

This award was given to me before school was out at a ceremony for the faculty and staff at East campus. A few of my professors were there and other students were also given awards at the ceremony.

The award was presented in that handy-dandy frame which makes it impossible to scan. Due to this I had to photograph it with my digital camera. If you look closely you can see my reflection.

A Little Ticked Off

After two weeks of waiting for either Photobucket (where my images are) or Freewebs (where my blog is) to fix the problem with the images I finally emailed Freewebs today to find out if the problem is on their end or not. I hope to get a response soon. In the meantime I may have to consider moving my blog elsewhere. I don't enjoy the idea as it would take a lot of time and effort which I don't have right before finals but I like my blog and want to continue to do it....so we'll see!

I got a call today that the campus President wants me to come to another banquet on Wednesday April 30th @ 3:15 in the afternoon. They have another certificate for me and want me to bring my medal. I agreed since I will be in between classes at that campus anyway. Just when I thought I was all but done with the scholarship stuff, more stuff comes up.

I am drowning in school work at the moment and Matt will be home soon...so when I hear something about the blog, I will let you all know.

Graduation Information

If any of you have a desire to attend my graduation please let me know and I will pick up an announcement for you while I am at school.
Personally, I find this whole process rather silly but I am required to attend and wear my metal at the graduation.

Congratulations Pima Graduates!!!

Plan to attend the 2008 Graduation Ceremony on Tuesday, May 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Tucson Convention Center Arena.

Come and celebrate the accomplishments of Pima's 2008 graduates at this special event.

	Date:	Tues., May 20, 2008
	Ceremony location:	Tucson Convention Center Arena 260 South Church Avenue Directions & parking information
	Participants arrive:	6:00 p.m. Check-in at the Exhibition Hall by 6:30 p.m.
	Graduation procession:	Begins at 7:00 p.m.
	Photographs:	Cochise/Apache Room

Information for graduates and their guests:

Information card – When you check-in in the North Exhibition Hall, you will be receiving an information card with your name and degree/certificate information. Once received, please make sure that all the information is correct. The card will be collected as you approach the stage.

Graduation announcements – You may obtain up to 10 announcements at no charge from the Admissions and Registration Office at any PCC campus.

Caps and gowns – Student caps and gowns are mandatory for the ceremony and are available at all campus bookstores until Wednesday, May 7 for $28.65, plus tax.

Parking – Parking is free for you and your guests in designated lots. (View directions and parking information)

Graduation seating – You will be seated in the order in which you line up. Note: For liability reasons, Silly String is not allowed in the Tucson Convention Center facilities.

Professional photographs – Focus and Events will be in the Cochise/Apache Room on the upper level of the Convention Center between 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. For Focus and Events questions, call (520) 544-0210. We also encourage personal photographs outside the Convention Center before you check in. View the flyer [PDF] for information on portrait packages and pricing.

Family and guests – You may bring as many guests as you wish to the ceremony. No tickets or reservations are necessary for your guests. Please note, guests will not be allowed on the arena floor during the ceremony.

Special needs – Students with special needs should call the Disabled Student Resources Office for assistance, 206-6688.

Televised – This year’s ceremony will be televised “live” for those family members and friends that cannot attend the ceremony. It will be available on the following cable channels: Comcast channel 97 and Cox channel 95.

Your diploma – When you cross the stage, you will receive a congratulatory scroll in place of your degree or certificate. The official document will be mailed to you within 12 weeks from the end of the semester for spring graduates if all graduation requirements have been met. Please return to your seat after you cross the stage area so you can be conferred as a graduate of Pima Community College.

Questions about seating? the ceremony?
Read Frequently Asked Questions about the Graduation Ceremony for more details.

More questions? If you have questions, please call 206-2750.

Problems with Freewebs

I am aware that the pictures I posted last night cannot be seen at this time. I have been trying a multitude of different things to make it work, but I haven't been successful. I am guessing there must be a problem with Freewebs. Stay tuned, hopefully they will have this fixed soon.

