{"id":111,"date":"2013-05-16T16:57:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kitsy.co\/index.php\/2013\/05\/16\/grad-dinner\/"},"modified":"2017-12-02T23:12:10","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T23:12:10","slug":"grad-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hellohayleyblog.com\/index.php\/2013\/05\/16\/grad-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"grad dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4304\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hellohayleyblog.com\/index.php\/2013\/05\/16\/grad-dinner\/nzgrad1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad1.jpg?fit=4928%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4928,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7000&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1368462788&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NZGrad1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad1.jpg?fit=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4304\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad1.jpg?resize=1024%2C678\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad1.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad1.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad1.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad1.jpg?resize=1900%2C1258&amp;ssl=1 1900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad1.jpg?resize=1080%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad1.jpg?w=2160 2160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad1.jpg?w=3240 3240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>at my college, graduation dinner is a bit like prom. everyone gets dressed up, goes out to a local restaurant and has a blast. i don&#8217;t think i have ever laughed more than this night. we have all gotten so close and i can honestly say this has been one of the best seasons of my life thus far. these people are some of the funniest, sweetest, most caring, most encouraging people i&#8217;ve ever met. it&#8217;s so sad to be moving on but i&#8217;m so excited for all of our futures. luckily, a few of us live in california so we&#8217;ll hopefully be seeing a lot of each other but its pretty hard to comprehend that we won&#8217;t be together as a school again. though i&#8217;m moving on to other things (update soon), i&#8217;ll always look back on my time in new zealand fondly. 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1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4303\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hellohayleyblog.com\/index.php\/2013\/05\/16\/grad-dinner\/nzgrad4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad4.jpg?fit=4928%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4928,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7000&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1368473523&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NZGrad4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad4.jpg?fit=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4303\" 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1024px\" \/><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4298\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hellohayleyblog.com\/index.php\/2013\/05\/16\/grad-dinner\/nzgrad5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad5.jpg?fit=550%2C364&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"550,364\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7000&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1368491211&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NZGrad5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad5.jpg?fit=550%2C364&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4298\" 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data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hellohayleyblog.com\/index.php\/2013\/05\/16\/grad-dinner\/nzgrad7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad7.jpg?fit=550%2C364&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"550,364\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7000&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1368493915&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NZGrad7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad7.jpg?fit=550%2C364&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad7.jpg?resize=735%2C486\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad7.jpg?w=550&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad7.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><br \/>\n{hair props to <a href=\"http:\/\/darlinrue.blogspot.co.nz\/\">sarah<\/a>}<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4302\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hellohayleyblog.com\/index.php\/2013\/05\/16\/grad-dinner\/nzgrad8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad8.jpg?fit=4928%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4928,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON 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D7000&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1368475165&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NZGrad9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad9.jpg?fit=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4301\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad9.jpg?resize=1024%2C678\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad9.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad9.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad9.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad9.jpg?resize=1900%2C1258&amp;ssl=1 1900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad9.jpg?resize=1080%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad9.jpg?w=2160 2160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hellohayleyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/NZGrad9.jpg?w=3240 3240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nlove these people!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>at my college, graduation dinner is a bit like prom. everyone gets dressed up, 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