Congratulations Bubblemonkey!

I remember the day as well as the plane. I soloed C-152 N-68172 on May 11, 1999. We did some pattern work and then I was instructed to let my CFI out at the FBO. His parting words were "Dont get slow in the turn to final" and I was off. I was so nervous that I bounced the first landing. The other two were fine. I got my shirt cut, and a couple of Polaroid photos of the event, one of which hung in the hallway of the FBO for several years. When it became clear that the school was going out of business due to bankruptcy earlier this year, I got that photo off of the wall and took it home with me. My CFI later gave me a hard time for doing 4 landings when I was only instructed to do 3....