#30: Walk the stage at graduation

Well I have finally done it! A year and a half after starting my university bucket list, it's now complete! It only made sense to finish it off by completing the last step of my time in university: get the degree.

I had high hopes for my convocation day, having visualized it for years (to get me through the rougher days). And it totally lived up to them.

First of all, we had amazing weather after a really cold, rainy weekend. I think there's an unspoken understanding with Mother Nature that she gave me this day in exchange for my future wedding day. It's fine, I'll just get married in winter or something.

Then the ceremony was short and sweet but meaningful. Short speeches are key when you're starving and anxious to just walk the stage already.

And then the moment came. They called my name, I went on, and literally three seconds later it was over. I just traded in 5.5 years of hard work for 3 seconds of glory.

Totally worth it.

Here's the video my mom took while I walked (there are two people before me, she started taping a little early):

On this happy note, my bucket list is now fully complete! Basically I feel like everyone should make one. It made me explore Montreal, create memories (sounds cheesy but it's true), and really live out my last two years in Montreal. Thanks to everyone who tagged along for my adventures, because I would have looked pretty lame and a little creepy doing some of this stuff alone.

Annnnnnd this really closes the Montreal chapter of my life. Or for now at least, as my parents told me while we were driving away and I said, "Goodbye forever Montreal!" (I like to be a little melodramatic...) On to new adventures (and a new bucket list?) in Toronto!