5 semesters down, 3 to go

Alright, so its been forever since I've blogged. Time certainly flies by when you're bombarded with finals! Luckily I can now say that I am officially done with the Fall 2007 semester! This past week I've had 3 papers due and 4 exams, so needless to say I am so relieved that it's all over and done with. I had my last two finals at 8am and 10:30am yesterday, and wrapped up the semester by totally crashing at around noon. Okay warning: I'm going to be super geeky here for a minute (even more so than I usually am). Its not even all of the work that is the worst part of finals. I mean, yeah, its overwhelming and sometimes you feel like there isn't enough time in the day to get everything done. Really, though, the worst part is the stress of how much finals impact your grades. Theoretically, you can have an A in the class - which you have obviously spent the last 3 months working hard for - and have that ruined in the 2 hours it takes to bomb an exam. Okay so clearly I'm a bit psycho about my grades (I prefer to call it being a perfectionist) but now I'm just anxiously waiting to see how I did. Ughh....

These past few weeks weren't all about finding time to study though. I went to the Winter Ball with some of my fellow Ambassadors last Friday night. I had a pretty good time despite not being much of a dancer. Its always fun to see everyone get all decked out, and everyone looked gorgeous! : ) I unfortunately didn't take any pics myself but once I get some from my lovely dates I will be sure to post them up here.

Also, now that finals are over I can finally enjoy Christmas time in the city! The snow and the cold weather seem so much more harsh when you're battling through them to get to an exam that you've been dreading for the last 3 months. But its funny how that kind of changes when you actually have time to breathe. Sure, its kinda sucky being out in the cold walking everywhere, but that's the only way that you can see how pretty the city looks in the winter! There are Christmas lights up everywhere, and everything looks so nice all lit up with the snow. Being in Boston really gets you in the holiday spirit, and I'm so happy to be done with finals so I can actually enjoy it! : )