tired parents 365.358

Today was a day like any other, except that seven years ago, the US endured a terrible terrorist attack. Ruben is far too young to understand it and I struggle with how much we would want to expose him to anyway. Nonetheless at the end of the day Will and I were tired.

graduate!!!!!! 365.324

I did it! I have an MBA!

Thanks to my family, especially my husband, for supporting me through this endeavor.

dean's dinner 365.323

today was the first part of my graduation festivities. we celebrated our accomplishments and as i sat there and listened to my friends win awards i realized just how far we've come.
Ruben also got dressed up for the event! I think he is excited that he doesn't have to listen all the finance, strategy and business talk anymore.

tired boys 365.273

after a long night of watching the celtics win my boys, they were tired. it was all they could do to muster the energy to go for a walk.

recycling 365.243

i know it doesn't look like much but after I completed a class, i was able to recycle the 200+ pages associated with it. it felt really, really good.

college graduate 365.218

yay eli!! today he joined the legions of other UM graduates. i learned many things at the commencement ceremony this morning but as i learned the most important is GO BLUE!

the following bonus picture if for those of you who know my in-laws, i present a classic pre-shot usually always better than the real shot.

why go to michigan? 365.217

to see young eli of course! today he started his graduation exercises with a ceremony in (one of) his departments. it was lovely with tons of fresh fruit for me to eat. michigan has a beautiful campus and i look forward to seeing more of it tomorrow when eli actually graduates

celebration shots 365.208

this is what happened after the final was over. can you say so happy its done?

this is what a final looks like when i am done with it 365.203

i am done with the last final for the week, one more next week then smooth sailing until the next semester starts. but let this picture be a warning to any final in the future... if you don't treat me nicely this is what happens to you!

what my head feels like 365.147

after the aforementioned finance project due yesterday and midterm today my head feels squishy. after class i had a great time out with the ladies at Cornwall's its so nice having energy enough to go out. i have much to look forward to this week, brother-in-law visiting, no classes this week and a visit from a good friend from NY yay!

politely covering my mouth 365.108

i was so not ready for a full day of school today. while i know this picture was taken at home. it could've easily been taken any of the 100+ times i yawned *during* class today.

last paper o the semester 365.82

my last paper. all thats left is one class where i get to watch the rest of my cohort present!

sick on couch 365.53

being sick is the most no fun

the small things 365.50

its the little things that keep me going. today i cleaned off the top of my bureau, this accomplished two tasks, a. the obvious and 2 making my husband happy, he unlike me does not appreciate the piles that are my life. the cleaning up of a pile makes his heart go all a flutter

portrait of a midterm 365.48

i am in process of taking my last midterm for the semester.

as mentioned earlier:

one quiz (did better than expected), two midterms, (taking one now, the other not my best work) one short paper, (handed in) one presentation (KIR rocked the casbah! yay malcom!) and all the other stuff that i regularly do in one week. (still happening)

accounting problem set 1 done. 365.18

its highly satisfying to be done and not worry anymore, now all the reading i have let fall by the wayside.