deep breath & put it in perspective.

yep. sometimes i just have to remind myself to breathe.

it's getting to the final stretch though. :]

i had a met reg exam on monday, and i did pretty well, especially considering how much i studied [or didn't study in this case.] i had my final paper for ch due monday as well, and i had to work on sunday, so it was very stressful trying to fit everything in. i think i managed to study only around 5 or 6 hours for met reg, but i ended up with an 89.5%. i'm happy with that score. i think it might even curve up to an A. [i have to give major kudos to james for helping me prepare. he pretty much taught me everything i needed to know about the isoprenoid pathway, which turned out to be heavily emphasized on the exam. so yeah. he's pretty much amazing.]

now i just have my ch final tomorrow morning. [i still need to study quite a bit.] then i have my met reg final on monday morning. [i need to review all the pathways, so i have a good deal of studying to do for that one.] i also have work on sunday, so i have to keep that block of time crossed off. plus, i have to finish up grading some papers for the freshmen class that i taught this semester.

once those things are completed, i can finally start to prepare for christmas. i have no idea what i'm getting anyone, but i'm hoping some ideas will magically pop into my head. ha.

i think james, liz and i are going to the city on wednesday, so perhaps i can do some shopping there. maybe not though... i might just go to the ocean and unwind. :]

& & some other exciting news... james isn't going to take his winter class, so he can go to vegas with us for new years. i'm so happy about that. i was stressing about whether or not to go, but now i don't have to decide. my sister is going to be there along with two of my uncles and their wives, so it will be a lot of family time. plus i probably won't get to see paul and amanda for too long on christmas, so it will be nice to see them again. thinking about the fun things that are coming up is definitely helping me get through this last little bit of school.

ok. back to my books now. i hope everyone is getting excited for the holidays and not stressed out.