Happy Five-Year ♥Anniversary♥ to my Truck ☼SUNSHINE☼!!!
☼Sunshine☼ looks pristine!
She’s still as beautiful as can be and has sustained the pain beyond the rain, from sleet and snow to hurricanes and hail storms, without damage (knock on wood ~ as in my luxury wood dash trim interior)!
“It’s got 4-wheel drive, dual-side air bags & a monster [hit high-pitch] ♪sound♫ system!” ~ Alicia Silverstone as Cher on Clueless {mine makes the last 2-out-of-3}
Although we’re freshly into ☼summer☼, I tend to think ahead …
… Especially since I anticipate my dissertation defense.
While I’ve already planned what to wear on my BiG day right down to my footwear (yet still debatable), I’m wondering about plaid since it’ll be the look of next season.
I already know that I can *rock out* plaid! Just what the future Doctor ordered: these Doc Martens! {FYI: I have my phone screen shot for a reason ~ to show that I maintain Airplane Mode to prevent distractions during my study}
Perhaps I can go with one of these trendsetting patterns for my graduation photos that I’ll send with my announcements. Come to think of it, I really am treating this like I’m tying the knot! Here are similarities:
| Courtship of Dissertation –> Doctoral Degree | Engagement –> Wedding |
| Proposal (Concept, Defense) | Popping the Question |
| Wearing my Class Ring on my Left Finger *BLING* | Wearing an Engagement Ring on the Left Finger *BLING* |
| Committing to my Research Topic | Committing to Partner |
| Pre-Dissertation Coursework | Pre-Marital Classes |
| Selecting Dissertation Dress* | Selecting Bridal Gown |
| Selecting Grad Announcement Wardrobe | Selecting Engagement Announcement Wardrobe |
| Getting into/Staying in Shape for Events | <– Same as the left –| |
| Writing Dissertation (way longer to write and present) | Writing Wedding Vows (shorter to present) |
| Walking Across the Stage | Walking Down the Aisle |
| Getting Hooded | Getting Hitched |
| Changing Name to Dr. ________________ | Changing Name to Mrs. ________________ |
* Bearing in mind that I’m picking out how to dress for this milestone, I’m deciding between something stylish or timeless. Someday, as I flip through my Ph.D. grad pics to reminisce or show them to future generations, I must look put-together and NOT like a hot mess! ~ I definitely don’t want to reflect back and think
What was I thinking?
Like Ellen DeGeneres reveals on her throwback segments!
Despite the serious nature of my study and my own detail-orientation of my appearance for my final presentation, I can’t help but find fun in everything to lift my spirits, including with this clip:
Throwback: Papa Jun and Baby Me appear here on page 8 of the June 2015 issue of Blessed Living Magazine!
The Elaine Dispo Journal 