A personal post!

[vanillalime]

So, I don't usually post personal things here, but I'm so proud I could burst and thought I'd share!

Today, my oldest child graduated from Michigan State University (a semester ahead of schedule!) with a BA in Criminal Justice (shout-out to suespur!). Here's a photo of us taken on campus after the ceremony (the hockey arena and football stadium can be seen in the background).



Next stop: law school! (Exactly where still to be determined; hopefully it's someplace that offers him a good scholarship. LOL)

In general news, I've been super-busy being super-creative, and I am having a ton of fun with it, but I haven't had much time to check into LJ! Hope everyone is well and enjoying the holiday season! ♥

Comments

[michele659.livejournal.com]

Congratulations to you and your son! I wish him the best in his future!

What have you been working on-anything Oz related?

Happy Holidays!

[vanillalime]

Thanks so much! It's been very exciting to see him take that next step in life!

What have you been working on-anything Oz related?

YESSS. No matter how small the fandom gets, I'll be here to help keep it chugging along! :-)

[onlyone9.livejournal.com]

WOW congratulations!!!
Good luck with finding a good scholarship! ;)
I was wondering how are you so I'm glad all's good :)
Have a happy holiday!

[vanillalime]

Thank you! There are a lot of options for law schools out there--we'll just have to wait and see how it all plays out...

I've been making merry when I can-- I'm busy, but it's a good kind of busy! :-)

[mazephoenix.livejournal.com]

Aww that's so cool. Best of luck to him. Are you working on that long story you mentioned?

[vanillalime]

Thank you!

Are you working on that long story you mentioned?

No, but I'm in a good frame of mind to jump back into it when the timing is right, and that's a great feeling! :-)

[suespur.livejournal.com]

I congratulated you on Twitter but congratulations again! Fingers crossed he gets into a good law school!

[vanillalime]

And thanks again! It's possible that he might end up at back at MSU for law school. Lots of pros and cons need to be weighed.

Isn't your degree Criminal Justice as well? I seem to remember you posting about doing an internship at a prison when I was first discovering the Oz fandom...

[suespur.livejournal.com]

Yes, I got my degree from Ferris. I call it "My degree in 'any' major." I went back to school for it when I was cough*forty*cough. All of the half-decent job postings always say "bachelor in any major". Ferris offered it through distance learning at Lansing CC and I thought it sounded interesting. I regret not getting it from MSU, but I ultimately chose Ferris/LCC because parking downtown is easier than parking at MSU and the tuition was cheaper!

And I work in insurance. LOL. I thought about trying to get into the DOC but man, the people who have been in it forever are not happy people. I didn't want to risk becoming that.

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

That’s awesome, congratulations! :)

[vanillalime]

Thank you, he worked very hard for this! :-)

[(Anonymous)]

How wonderful! Congratulations!

[lisacali.livejournal.com]

oops, forgot to log in. That was me. :)

[vanillalime]

Thank you! It's been so exciting to watch him accomplish this!

[cmk418]

Congratulations! That's wonderful. Good luck to your son in his future endeavors.

[vanillalime]

Thanks so much! He's wanted to become a lawyer since about 8th grade, so hopefully this all shakes out like he's planned. ;)

[trillingstar]

Soooo late but CONGRATULATIONS that is amazing news!

Also interested to hear of your super-creative endeavors.

[vanillalime]

Thank you! It's never too late for congratulations! :-)

The super-creative endeavors that I was referring to were my super-long (for me) Oz Magi story and graphic. I had so much fun with them and it was great to stretch my limits a bit, but I needed to take a bit of creative break after they were done. But I've been tinkering lately with a couple of WIPs and getting back into writing again. Hopefully I'll be able to post something again before too long...