Celebrate the Small Things and Express Yourself

Celebrate the Small Things is a weekly bloghop hosted by Viklit over at Scribblings of an Aspiring Author. The idea is to post anything you want to celebrate from the last week.


Here's what I'm celebrating this week:

- I've finished my dissertation! I sent it off to get bound yesterday, and I hand it in next Wednesday. It's so nice to finally have it done and finished, though it's been such a big part of my life for the last few months that I don't know what to do with myself now! I'm sure I'll find something :)

- My sister graduated on Tuesday with a 2:1 BA Honours degree in Law. The graduation was amazing; the ceremony was held in Lincoln Cathedral, which is where I had my undergraduate graduation, and it's just beautiful. We had a great day celebrating.

- My sister and I saw a friend on Wednesday who we haven't seen in about two years, so it was nice to have a catch up with him! He's about to do a Masters at Edinburgh University, so I imagine it'll be a long while before we see him again! He did say something about us visiting him at Christmas. 


And now for the Express Yourself meme, co-hosted by Dani and Jackie. Each week bloggers answer a different question, so they can get to know each other better.


This week's post is to share some photos of anything you want. I haven't posted pictures on here in a while, so this should be fun!

The first and only time I've ever seen them lay near each other without hissing.
P.S. Look how big Misty is now!
She likes to lay on my bookshelf, though I think she has to squeeze herself in now.

This is one of my favourite pictures of her - I love it when she falls asleep with her mouth open. 
And here's one where she's wide awake :)
Here are some from Spain (I will do a full post eventually, I promise!)

My sister and I in Benidorm
My sister and I at a castle in Alicante
Our shadows...
And Benidorm again :)
And finally a couple from Tuesday's Graduation:


This is an actual tree-trunk that's been carved, it looks amazing! This is in Lincoln Castle, where the graduation reception was held :)

Comments

  1. Alex J. Cavanaugh6 September 2013 at 10:39

    Congratulations to your sister. And to you! Next Wednesday you're done.
    Cute photos. You definitely look like sisters.

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  2. Deanie Humphrys-Dunne6 September 2013 at 14:07

    Congratulations to you and your sister, Laura! That;s wonderful news for both of you! So glad you had a nice celebration. The pictures are spectacular. Thank you so much for sharing them. Happy weekend.

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  3. SK Anthony6 September 2013 at 15:27

    Awesome pics! Congratulations to your sister ;)

    And yay for the dissertation and for catching up with a friend who you wont see for a while!

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  4. Suzanne Furness6 September 2013 at 16:07

    Congrats to your sister, that's fabulous. Great pics, I particularly like the ones of Misty, so cute! Have a lovely weekend.

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  5. Julie Flanders6 September 2013 at 16:21

    What great pics. You guys look like you had such fun in Spain and your kitties are too cute!! I want to cuddle them both. <3

    Congratulations on finishing the dissertation, woo-hoo! :)

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  6. Tyrean Martinson6 September 2013 at 20:46

    Wonderful pics!!! Congrats on finishing you dissertation and congrats to your sister too!
    :)
    Have a wonderful weekend!

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  7. Unknown7 September 2013 at 00:31

    Love the pics! and congrats on your dissertation!

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  8. Unknown7 September 2013 at 08:45

    Congratulations on completing your dissertation. Great pictures and I just adore the cats... rrrraaawwwrrr... hehehe Have a fantastic weekend and a great week ahead. :)

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  9. Julia Thorley7 September 2013 at 10:42

    Congratulations on finishing your dissertation. So, what next?

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  10. Outcast8 September 2013 at 18:31

    Congratulations to both you and your sister Laura, incredibly awesome news from both of you.

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  11. Rossandra9 September 2013 at 00:55

    Congratulations! Onward and upward. Love that photo with your cat's mouth open. Sweet.

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  12. Jackie9 September 2013 at 17:09

    Congratulations on finishing your dissertation! That's awesome!
    Those pics are super cute!

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  13. VikLit9 September 2013 at 17:31

    CONGRATS on the dissertation finish! And to graduation for your sis!

    What lovely pics!

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  14. Dani9 September 2013 at 19:56

    Those are really great pictures!! Congrats on the dissertation!!

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  15. Crystal Collier9 September 2013 at 23:21

    Yay! Congrats on graduation, and goodness, you're making me want to hope a plane to Spain.

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  16. DWei10 September 2013 at 06:47

    I'm celebrating my potential promotion?

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  17. Erin L. Funk11 September 2013 at 00:22

    Love the pictures! The ones of your cats are so adorable. My favourite is the shot of the cat sleeping on your bookshelf. Your trip to Spain looks so sunny and beautiful, and I love that you went with your sister! :)

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  18. Anonymous14 September 2013 at 23:52

    I like the picture of the cat wide awake. I like taking trips with my sister, too!

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