Crunch Time!

And it all comes down to this... I only have one week and two days left of my freshman year. I took my last anatomy exam on Thursday and I am totally relieved to be done with that class (assuming I passed... we'll see)!!! I knew everything there was to know about all the systems of the body, or so I thought.  I studied SOOOOO much and thought I was totally prepared for the exam, but then it was REALLY difficult... I wasn't the only person that felt this way though, everyone agreed it was much more difficult than we all anticipated. There's nothing I can do about it now except wait and see if I passed. Since prayers are outside of time, I'd appreciate any prayers you all could say for me that I passed! Now that anatomy is over, I have so much to do for all of my other classes.  I have a three page research paper due tomorrow, a five page paper for literature due thursday, statistics final thursday, human growth and development final friday, take-home literature final due next tuesday, and my psychology final next tuesday.  It's all spread out so I don't feel overwhelmed (yet) and I'm pretty confident none of it will be too difficult.  I just need to crack down and get it all done.  After it is all done I will move the rest of my stuff out of my room and head home for the summer!! I can't believe how the time has flown! It seems like I was just moving into my dorm yesterday and now it's all empty and bare again.  I moved pretty much everything except my futon out this weekend and brought it all home.  It will be really weird living in my empty room for a week with nothing on the walls or in my closet or drawers... It's definitely bittersweet being done with this year.  I'm excited for summer and to be done with this year of school, but I'm not ready to leave SLU and my friends here. It's so weird thinking forward to the fall when my friends and I won't be living on the same floor or even in the same building.  I'm going to miss just walking across the hall to ask a question or hang out, or just chilling in the hallway talking.  It'll be weird not seeing all of them for three months, but I am excited to see my friends from home for those three months (at least most of my friends). 

This weekend was a jam packed weekend! I came home early Friday.  My family enjoyed a simple meal then went to my sister's college graduation! I'm so excited and proud of her that she is moving on to the next phase of her life! Way to go Sara! The ceremony was extremely long and boring, but worth going to to support my sister.  My dad and I had a fun time people watching and making fun of people's names.  We had Mr. Babylon behind us- he wouldn't stop talking! It was quite ironic that we were at Sara's graduation with a guy behind us that never stopped talking... Then Saturday I went to a play put on by very amateur actors, but the informality of it made it hilarious! It was performed by friends of my parents.  Then today was Mother's Day.  I got to spend the day with my entire family and my grandparents.  We celebrated my niece's baptism! We're all so excited that she is a part of our faith community now! I'm so thankful for the opportunity to be home for this special occasion and to spend it with my whole family.  I also got to watch the season finale of The Amazing Race!! my favorite show!! I'm so thankful for my mom and everything she has done for me! She's so amazing! Tomorrow morning I get to ride a train or bus back to St.Louis and crack down to get everything done to finish out my year strong! 

A story about my mom-

My mom offered me pudding once...