well halle-freakin-lujah.

for those of you who read my blog, i apologize that nothing interesting has been put here recently. to be honest, my brain power is pretty limited these days. for the past five weeks or so, i have been writing papers, studying, cramming knowledge into my brain....trying to sleep, rest, and eat...and all in a 24 hour day. It's been a nightmare of work. I wake up thinking about Aphasia or cysts on the vocal folds, and fall asleep thinking about the impending doom of a test, or worse--how those cysts formed on the vocal folds. I know: ewww.

But halle-freakin-lujah! The end is in sight! My last final is Monday night, and I just have a few more assignments/paperwork to finish before then. I can't even begin to describe how excited I am. And I literally mean "can't". Don't have the brain power anymore!

And, I want to add that in spite of how crazy my life has been these past few weeks, I am SO BLESSED. My brothers live here, my sister-in-law lives here, one of my best friends lives here, and I am so grateful for my grad school friends.

xmas

well, well, well, blogging world, it has been quite some time since i visited you.

but i visit now with this lovely and comforting christmas carol [with a few personal comments in the margins]:

God rest you merry, Gentlemen, [oh where are you sweet, sweet rest and sleep?]
Let nothing you dismay, [like finals?]
For Jesus Christ our Savior
Was born upon this Day. [yay Christmas is near!!!]
To save us all from Satan's power,
When we had gone astray. [yup]
O' tidings of comfort and joy.
Comfort and joy. [the end is in sight]