Pima Community College Board of Governors Award

Matthew and I just returned home from the Pima Community College Board of Governors meeting where I received another award in recognition of my scholarship.
As far as I know this is the last event and award I will receive for my scholarship. I sure did manage to drag this out long enough. I found out about winning the scholarship in November and I have been collecting awards, metals, and accolades ever since. It is now time to put the money to use and get my bachelors!

The event was nice and I was surprised to see a fellow student, Kalli, from my math class. My teacher gave her the evening off as well to attend the awards ceremony in which she received a $250.00 scholarship for doing exceptionally well on the AMATYC math test. She (who is Indian and speaks British) and her husband (who is from Scotland) made for wonderful companions during the ceremony. Quite memorable, indeed!

This other image is just a postcard U of A sent me but I thought it was cool!

Letter from the Scum Devils

I got a letter today from Arizona State University wanting me to use my tuition waiver at their school. Ummmmm........NO but nice of them to offer. I would be a traitor for even thinking about going to ASU. I bleed red and blue, baby!

Delirious with Fever

I have officially been in bed with a fever for three days straight, at its height my temperature was 102.4. It dropped today to 100.2 and I feel lucky. Here is to hoping my fever breaks within the next couple of days! I went to the doctor, and of course I am the picture of health...sent me on my way with some cough medicine and said to "get plenty of rest". Glad I paid my co-pay and drove myself there in a fever induced coma to come away knowing just as much as when I went in.

One highlight was this letter I received yesterday. I had Matt read it for me because I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. That's right, more money for college!!

The Chances of This Happening are Almost Zero!

I received this email this afternoon.

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The Graduation Committee wants to hear from you! We would like to invite you to apply for the student speaker at the 2008 Graduation Ceremony.

The student commencement speaker must have already filed a graduation application, and must be receiving an associate's degree.

To apply to be the student speaker:

• Complete the Student Commencement Speaker Application [PDF file]
• Gather 2 faculty signatures in support of your application
• Compose a short paragraph following instructions on the application

Submit the completed application no later than Monday, April 7, 2008.

Additional information on the May 20 graduation ceremony is available online.

If you have any questions please contact Melinda Franz at 206-6699 or via email at mfranz@pima.edu or Yolanda Gonzales at 206-4973 or via email ygonzales@pima.edu.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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Matt says he would write the speech for me (he is a fantastic speech writer, by the way) but I told him it would be a cold day in heck before I did something like this.
What do you all think?

Invitation to the Board of Governors Meeting

This letter arrived two days ago inviting me to the Board of Governors meeting to be held on April 9th. I have Calculus that night but spoke to my teacher last night and he gave me the night off from school so that I can attend. He said that this was more important than Calculus...but honestly what isn't more important than Calculus?

Gift for Baby Cuadrado

As most of you know my good friend Melissa is expecting her first baby, a girl, in June. We just had her baby shower this past Saturday and when pictures are available I will try to post them to this site. Instead of purchasing a present I decided I would make something my hand. I have been working on the project below for more months than I can count and I finally finished it today. I only wish I could have finished it in time to give it to her at the party. Oh well!



Honestly, the picture doesn't do it justice...my scanner can only scan a 8 x 10 and this project is 11 x 14. I will probably try to get a better picture once it is complete. I still need to add the baby's name, height, weight, and date born to the white area -- all of which will obviously need to wait until the little bundle of joy arrives!

My next project will probably be a baby blanket for my friends Nicole and Joey who are expecting their third baby in September.

Another Letter from the U of A

This letter arrived on Friday from the U of A. I was told at the scholarship event to expect letters or phone calls from all three Arizona universities since all of them will want me to spend my scholarship tuition at their school. Congrats to the U of A for being the first to try to get my money....I guess they didn't get the memo that I already chose them!