FINALS

They're here!  The worst part of every semester.  There's truly nothing good about finals.  I have taken two so far, with two to go.  At every other school and in every other class I have been an excellent test taker.  But in law school, I'm not.  Or...at least I think.  Actually, I have no idea, and this is one of the reasons law exams are stupid.  I could have gotten two A's or two C's; I have no idea or instinct about how I did. And when I find out, it still won't make sense.  What's more, three hours of derranged legal memo drafting based on a complicated hypothectical fact pattern does not demonstrate in the slightest what kind of advocate I can be.  And to top it off, the merit-based scholarship system is dysfunctional and really just a bait-and-switch tactic.

And despite all of this, I freak out about grades.  I pull all-nighters to study.  I get stressed out and I can't sleep at night when I want to.  And I will probably check out CampusConnect compulsively until grades are posted. 

But, despite all of that, I am going to really enjoy my three weeks off! 

I've made a list of things I plan on doing:
1.  Visit my niece (Johnny and Andrea's baby), Kenley Grace
2.  Learn to knit
3.  Christmas shop/finish making presents (lots of scarves this year...I'm crocheting them!)
4.  Go to Rochester, NY, with Cliff to visit my grandparents
5.  Watch the Bears win the division
6.  Learn to snowboard
7.  Read ahead for next semester
8.  Visit Emily Hunt


All the list continues to grow.  It's what's motivating me to get through next week.  And I think you will understand, when you see this unbelievably adorable and precious two-day-old little girl!  (She was born 11/29).