Yes, I'm alive

On Friday morning after the bar exam my home teacher texted me to ask, "Are you alive?"  Well, I didn't have my phone with me because I was madly doing errands so it was a couple of hours when I wrote back.  After that he texted back saying, "I was getting worried when it took so long for you to get back."  :)  So, I just wanted to assure the world that Yes, I am alive.  The bar exam is over.  I won't know until November how I did, but I'll let you know.  No worries.  Just like I'll tell you when I'm getting married or having a child or get a real job or anything of import.  For now, let's say that I feel very borderline about it. But I don't feel borderline about being done.  I'm relieved to be done.  If only there weren't so many, many other things to do now.  The wall of things I've pushed back, pushed back, pushed back is now crashing in on me.  But life can be boring if you're not busy.  Let me tell you, because I know.

For now, my good friend Lesli is here and we're having fun in my neck of the woods.  Here's the link to her blog.  You can read about yesterday's adventures and, since she's planning on posting throughout the week, adventures in the days to come.  I probably still won't be writing much for at least a couple more weeks (in addition to playing with Lesli, I need to move out, house-hop for a few weeks, finish the semester at work (including grading all those final papers), work on delayed legal cases, work on a new calling I got today, and a few dozen other things).  But, I do have one whole glorious month between semesters in which I hope to catch my breath, at least a little and maybe you'll see posts then. 

Thank you again for prayers and love.  

Oh, and I must say (because I tell things of import) that I am finally starting to really love Boston. It's gorgeous.  The summer weather is amazing.  I have friends who have been an amazing support group for me these past couple of weeks.  I love my ward.  Other things are coming together.  And life is just good.  I'm so grateful. 

p.s. This is really the last thing.  I've left the city twice in the past week (twice in the past 4 months) now and it's amazing how it has helped me.  Greenness as far as the eye can see, blue skies, quietness, water and vegetation and just country. I was definitely not made to be a city girl.  No, I wasn't.  But I will be.  And I'll love it.  I just don't know if I can manage to really wait until loans are paid off before I buy a car.  Hmmm, we'll have to see.