Graduation Apparel

Okay...away from all that serious stuff, and on to more happy things.

I didn't have to pay for a cap and gown! In high school, I was required to buy a black cap and gown. Being a high school student with no income, my parents forked over the money to buy it (thanks!). Standing in line today to pay my $65 for a cap, gown, stole and tassel I saw other people coming away with black caps and black gowns. For some reason I thought the caps and gowns for required for Linfield graduation were going to be red or purple (our school colors), but they are black! I can re-use my high school one. So I ended up only paying $25.90 for my stole and tassel. Yay for saving money and sticking it to the man!

One thing I'm a little bit miffed on is how they chose the color orange to signify I'm a nursing graduate. How awesome am I going to clash with a black gown, red stole with purple embroidery, a black cap and an orange tassel? Yeah...awesome.