Friday's Letters - Graduation Edition

Whoa Friday, where’d you come from?! This week has flown by for me. This is the first week I started seeing clients for therapy. Of course, it is all paperwork the first meeting (Hello, 16 page biopsychosocial assessment!). I met 5 clients this week. Next week I have 15 appointments scheduled already...I’m sure I can fit my life in there. Somewhere. Luckily the routine is finally clicking for me. Monday and Tuesday I was spending 5 hours let say on paperwork and by Thursday it was taking me 2 hours. I’ll take it. I hate the learning curve of a new job. I hate not knowing how to do something or if I’m doing it right but I’ll get there. Hopefully. More on being a therapist later...it is time for Friday’s Letters! Link up with Ashley!

Dear Bri: I feel like you need another appreciation letter! LOL You have been making most of our meals this week and it has been so helpful. Thank you! I promise to get back in the kitchen game on Monday but really, nobody can out do your grillin’ skills! Dear Bella & Lola: I think we are getting the hang of this whole work schedule. You never complain when I have to go but you always greet us with wagging tails! Love! Dear Honeymoon: Brian was SO awesome and got all the info and researched and now you are officially BOOKED! We are so excited and grateful to be going to St. Lucia!! We are staying at Sandals Grande St. Lucian (I think it is called) for 10 DAYS!!! It is going to be magical and just what we need...we are counting down the days. Dear Fiancé: I love that you rolled over before going to sleep last night and said, “Do you know what tomorrow is?” to which I replied, “No...” and you said, “Friday’s Letters!” Thank you for always paying attention to what makes me happy. I am so lucky to have such a great best friend. 

Okay, now I begin the graduation portion of Friday’s Letters. It is long so I broke it up into two sections!

Dear Graduation: You are TOMORROW!! I started my master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy in August of 2010. Graduation seemed so very far away. And now it is finally here. I won’t be humble...I’m a very effin’ proud of myself! HA! I am SO excited to walk across the stage and celebrate with my friends. Dear My Love: I could not have done it without you. Dear Family: That’s mine & Brian’s. I am so happy that you all are going to be there to support me as I complete one of the greatest accomplishments of my life! Dear Celeste: You were one of the first friends I made at Nova. I was lucky enough to choose to sit at the table you were sitting at for orientation. I can still picture it like it was yesterday. I think we were just meant to be friends. We found out we had all of our classes together that first trimester. And every trimester thereafter! When I think of my master’s experience, you are in almost every memory of it. Good luck starting the Ph.D. program in the Fall!! Dear Caity: Where have you been all my life?! While we had a class or two together it wasn’t really until last August that we actually got to know one another. And I’m so glad we did. You are such a great person, one of the most sarcastic and caring person I know. I will always cherish our times together at Camp Good Grief, SCIS and getting to have a slumber party the night before the comp exam. And even though you are moving to Vegas I know we will always be friends. I look forward to many phone dates in the future! Dear Chrissy: I am so lucky to have such a sweet and caring person to call my friend! I am glad that we finally had classes and internship together. You are the only reason I survived our Mondays this year (LOL vague so only you know what I’m talking about!). I love that we have been able to meet up for lunches since school has ended and I look forward to many more lunch dates in the future! Dear Britt: I am SO glad that I sat at the table that you and Celeste were sitting at for orientation. You were one of the first friends I made at Nova. I will never forget you, Celeste, Maria and I filming our fake therapy sessions for Gallant’s class. Someday we’ll have to pull those out & watch just how clueless we were! I am so sad that you are not graduating with us tomorrow. We started this journey together.(FYI-Britt started on the part-time track LOL). I can’t wait to hang out!! Dear All My Other MFT Friends: I wish I could write how each one of you have made an impact in my life but this is already getting out of control long! Know that I appreciate you all!

Okay, so the letters are longer than I expected but these lovely ladies deserve them & more! I love you girls!!