Almost

So today's the final push. I have orals at 11 and then hopefully I will be A.B.D. It's strange I haven't really celebrated passing writtens. Maybe it will seem more real this afternoon. Honestly, I've been so stressed out, and then with the news that a friend lost her son this weekend, it hasn't really seemed terribly important. Dealing with that tragedy has made these tests seem like not such a big deal after all. Every time I hug Leo I think about her never being able to hug Nick again. Unspeakably sad.
I do hope i will be able to celebrate, though, because I have never worked so hard for anything, and it would be a shame to not be able to acknowledge it.
I have, however, lost no time in starting work on my dissertation. I am really excited about being able to spend all my time writing and researching. Yes, I am a nerd.
Anyway, it's been an intensely stressful few weeks, and this is rambling and semi-incoherent. All I can hope is that life will normalize soon.