Almost done

Sooooo. The end is almost here--and I can't believe its almost over! The past couple of weeks have been filled with so many school projects, work projects and the like that I litterally didn't know what way was up for many days. I'm not going to ramble about how much school work I did for the final push to the end but merely say that it has ended up being a good semester grade-wise including that nasty biology class that the State of Missouri forced me to take. On that note as of noon today I only have one final next week--which will be a breeze. Otherwise I'm officially done, done, done.

On Tuesday night I rode in the Joplin Christmas parade which was a blast even though it was 9 degrees outside and the parade lasted 3 hours. It was a lesson in layering...two pairs of biking pants, 1 pair of sweatpants, 4 shirts, two pairs of gloves and two pairs of socks....supplemented with frequent sips of heavily spiked eggnog. :) All in all it was a great time and a good way to sortof say goodbye to members of the biking club who I won't be seeing again due to the much anticipated transfer to Dallas.

This afternoon I have a conference call, then its time to pack for 4 days of Audits and take off the 3.5 hour drive to St. Joseph. It will be great to not think about school, worry about projects coming due or any of that stuff. I know that within a week or two I'll be going stir-crazy from boredom but at the immediate moment I'll be really happy to just veg out and watch some mindless TV while drinking an appropriate holiday beverage.....Relaxation here I come!

Packing for San Antonio has not yet begun.....I know, I know, I'm getting there. First order of business is to procure some boxes (very important items for moving), or so I've been told. After that it will be a combination of frantic completion of the annual Audit pack review and getting my desk clerk Nick certified as a MOD. Then I can worry about the other stuff.

So essentially I just wanted to touch base with everyone, let you know that I'm still alive and that light at the end of the tunnel just keeps getting brighter!!!! Can't wait for Sarah, Ryan and Jeff to get here....

Darn those pop-up blockers----everyone is going to have to suffer through the spelling errors cause I don't have time to go back and re-read this for errors as the pop-up blocker is working to well!