I adore my baby brother sooo much. And I'm so proud of him for graduating from NDSU, and I'm so pleased that he went to NDSU, because I'm really a geek about that kind of stuff. Trav, did you decorate your mortar board?

The week of my college graduation, I got together with Little John and Carl to decorate our mortar boards. John did a silver glitter with Sigma Nu on his, Carl had a green and gold "Go Bison," and I had a yellow winking smiley face with blue glitter.

I called the president's office to make sure that was okay. Tom Plough himself said it would be fine, because a lot of people do that, as long as it was nothing inappropriate.

The morning of graduation, 1200 black robes were milling about in the bowels of the Fargodome, and some woman (apparently a new person) from the registrar's office whipped my cap off my head from behind.

Whoa. Hello! No one touches the hair...!

Bodies gathered around as she asked, "Wanna go change your cap?"

The University photographer was snapping action shots. I told her I'd gotten permission from Tom Plough's office.

Obviously you don't know who I am.

And so that my mother would be able to pick me out from her seat high above all the graduates on the Fargodome floor, the blue glittery cap made its way to the stage.

My baby is graduating!!! That means that in the last 10 years, our entire family has gone to and finished college! Wow...you guys have really been a lot of fun! Cannot imagine my life without y'all! I don't WANT to imagine my life without y'all!!!!! When I think of how Dad had to endure 14 years at "that other job" to get us all raised, till he could go to school and have his dream job....I wonder how we all did it. But, I think we are stronger, better people for it. Thanks, God.

I hadn't planned on doing anything to it. The walk really isn't all that important to me, to be honest. I'm mostly interested in not doing homework anymore.

mine said "hi"

Classic and eloquent, Ana.