my husband, the graduate!

[Adam’s dad and him]


[my side of the family]

last week, Adam graduated with his Master’s in Physiology and Developmental Biology.
he was able to complete his Master’s in less than a year!
less than a year people!

not only did he receive his Master’s degree in a year but he also
+ published 3 papers in scholarly journals
+ published 2 abstracts in scholarly journals
+ presented one of his abstracts at the prestigious international Experimental Biology conference in San Diego
+ wrote a thesis [and was told it was the best thesis defense one professor ever heard!]
+ received numerous grants, scholarships, and awards for his work
and did all this while
+ working & teaching undergraduate classes part-time
+ going to interviews for dental school
+ taking care of his wife and baby

yep.
that all happened this last year!!

[other Master’s student Jeff, mentor Dr. Paul Reynolds, and Adam]


[Adam & Jeff, taken with our film camera so kind of grainy]

i cannot fully express how proud i am of Adam & all the hard work he did this last year.
all those days he was gone from 8 in the morning until after 8 at night became so worth it as i saw him walk across the stage to receive his diploma [holder].
as we were sitting there waiting to hear his name called i started to get really emotional looking back at this last year.
i cannot believe it’s actually over and how much Adam has accomplished!

he did it!!

Adam is such a great example to me of hard work, patience, diligence, motivation, determination, & more!
he never gave up even when some days it seemed so so much harder than others.
i know there were times where it didn’t seem like it was worth all the struggle,
but now looking back, it totally was!!

i’m so incredibly proud of him!
i’m so happy i am his wife and we were able to go through this year together.
he’s a pretty amazing guy!

CONGRATULATIONS, ADAM!!!
you rock my world
:)