Being done, not having to study BEC (my last section) anymore, and being able to start making plans for the rest of my life is the best celebration for me.  However, I do appreciate words of congratulations, and I like being treated to a meal no matter what the occasion.  :-)  I don't have family, I'm single, and I don't have accounting friends around, so I don't expect anyone around me to understand how much effort I put into this.

I agree with Dawgie about moving on to more challenging feats as soon as possible.  I am still working on the licensing paperwork, but I am waiting for my final paper score report before I mail it off or ask my employers to certify my experience.  I want to do Tax Court exam next and have investigated review materials, but I want to have my paper score report in hand and then ask my employer for financial assistance for review materials (one of the review programs qualifies for CPE as well, and my company pays for CPE, so I hope I can make a case), as well as certification of experience.

The idea of "BECOMING A CPA" a great celebration because there will be no more studying or panicking or re-taking an exam. I think that the CPA is the first step, and the other steps are many.

Good luck for everyone and continue in the educational path.

I didn't celebrate by section, but the day I found out I was done, I got my friends together (who are mostly CPA's already) and we went downtown and drank copious amounts of alcohol.  Call me a lush, call it what you want to call it. :-)

Celebration is short lived though because the GMAT is up next, followed by an MBA.  Down the road CFP or CVA, honestly I just want to be one of those people with five acryonyms behind my name.