I tried to find an apt topic for this, but felt it need a unique place.
A place to pass on congratulations for personal achievements.
Starting with .

A heart felt Congratulations to Saffron who on Tuesday 16th December 2008 finally Graduates after years of selfless hard work.

^_^ Wow. Congratulations Saffron :D

I 4th that! Congratulations Saffron

As a footnote: We did have a thread for Congratulations before.. .but it is good to start again

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Congratulations, Saffypoos :D
All that hard work is over and done with! :) You deserve it. xxx

Ah, congratulations Saffron. :)

It's 16th December now! Congrats Saffy!

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Congratulations Saffron :), it's a fitting reward for all your hard work, and it must be so satisfying! Best wishes for the future as well...and be proud of your achievements so far :D

Congratulations Saffy!

I'm sure you have been working very hard and you must be pleased on graduating :D It's the best feeling to know that all your hard work has paid off, and I wish you every success in the future :)

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Aw bless your cotton socks..........
It took me 9 years to complete part time - I just kept having babies and that kinda got in the way a bit.

Some memorable moments (other than the Graduation Ceremony this morning of course, which was fab - so much tradition):

* Getting invited to join Golden Key International after my first year of study
* Doing exams at what seemed like Week 50 of a pregnancy, waddling into the exam hall knowing if it was too hard I could just feign labour and do the exam later :P
* The poor boys in my tutes not knowing where to look when I would start breast-feeding a baby in front of them
* Meeting some really awesome people through group assignments
* Some fantastic lecturers who I will remember forever
* Mr Saff laughing at me for taking 'Logic' during one pregnancy (for those who don't know, women aren't particularly logical at that time due to all those hormones), only to have a quick email sent to him, very nicely telling him I got 91% [spoil]and to STFU[/spoil]
* Falling asleep during some lectures when I'd been up with sick children the night before
* Having my kids sit through the Graduation Cerremony without (too much) fuss, and the lady who sat behind them made a point of coming up to us afterwards and saying how delightful they were throughout.

So, yay, I can now sign my name as:
Saffron (BComm)(BIS)

Oh and I forgot - I am so OVER studying.....but then got invited to do Honours from boht the Commerce and the Information Systems faculties.....so for a brief moment there....I considered re-enrolling.

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Grats to you Saff! I can only imagine how it was...I haven't tried anything like that yet!

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Congrats on your graduation Saff


Long time to go before i can finally graduate though ...... :(

Well done! I can't wait for my turn! x

Woah, that is a long time Do we have to call you Lady Saff now?

Week 50? Isn't that like longer than 9 months?

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ah, same charlotte XD it'll be a while :P but it'll get there, and i thought we already had a thread like this?

Congrats though Saff :) *hugs* :D amazing u are ;)

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Congratsss [[/Safffiiieee\\---;'''''##~#~#~xx ;D 9 years. phwoaaaaaaaar hahah ..You're awesome.(:

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How much can a koala bear?

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Oh, congratulations, Saffy. Must be such a relief :)

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As this is a congratulations thread, may I congratulate the previous winners of competitions :)
You all did great :D

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CONGRATULATIONS
to the Forum Feline Tigeress
on your engagement.

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Seconded!!

Start practicing your signature with your soon-to-be new surname! :P

I only just saw this thread, so I wanted to say congrats to Saffron too, albeit belated.

And btw - omgpickheartflashbacks!

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Omg, I didn't see this thread at all! >_< I read it thinking everyone was congratulating Saffron for her UPCOMING graduation in December and was confused by Sparrow's post "it's December 16th now" cos I thought he lost his marbles! Argh, I feel sooooooo stupid!! VERY late congratulations Saffron, after nine years that must feel like a massive achievement. Sorry I didn't see this thread, although it could have been because I didn't have my laptop for a month or so :(

And congratulations to Tigs!! You deserve to be happy :)

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Congratulations on your engagement Tigeress!! :)
Has anyone seen them btw?

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Thank you all!!

Congrats Saffron!

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Congratulations on your engagement Tigeress!

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So, I'm not really sure which thread to post this, but...
Tonight I attended an Awards Ceremony....I got this notification from one of my lecturers last year that she had nominated me for this Award....and I had won it! ^^
So it's tonight, Tuesday at 5:30-7:30, when Miss 10 has her Extended Maths Class from 4:00 -5:00....so I pack food and colouring books etc for the little ones to get through the Maths Class, then Mr Saff picks them up and takes them home at 5:00, and Miss 10 accompanies me to this Awards Ceremony.

So I have to be dressed ready for the award thing when I pick up kids from school. Not having been involved in anything quite so prestigious for a while, I have to stop at the supermarket to buy some stockings to go with the clothes in my wardrobe that I haven't worn for years, but miraculously still fit after having 3 children.....and I get to school late, and go try to put the stockings on and bloody rip a hole in them o.O

So I get over this, we all go to the Maths class, and everyone is looking at me like "WTH are you so dressed up for...." and then Mr Saff takes the little ones home, and I take the eldest to the ceremony. She is whinging because she is hungry, and they bring out Orange Juice and Canapes, which she looks at in disdain. She's like "I want to go home....." and then they bring out sushi, so all is well!^^

I am about 4th on the Awards list, so she gets out the video camera. And OMG, everyone else, the people presenting the award say " winner of the nnnn award is blah blah blah" a nd give them their award. But cos the Personal Assistant to the person giving my award knows me, she has given all this info.....and the person gets up and talks about me for what seems like ages, and Im kinda writhing in my seat, and Miss 10 is video taping it all, and Im blushing like anything..and FINALLY they call me up to get the award. Luckily I convince Miss 10 to sit at the front so I could just jump up and shake his hand and quickly pose for the photo, rather than walking the length of the aisle. Gah, I was embarrassed :p and all Im thinking is I got a bloody hole in my stockings......

So Miss 10 video'ed it all, and insisted when we got home, on downloading it to the PC so everyone else could see it, and really all they saw was me blushing like a....well idk, whatever blushes a lot.

Oh yeh. And the award was $500, but the Head of School left the cheque in his office, so he will post it out..

LOL I'm kinda, idk....happy I won it, proud of me for doing well, entirely embarrassed at being the centre of attention for a few minutes, immensley pleased that my daughter saw me being recognised for doing well, happy that we got free sushi and wine at the ceremony ;) slightly annoyed at the Head of School for leaving the cheque behind, and trying to sink further into my seat at everyone looking at me.

I feel different posting it on here, cos people on here can congratulate me without having to look directly at me, and see me standing there blushing! P:P

So yeh heh.
^^

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