After a couple weeks of watching the dustballs grow on my floor, worrying whether my underwear supply will run out before exams end, eating crackers, chicken nuggets & corndogs, I will begin my catchup of email, cleaning, grocery-shopping, laundry and journey into the land of normalcy. I am so excited!

Freedom! I've made it past the first year! I can hardly believe it. Didn't sleep the night before my last final (napped for 45 minutes) and then konked out for 12 hrs until Sat afternoon. There are few things better in this world than a long, peaceful, don't-set-the-alarm kind of sleep. No plans, no deadlines, no rush at all.

The weather has been nice. I think I may go to Green Lake tomorrow after church. It's a beautiful lake in the middle of a bunch of fun residential neighborhoods, with a nice park, baseball fields, and gym. It's perfect for a walk or a quick jog - a little under 3 miles. Or maybe I'll head downtown to the shopping area... grab an iced coffee and walk around.

C'est la vie - tres bien!