Graduation Day!!!!

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I graduated with my Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Southern California on May 17. It was such a great day and I am so fortunate to have been able to be surrounded by lots of wonderful people. I won't bore you with words, so here are the pics!
Mi sono laureata con il mio Masters di insegnante dalla Universita' di Southern California il 17 maggio. E' stata una giornata bellissima, e sono molto fortunata di aver avuto tantissima gente che e' venuta! Non scrivero' molto allora vi faccio solo vedere le foto!

Hannah came and we went to Coronado

Chiara also came and brought me a fun shirt and bracelet!

 My mom flew in the night before so with me, my mom, Hannah, and Chiara, we went to Palmilla, this fun Mexican restaurant in Hermosa Beach. It was so good!
La mamma e' arrivata la serata prima allora con le donne siamo andate a mangiare messicano in questo ristorante a Hermosa Beach.

Hannah, Chiara, and I had made the obvious stop at Crumbs on Thursday so we cut into them on Friday when my dad and brother arrived.
Con la Hannah e Chiara siamo andate a prendere le cupcakes. Le abbiamo mangiate venerdi' quando il papa' e Simone sono arrivati.

Graduation time! 

Me and Jennifer

The card I had to fill out so they would
say my name right. Which they did!

So excited!

Dinner after graduation

On Saturday morning, before we headed back to San Diego, we stopped in Santa Monica. It was a beautiful day! 

Sabato mattina, ci siamo fermati a Santa Monica. Era una giornata bellissima! 

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Master Longo

As of last Friday, I am officially done with my Master's in Teaching!!!! Woo-hoo!!!! It's been a long time coming and I can't wait to get my own classroom! Thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout this, especially my parents who are awesome. I love you all and look forward to sharing my experiences with you!

Da venerdi' scorso, ho finito con la scuola!!!! C'ho messo un po' di tempo, pero' sono molto contenta di avere finito. Adesso mi sto applicando per delle posizioni qua a San Diego e non vedo l'ora di avera la mia classe. Grazie a tutti che mi hanno dato una mano, piu' che altro, i miei genitori che sono stupendi. Vi amo tutti e non vedo l'ora di cominciare la mia nuova avventura!

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May 3 - 9, 2010

This was such a fun week, it is too bad it had to end! I was in Salt Lake all week and it was really nice being at home and spending time with my parents and brother.

When I landed in SLC, I walked down the stairs. I felt really important

Good thing my dad made 4 pizzas for the two of us. So good though!

Tulips at the Gateway

Cookies

Simone mowing the lawn

My mom and I had so much fun shopping and getting things ready for my graduation, that time flew by! I graduated from the College of Health on Thursday and then the University-wide commencement was on Friday morning. After the ceremony on Thursday night, we went to dinner at Cucina Toscana where we had an amazing meal!

Officially a graduate!

Best pic we could get while glaring at the sun

Walking into the Huntsman Center on Friday morning

On Friday afternoon/evening, we had a small party at my house to celebrate my graduation. It was so much fun seeing everyone after having been gone for four months.


Amazing cupcakes that Amy made

Centerpiece

Playing in the play area

With Adam, Mary, and Seamus

On Friday night, Jeff and I went and stayed at the Dakota Mountain Lodge in Park City (part of the Waldorf=Astoria collection). It was amazing! We had a HUGE room that was basically a mini apartment complete with a fully stocked kitchen, 3 fireplaces (2 indoors and one on the balcony), a massive bathroom with jetted tub, washer/dryer in unit, and a balcony that overlooked the pool and the mountains at the Canyons. It was so nice to be up there away from it all, it truly felt like I was on vacation from my vacation.


Kitchen

Living/Dining Area

Bedroom

Master Bath

Master Bath

View from our balcony

Balcony

Morning on the balcony in our awesome robes

Second Bath

Washer/Dryer

Amazing room-service breakfast

We spent Saturday at the Outlets in Park City where, unfortunately, I did not find anything for me, but Jeff bought a great new pair of jeans. Sunday, being Mother's Day, we had a wonderful day at home and my mom and I re-did the garden that I had re-made last year. I think it turned out great!


Before

After

After

It was a wonderful day and a wonderful week spent at home. Hopefully I will get to go home soon again, but for now, Simone will be out here to visit me in a few weeks and that will be fun! Have a wonderful week!

Questa e' stata una settimana molto divertente! Io sono stata a Salt Lake tutta la settimana per la mia laurea. Io e la mamma ci siamo divertite a fare shopping e a preparare tutto per la festa venerdi' sera. Giovedi' sera, c'era la ceremonia de la mia laurea dove chiamano il mio nome e io camino a traverso il parcoscenico. Dopo la ceremonia, siamo andati a mangiare a la Cucina Toscana ed era una cena buonissima! Venerdi', c'era la festa per tutta la scuola. Era una ceremonia molto bella. Poi, venerdi' sera, abbiamo fatto una piccola festa a casa per celebrare. Venerdi' sera, io e Jeff siamo andati a Park City all'albergho nuovo che c'e' ai Canyons dell Waldorf=Astoria. E' un albergho stupendo! La nostra camera era piu' un mini appartamento che non una camera. Sabato, ci siamo incontrati con i miei alle Outlet dove io non ho trovato niente. Pero', Jeff si e' preso un paio di jeans nuovi che li stanno molto bene. Domenica era la festa della mamma e io e lei abbiamo rifatto il giardino che io avevo gia' rifatto un anno fa. Io penso che e' venuto molto bello. Era una giornata perfetta e io mi sono divertita molto a casa. Spero di tornare presto a casa pero' per adesso viene Simone tra due settimane e sono molto contenta! Buona settimana a tutti!

Flying home

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