Yes, she did it – Megs got her results on Nov 26 and the news was all good – her final semester yielded a distinction, 2 credits and a pass – her best results from all 6 semesters (probably because she actually put some effort in!). She checked the results on line at 2-30 that morning and promptly sent us a text message.
On December 3 at 2pm, Megan GRADUATE
D with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Criminology and Psychology from the University of Queensland. We were so proud of her and she was pretty pleased with herself too! A bigger grin I’ve never seen! We picked Mum up in the morning and travelled to Brisbane, met up with Megs and Chris, drove to the Uni and took a bunch of photos at The Lake with the fountain in the background. Then we sat and waited for the ceremony to begin. Drew thought it was all very Hogwarts, especially when the Academic Procession began. When the graduates marched in, it was to the theme from Babe. A very nice man with a wonderfully expressive voice announced the BA graduates – Megan strode across the stage, grinning madly, and shook the hand of the UQ Chancellor and received her scroll. Again, they marched out to the strains of a very rousing piece of music and once outside we took some more photos, this time with her certificate. My favourite photos are the ones taken inside the Great Court.
We drove to Sizzlers for a celebratory meal and all squeezed into a booth. I really like sitting in a booth, I don’t know why. We laughed and ate and drank and laughed some more; it was a really happy day. We left Meg and Chris and drove home, hitting a fierce storm on the Minden Range. It produced a spectacular sky with the greens of the grass and trees on the hills contrasting with the light and dark grey of the clouds. Awesome.
We also spent most of the trip down and back tossing up names for the new puppy that turned up yesterday. Many names got shot down in flames; only a couple passed muster – and “CoCo” won.
On December 3 at 2pm, Megan GRADUATE
D with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Criminology and Psychology from the University of Queensland. We were so proud of her and she was pretty pleased with herself too! A bigger grin I’ve never seen! We picked Mum up in the morning and travelled to Brisbane, met up with Megs and Chris, drove to the Uni and took a bunch of photos at The Lake with the fountain in the background. Then we sat and waited for the ceremony to begin. Drew thought it was all very Hogwarts, especially when the Academic Procession began. When the graduates marched in, it was to the theme from Babe. A very nice man with a wonderfully expressive voice announced the BA graduates – Megan strode across the stage, grinning madly, and shook the hand of the UQ Chancellor and received her scroll. Again, they marched out to the strains of a very rousing piece of music and once outside we took some more photos, this time with her certificate. My favourite photos are the ones taken inside the Great Court.We drove to Sizzlers for a celebratory meal and all squeezed into a booth. I really like sitting in a booth, I don’t know why. We laughed and ate and drank and laughed some more; it was a really happy day. We left Meg and Chris and drove home, hitting a fierce storm on the Minden Range. It produced a spectacular sky with the greens of the grass and trees on the hills contrasting with the light and dark grey of the clouds. Awesome.
We also spent most of the trip down and back tossing up names for the new puppy that turned up yesterday. Many names got shot down in flames; only a couple passed muster – and “CoCo” won.
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