College "Co-Ed" no more

For years, Grandpa Rowan seems to have always greeted me by saying, "Hey Anne, how's my college co-ed?" For a while I was like, what the heck does that mean?! I eventually just asked him~

Well Grandpa...this college co-ed has gRaduAtEd!

Daddy literally lifted me up on this ledge so I could

get a cute photo in my robe.

Felt like a little kid at that moment,

one who still gets piggy back rides from her daddy,

or plays dress-up in her mama's prom dresses.

...

~not this grown person graduating college~

These two people have both time and time again

lifted me up on ledges,

then stood back and watched me shine.

May not always be a kid,

but I will always have my mama and daddy.

~Ceremony~

~Cousins~

5 Cousins!!! Felt like such a party.

~The Rowans~

~The Hyers~

~The Laughs~

Everyone kept saying

"Wait, just one more, just one more. Hold on!"

Out of the corner of his mouth Spence says,

"Just 6 more minutes, just 6 more minutes!"

We live right across the street from each other.

As dad and Ty joke,

"What's the best kind of prize? A surprize!"

Surprise Sunday visits from Spence were always prizes.

~Brothers~

Ty-boy's like my best friend.

Can't help but play when we're together.

*Love you Brumsy*

Call, sweet boy, couldn't be at my first ceremony

because of a job interview, but ran

there, literally, from his apt. and brought me

flowers as we were walking out.

*Love you dudes*

Chase was able to catch us the next day for breakfast,

and for a rival game of BYU (my school) v. Utah (his).

Seeing as how it was my graduation, my school won!

*Je t'aime mon frere*

~Forever Friends~

And lastly Ky Ky, as one of my 'special' friends

from forever, came to see me "walk".

The memories we share from a lifetime of sisterhood...

books could not hold them all.

As we have said to each other for years,

"I wonder where I'd be right now if I didn't know you."

I'm glad I do know you Ky.

*Love you forever*

So...

I may not always be a kid,

or a college co-ed,

...but I will always have my family.

I am so grateful for the education I received from BYU

and the support and love from my family

the whole way through.