DONE WITH FINALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for now, at least, and that's all i care about

this has been a very yucky quarter. definitely the worst i have had here. i am so glad to kick it in the tookus on the way out. Buh-bye.

my ninth final was this morning at 8 (two friends were here at 630 to cram before the exam. Yeah, ME, up at 630 studying with friends). i've been flying by the seat of my pants all week. minimal prep time for each exam, try, the night before?? not my usual style but the lesson i can take from this week is that..... well, i guess i can do that! So SCREW all of this working so hard. Apparently it's completely superfluous.

I shouldn't speak so quick, i haven't seen four of my grades yet, but i think i'm in pretty good shape.

Today I am taking the day OFF!!!!!!! I got a haircut, and i think it's still long enough to do an updo for Darcy and Chris' big day :) I bought TWO pairs of shoes. Go, Payless! I also decided to really indulge, Aunt Cathy style, and I got a pedicure (i couldn't believe that it only costs $19 around here, i'm going to do that a lot more often now!!) I feel fabulous. Well, exhausted, but still fabulous.

I am headed out soon for lunch on a patio with Steph, Sherri, Kimmie, and Ashley. Yup, i'm wearing my new shoes :) Brown faux-suede 3" pumps with a small shoelace bow at the front. Twinkletoes, you may want to drop by Payless, these are really your style :)

Tomorrow i get to scramble for final arrangements for Saturday's 12-hour mountain bike race, to which our cycling club is sending two teams. Then I work in the evening. Then Saturday, I get to spend on my bike most of the day. Siren has been so lonely, she'll be happy to play in the mud! Our teams don't even intend to be competitive, we're all beaten to crap from the quarter we just finished. But boy, we're going to have a fun day :) Twelve people, three dogs, two teams, a grill, a tent, 80 degrees and sunny, and 15 miles of windy rollercoaster singletrack. Yay!