Tuesday 8th July 2008 at 10am!
Today was so nice. We arrived at uni quite early and managed to swiftly get the tickets, and gown and get proffessional photo's done all before 9am!. Quite impressed. The ceromony was nice, fast, organised, efficient and damn very impressive. The speech made at begining by one of the proffessors who was giving an award to a man who had made honoury contributions in econmonic theory was VERY BORING!! But after that the awards and names were called out each row one by one, everyone seated within their subjects and grades achieved. Very eficiently organised. The chanceller of the school made a grand appearance followed by a prayer by a priest and a stand up for the lecturer's of the school. And scroll and name calling.
After it was over we all met up outside and hugged all my friends and managed to get a few photographs with who ever was around. Then we went to the garden party which funnily enough was held inside due to the weather BUT as the British weather goes it was REALLY HOT OUTSIDE!! it was a shame but we had our reception party in one of the canteens in the uni with a glass of sparkling bubbly and strawberrys. Chatted with some lectures met some friends parents, took more pictures and that was that.
Around 12.30 ish alot more people begun to arrive at uni as the afternoon ceremony was going to take place. My dad insisted on getting more pictures around the campus so we walked around and took pictures on the grass, next to the statues etc. Main reception etc. Was fun.
When we got home a friend who is graduating tmrw told me he found my name in the local 'Scotsman' newspaper so me and dad went to the co-op to get todays paper and there it was, all our names of all the people who graduated on the 8th july on it. I am going to keep it forever! Totally made my day!
For dinner my dad took us out for a meal to Pizza Express and we had a 3 course dinner. I had sicillion lemon sorbet for desert and it was FANTASTIC!
Ended the night by meeting some friends for a drink in a pub (first year all over again) and drank the most awfully made moijot's of ALL TIME!! It looked like i had salad in my drink as one of my friends friends asked. It was £2.99 but still...the days of going to Opel Lounge for a Mojitio -by far the best i'v tasted!! So we all sat around and chatted, those of us that were there and some random friends of frindes who i didn't know. But it was ok. Got abit bored after and tired so got a taxi back home. But all in all graduation day has been really good. Im really tired but the ceremony was really nice and it's so surreal i cnt believe i have actually officially graduated!!
