Final Exams

I have been busy with Thanksgiving, holiday shopping, entertaining my parents on their 4-day visit, and getting the apartment decorated for the holidays. It has been a whirlwind week!

But I had to come down a few octaves and remember that final exams are next week! YIKES!

If you know me at all, you know that whenever I get anxious, stressed, nervous, or worried my jaw locks up, I get physically ill, and fall apart at the seams! I get stage fright. I get cold feet. And with exams, I get stupid. Literally. I forget everything I ever learned and feel like a helpless newborn baby. It is not a pretty sight.

To make matter worse, my phoenix lost a wing on Monday. It fell off 30 seconds before I set it on the shelf to be graded. My instructor pouted with me and said I could fire all the pieces and super-glue them together afterwards. :-(

As I sit and write this post my husband (Jamie) and my best friend (Slavica) are out shopping for my Christmas presents. I can only hope they aren't at Home Depot, Circuit City, Sports Authority, or Jewel Osco! LOL!

Despite the final exam panic and my phoenix mishap, I am feeling confident in my performance this semester. I was happy to get back my last English test and got a 100%! And I got my ANTH 304 research paper back and got an 'A' with very positive and back patting remarks from Breidenbach. And I got my last Globalization test back today with an 'A-.' So I guess I am doing something right for once!

Thanks for hanging in there with me as I discover what all my life is meant to be. I am so fortunate to have such great friends and family! All the notes, calls, and even flowers really mean a lot to me! You all keep me going and make me realize my efforts truely are worth the effort!

Keep warm this week, and sing a Christmas carol for me!