graduation (of a different sort) 365.351

The past six weeks I have been attending a class for new moms, getting to know other new (and amazing) mothers. These woman have been an inspiration to me and have helped me with transition into motherhood. Thank you ladies!
Unlike my graduation this graduation was marked by putting all the babies in a circle. They are all so cute... see if you can spot my son.

b-school babies 365.349

we were due a month apart. I was two-ish weeks early, she was two-ish weeks late. funny how the babies are roughly the same size. Welcome to the world little man Ruben and I look forward to play-dates together!

visitor 365.328

today one of my b-school friends, Martha, came over. we talked about job hunting, families and the rest of stuff that we now have time to talk about now that school is over. The most important part is that she held Ruben (and she didn't break him!)
later on Will and Jackson were playing in the hall while I was nursing Ruben. I realized that there haven't been so many Jackson shots recently, Ruben has taken center stage. Our dog has amazing muscles that are really quite beautiful, hard to capture in a picture though.

friends and the future 365.327

today I went to costco with Jason. we took our kids, they were for the most well behaved. (Jason's son is 7 months old and Ruben is 7 weeks in this picture) while we were driving and talking realized that our kids will most likely be in the same class in school. its a good thing we all like each other, because we will be in one anothers lives for a long time

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.

school friends 365.293

Gena came over before her class tonight to meet the little man. He was so happy to see her that he didn't spit on her at all! (he saves that for mommy!)

tourist or something else 365.267

something else... only two papers left! yipee!

what its meant to be 365.259

today my isight wasn't working. so there is supposed to be a picture of me, working on a paper. i can tell you that i wasn't happy, both with the paper and the non-working isight. sorry but for today there isn't a picture. but close your eyes and imagine me working on a paper and being cranky about technology.

five 365.244

thats how many papers i have left this semester, which also means EVER! yipee! i have a new appreciation for the number 5.

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.

new leaf? 365.229

today i had my last first class of b-school. its a beautiful day. to celebrate this, the professor suggested and enthusiastically agreed to have class outside. i am not complaining it was great to be outside, but not being able to use the bathroom for the duration of class was distracting

uninspired 365.222

its a really busy week at school, i meant to take pictures of the glorious spring that is happening outside but alas, i forgot. instead you get this; me not sure what to take a picture of aside myself.

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?

flash-cards 365.207

my final is tomorrow. i have condensed. i am a flashcard learner, it does not always help for long term retention but for spitting out definitions or formulas on an exam, flash cards are where its at. wish me luck.

must condense 365.206

i know that everyone hates finals, its the time of year when you have to condense all you have learned into succinct little nuggets of information. as i study i usually sprawl, as sprawls go this one was pretty contained but it did give me a sense of everything i have to remember before the final, hmm its bad news when there is more to remembered than you seem to have space for.

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!

8.5 x 11 one-side hand written 365.201

this is what a sanctioned cheat sheet looks like (part-way done) i know its backwards but trust me you wouldn't be able to read it anyway. i never knew i could write so small and say so much. finance final tomorrow am. wish me luck

the end of a long day 365.199

this evening i finished the project, its submitted and while it was exhausting i feel a sense of pride of having accomplished it.

today i also i found out that my pictures, my emails, my address book, my calendar, my school documents, my wedding documents (speeches in particular) . . . this list could go on, are forever gone. (if you are someone who has any of these things please email them to me i want them back!) the people who i put much faith in, called me this afternoon to tell me that my hard-drive data is non-recoverable, they can't even get one complete piece of data off of it. its a paperweight, no its worse than that because its not even pretty. so this afternoon i cried and i fought off a headache and i finished my project. life goes on and it could be worse, much, much worse.