It has been a long few months. This Wednesday night I have my last classes of the semester and as of 10pm next Sunday my semester will be complete and I will only have six weeks of classes between myself and my masters degree. While this degree is something that I have chosen to do and am still glad to have undertaken, this semester has been a lot more than I have bargained for… to say I cannot wait for mid-July is a HUGE understatement. (Comment from Andrew: Her husband agrees 100%!)
I am looking forward to just being able to enjoy time with Andrew and Julia. To spending a weekend outside the library or home office. To being able to rock Julia for the last hour of her nap and not stress about what I need to be doing for class. To being able to pick up any book I feel like reading and not feel guilty that its not whatever textbook or journal article I need to finish. To taking a trip to Charlottesville to visit Andrew’s parents and a trip to RI to visit my family. To having time to spend in our garden and enjoy the sunshine and go to the farmers markets and try new recipes again…
Anyway, back to the reality of now… Julia and I are both trying to get over a cold (hers is compounded by teething); We are all hoping to get more than a couple of hours of sleep tonight; I am finishing up my last couple of papers, assignments, and studying for my final exam next Sunday; I go to the doctor tomorrow for another follow-up to the DVT and hopefully will be able to determine when we will do the last procedure I need – to remove the vena cava filter that was inserted; Julia goes into the hospital on Wednesday for an MRI of her heart – there’s nothing wrong we’re just following all precautions and hopefully getting a good baseline image for the cardiologists to use. It’s a routine procedure but I’m of course nervous about the anesthesia and not looking forward to the fast she has to follow for the eight hours before… but then there’s Kindermusic class with Julia on Thursday, and a get together with one of our playgroups on Friday, and our neighborhood Cinco de Mayo party on Saturday… There’s definitely light at the end of the tunnel!
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