Here I am in my cap and gown and hood. I look like I have no hands because the sleeves of the gown were weird, the hand holes weren't in the normal place.

Here's the family before the ceremony, which was held indoors at the UIC Pavillion.

Katie, me, and Ruby hanging out in the parking garage before the ceremony.

Katie and me in our cute graduation dresses before the ceremony.

My graduation gift was a new digital elf, a photo printer, and some accessories.

The Criminal Justice department held a graduation brunch for us at Wishbone. This is Amanda, Katie, and me after eating lots of yummy black bean cakes.

My office also held a graduation party for Akshay, Xinxia, me, and Kaite. We also had Wishbone to eat.

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