The End of a Chapter: a six year summary

So, it finally happened: I finished my degree!

London, England (2011) 

After six years of adventures, I am graduating with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Environmental Studies and Sociology. It is very exciting to have finally reached this milestone... it has been a long haul.

Some of the exciting adventures I got to take along the way were:

• A trip to Cuernavaca Mexico for a crash course about Social Justice at Quest.
• Meeting my best friends.
• Meeting my now husband.
• Travelling with friends to Whitehorse, YK.
• Spending a semester in Kenya learning about International Development; side trips including: Maasai Mara Park, Hells Gate Gorge, Sipi Falls (Uganda), Jinja (Uganda), Wales and London on the way back to Canada.
• Taking over the school newspaper with my best by my side.
• Getting engaged!
• Joining a local performance choir, Kokopelli (travelling to Comox and Banff to perform). 
• Getting married!
• Working and meeting one of my best friends through a government position. And getting to travel around much of Alberta to complete our project!
• A few trips out to Ontario to visit family and attend weddings... and visit wineries of course.
• Going to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico on a family Vacation.
• Getting a different government job and having my first closed door office!
• Buying our first house... and all the renovations that come with!
• Meeting our son mid-semester.
• Visiting the West Coast as a family (Keats Island and Vancouver Island).
• Visiting the West Coast with my mom to attend a wedding and visit my Grandfather.
• Getting my gallbladder removed.
• More renovations.
• Starting an Etsy shop and actually selling things!
• More renovations.

Quest Mexico Trip

Day trip to Alaska while staying in Whitehorse

Hells Gate National Park

Engagement photos by Rachel J Photography

A Kokopelli Choir Christmas Concert: performing with my sister!

Winter Wedding Wonderland: photography by Carmyn Joy Photography (click link for more photos!)

Touring Alberta: Slave Lake regrowth (after massive forest fires). 

Family trip: Play Del Carmen, Justina brought her instax camera with her

Arrival of a babe. 

West Coast Wonders.

Graduation is finally within reach!

There are so many wonderful things that have happened that I cannot remember at this time, but my it has been a good six years! Now looking forward some things feel uncertain... but with the stress of school removed, I am excited to see what comes our way!