Whats Up With Coco?

Halfway through my final semester of undergrad! (insert applause and cheers here) I am counting down the days and keeping my eye on the prize! Business plans, papers and tests have kept my mind going! Im telling you, I am so ready to have that degree handed to me on May 18th. All my blood, sweat, and tears (literally) will finally seem worth it. I already have my cap, gown, graduation dress/shoes, and I am currently planning the after-graduation celebration! I. AM. READY!

7 weeks of class left & 70 days til graduation!

Yesterday I was able to register for my first 3 grad school classes! That was surreal. Grad school definitely was not on my "To-Do" list! However, the closer I got to my last semester, the more I realized I still needed to learn more so that I could feel more prepared for the "real world". Well, that extra learning will begin on May 14th. Yes, 4 days before my undergrad graduation I will begin grad school. No break for me! Thats okay. I'll rest when I get to where I want to be!

Recently I took some cap/gown pictures with my sister Kelly. We did it for our mom. She really wanted to see both of her girls in their graduation cap/gowns and she wanted photographs of it. We took some individual photos and some together. The pictures came out so well. We really loved them. My mom cried and couldnt stop smiling. You could see how proud she was. Seeing her look that happy, made that day so much more special for me.

I had some free time today and finally got around to making the Saints pillow Ive been promising my mom for months! LOL I even made one for my sister. I went to the new Jo-Ann fabric store that opened today and got the fabric and pillow stuffing. It took me less than a half an hour to make both pillows! I'm getting pretty good at this sewing thing, if I shall say so myself! I also created something else for the very first time, but I cannot share it yet because its a gift! I will share in about a week or so! Lets just say, I am tu tu excited about it! :-)

Love,
Coco

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