The Beginning of the End...

So, my last official semester of graduate school has officially started. It is the beginning of the end of my time here. How do I feel about it? Good I think. It's a little bit surreal really, but I think that I'm ready for the next part. No...I know I am, and I am so incredibly excited!! Only catch: with time flying as it tends to do, we are already at the end of February, which makes June and the end of this semester seem EXTREMELY close for this little old thing called a thesis. AHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (panicking)

Looks like it's work work work and no play for the next 4 months.....maybe. ;)

I wish that there was some really insightful things that I could think of to say right now, but really all I've got is that life is good. It truly is.  For the first time in my life I think I can say that I know what I want and where I want to go. I mean usually I have a 'rough idea' but that's a nice way of saying "I have no freakin' clue."  How cool is it to finally feel like you know yourself and what you're capable of accomplishing? It's a feeling of peace I've never actually encountered before, like I know I've already won the game.  I'm hoping it will hold out long enough to keep me from consuming record amounts of coca-cola to keep stress/panic/anxiety attacks at bay while I write this thesis. Cross your fingers it does (for all our sakes) because if not I may start trying to sniff it and wind up with ice cubes stuck in my nose. Hey--desperate time will call for desperate measures! Pray it doesn't come to that.

Outside of praying for sanity during thesis writing, I really can't ask for more in my life right now: Amazing friends, loving family, unbelievable work possibilities, and my favorite part...getting to see new pieces of the world here and there. :) This month was Andalucia, Spain and in April we'll check out Berlin. I just feel so blessed, and I don't plan on taking any of it for granted. So...I'm actually going to stop writing here and go do something constructive. You know:  "Carpe Diem!"

So until next time....when I possible have something more profound to say.