May 19th, 2006

I don't know if anyone even visits this blog anymore but I decided to post a new blog anyhow. I graduated from the University of Georgia last Saturday, May 13th. I majored in Chemistry and now, officially have a Bachelors in Science. I worked really hard the last few weeks to complete my degree and just get out of Athens. Three and a half of the four years that I spent in Athens, GA were fabulous. I made many good friends who supported me through-out and helped me pass my classes this semester.
Graduation went much better than I expected. Obviously, I was not very excited about the whole deal as I was missing one of my biggest fan/cheerleader, my mom. However, the small family get-together we had for my graduation really made the world of a difference for me. My cousins Nisha and Ketan ben drove down from the DC area; my old roommate, Namrata, came from Wisconsi; Kinj drove from Atlanta; my kaka and kaki came from NJ; Girdhar Uncle and Bhanu aunty flew in from California; ofcourse Bharti Aunty and Jagdish kaka came to Athens with my Dad; and Bhau mama gave me a huge surprise and flew down (which was just awesome). My mom really loved family gatherings and had especially wanted to arrange one for my graduation. We never got around to doing anything because of her health, but turns out we had a little gathering anyhow. I'm sure whereever she is, she was very pleased and happy.

The ceremony turned out not to be that boring either. I went to a very large university and was worried that it would be incredibly boring but the speaker was actually pretty funny. We had lunch at a Thai place which was nice and quite, which allowed my family and friends to enjoy good conversations without any distractions. We drove back to Augusta and relaxed and had a light dinner at the house with more good conversations. :o) I'll try to post pictures somewhere when I get a chance.
All in all, my family and friends made graduation really special. We definetly celebrated Mom-style: with family, friends, good food, good conversations, and laughter. It's been an incredibly tough year for me and I wouldn't have made it through without my wonderful friends and family. Thanks everyone for your love and support!