I'm ready...

... to be done with school. Or at least this semester. I'm not sure I'm ready for real, grown-up life, but I'm really ready to be done with Federal Income Taxation and Secured Transactions. And I'm ready to be done with my 30-page Substantial Writing paper.

3 days until I go home for Thanksgiving... 3 weeks and 3 days until I go home for Christmas, done with this absolutely ridiculous semester.

Next semester, I'm going to (not really sure yet, should find out soon, but hopefully somewhere really cool) with the Trial Advocacy Traveling Team, and New Orleans with the ADR for an arbitration competition. I only have one class, so I will sleep lots and cook/bake even more. I'll get my sanity back (in theory) before I lose it during bar prep again. That is, if I take the bar. I don't have a job and I don't have a clue where I will end up settling, so maybe I'll put it off until February. We'll see. I'm not sure yet. I'm not exactly ready for grown-up life, like I said.

But either way... I'm ready. I'm ready for everything but finals. But finals have to come first so I can go home and have a real Christmas. So I guess... I'm ready for finals too.

The Slow Cooker

... is my friend. This week I will be using it at least twice. Turkey with cranberry sauce (and stuffing and sweet potatoes... I love Thanksgiving so I'm starting to celebrate early!) and Italian sausage and peppers (to be served on hoagie rolls)... yum!

They're new recipes so I have no idea how they're going to turn out. If they're good, I will most definitely share.

3 weeks until Thanksgiving... 6 weeks until I'm home for Christmas. Is my law school education really coming to a close that quickly??

I promise...

I will blog soon. And if not soon, I will be back in full capacity by December 11th. Cause that's when I'm done with the semester.

I. Can. NOT. Wait.


And besides, Christmas is a really good time to start cooking and baking again. I'm going to start with fudge. Peppermint fudge, rocky road fudge, mocha fudge.... What should I make for Christmas gifts this year? (Besides fudge...)

I'm psycho, I know.

But I'm running a half-marathon. I'm going to do it if it kills me. And, who knows, it actually might. :) It's Provo's Halloween Half Marathon, and we're supposed to dress up. Anyone have any ideas for a comfortable costume to run in?! (That I can destroy and not mind too much??)

Busy B

I'm still alive. Just crazy busy. I've all but given up cooking and baking :( but that's because I'm taking 16 credits (including Federal Taxation, Secured Transactions, Elder Law - which requires 1-2 hours per week counseling at a senior center -, and Oil and Gas, wherein I must write a 30-page paper), a Tax study group that meets twice a week for two hours each, tutoring math, working as a research assistant, and working for LexisNexis as a student rep (lexisnexis.com/lawschool if you want to know more, I'm too tired to explain it)... yyyyeah. Might have bitten off too much this time.

But the good news is, for those of you who are worried about my sanity, I'm doing this for a reason. Next semester, I only have to take one class. Yep, you heard me right, I get to end my law school career by sleeping in 7 days a week for 4 months and taking only one exam. See? 4 months of pain for 4 months of relaxation? (I mean, hello, those of you who have kids? 9 months of pain, 3-48 hours of intense pain, and 18 years of work?! ... I'm not the insane one here! Well, yet.)

But things are good nonetheless. I'm alive. I enjoyed an insanely delicious dinner at Wabi Sabi Sushi in South Jordan this evening, with a lovely young man I have adored for 4 years. I'm hoping I get to adore him for an eternity more...

Love always,
S