I'm A Graduate
Hello,
So I am now officially a graduate!
It feels incredibly strange to say that I am officially no longer a student but also a massively satisfying and rewarding to say that I've done it! So in this post I'm just going to talk about the day from the intense getting ready schedule to the food oh yeah and the part where I actually graduated!
My ceremony was at 9:00am which at first I thought thats not that early but when you add up all the stuff that has to be done before then you realise what a long busy day its going to be. To save time me and my flat mate had our hair done the night before so as we set there with our hair in pin curls we made our action plan for the next day. We had a 6:00am wake up call to ensure that we had time to eat, get dressed, do our make up and some contingency time for any last minute disasters. All which went without a hitch and we even had time for a glass of fizz at a disgusting early time. We got to our uni building around 8:00 where I met up with my parents and my boyfriend and his family, you then go a receive your certificate (which I was terrified about losing all day) and put on your gowns and go for your official photographs. I then spent the next half an hour posing for photos with a different combination of people in (your face will hurt by the end of the day).
Then finally it was time for the ceremony, mine was in the Liverpool Cathedral which is a beautiful building and it all felt very special and prestigious. We took our seats and soon figured out that our course was that last to be done so it was pretty much two ours of hearing strangers names being called out and pretending to clap and be interested. But finally the time came for media production and we headed to the stage. I can be extremely shy and anxious at times so I just wanted to get up on that stage shake some hands and get back down again but it was just my luck that the Dean of the university decided he would pretend to interested in my life and asked me what I was planning to do next, I don't even remember what I said in response but it felt like I was up there for a life time. I eventually made it off the stage with my legs feeling like jelly and took safety in my seat.
Now all of the official important stuff was done and it was time to celebrate and more importantly eat. I booked a table at the Florist a new restaurant in Liverpool that hadn't been open long but had already become popular due to its flower walls and photo ops. (Also John Moores graduates got a free bottle of prosseco which I was not complaining about!). The food and atmosphere was amazing and was so nice to relax chat and laugh with all my family! We then went to a secret little speak easy called Berry & Rye which I would highly recommend they do amazing traditional and quirky cocktails and every time I've been there they staff have been amazing, they really know what they're talking about when it comes to alcohol and they're so attentive.
The whole day was just such a perfect way to celebrate the end of an amazing three years with all of my friends and family. So if you're graduating soon but not sure if you're going to go to the ceremony please do its worth sitting in a cathedral for two hours to hear you name get called out and the 15 seconds on stage (and in my case hearing your parents cute little "wooo's" and "yayyyy's").
So I am now officially a graduate!
It feels incredibly strange to say that I am officially no longer a student but also a massively satisfying and rewarding to say that I've done it! So in this post I'm just going to talk about the day from the intense getting ready schedule to the food oh yeah and the part where I actually graduated!
My ceremony was at 9:00am which at first I thought thats not that early but when you add up all the stuff that has to be done before then you realise what a long busy day its going to be. To save time me and my flat mate had our hair done the night before so as we set there with our hair in pin curls we made our action plan for the next day. We had a 6:00am wake up call to ensure that we had time to eat, get dressed, do our make up and some contingency time for any last minute disasters. All which went without a hitch and we even had time for a glass of fizz at a disgusting early time. We got to our uni building around 8:00 where I met up with my parents and my boyfriend and his family, you then go a receive your certificate (which I was terrified about losing all day) and put on your gowns and go for your official photographs. I then spent the next half an hour posing for photos with a different combination of people in (your face will hurt by the end of the day).
Now all of the official important stuff was done and it was time to celebrate and more importantly eat. I booked a table at the Florist a new restaurant in Liverpool that hadn't been open long but had already become popular due to its flower walls and photo ops. (Also John Moores graduates got a free bottle of prosseco which I was not complaining about!). The food and atmosphere was amazing and was so nice to relax chat and laugh with all my family! We then went to a secret little speak easy called Berry & Rye which I would highly recommend they do amazing traditional and quirky cocktails and every time I've been there they staff have been amazing, they really know what they're talking about when it comes to alcohol and they're so attentive.
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