Has it been a year already?

One year ago today, I officially became a librarian when I crossed the stage at the Kohl Center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and received my Master of Arts degree in Library and Information Studies.

Without a doubt, it was the proudest and happiest moment of my life. It was also a bit surreal. I had been talking for several years about going to graduate school and all of a sudden, there I was, decked out in my graduation gown and its accompanying white hood, hearing my name called as I walked across the stage to receive my diploma. I had finally done it!

I think in honor of the anniversary, it's Ok to stop referring to myself as a newbie.