It is finished.

Christmas Celebrations

I am ALLL done!

Let me tell you, that felt like the longest few days ever.

Without fail, Finals Week has shown to be a drama-filled week of mostly academic stress.

Last night as I was cramming for my last final I came to the point where I realized I needed to complain to Ana.  So I did. "I'm sick and my throat is killing me I'm angry and I've had this killer headache for 7 hours. Complain complain." Luckily, I have a compassionate friend who was in her compassionate mood...

Thennnnnnnn, I woke up this morning and as I was brushing my teeth, my sick self decided to gag and throw up.  Second time that it's happened this year.  Random fact: I haven't really legitly thrown up since I was twelve-years old.  So it was weird for me. Yes, you're welcome for sharing.

However, just as it usually goes....after I took my last final this morning, life seems to have been quite lovely of a time.  After finishing my final I went up to my professor, told him I was finished and that I wasn't going to take his extra optional exam.  He said "oh you're not? That's okay."  I then told him to have a good break...and then all hell (or heaven) broke loose.  He SMILED BACK AT ME with this face that was UNKNOWN to me and said "aw you have a good break too!"

That, my friends, has got to have been my favorite part of today.

This dude has not smiled ONCE the entire semester...in fact, after months of him frowning I eventually assumed it was the way that his face looked.  So seeing him smile such a nice, genuinely happy smile was CRAZY to me.  He's one of the professors that I respect the most at Mason, and his class has been one of my favorite in college, totally a plus.  I walked out of the class with this little joy in my heart like as if I was a really really cool kid....and out into.... snow!

So good.  So good.

I just found out that I got 15 out of 15 on my International Relations Theory final. Good, so good. :)

Now I'm gonna go do something slightly productive, like read.  :)

Ahh, winter break.  :)

~Esa Cita