Free at Last!

"Free at Last! Free at Last! Thank God Almighty, We are Free at Last!" So, I hope it's not too horrible of me to quote that (b/c it says "god" and it's something that represents the equality of blacks and whites), but that's kinda how I feel... FREE! I just spent the last two weekends (yes, only like 5 or 6 actual days) doing my independent study class (ENGL 312, Persuasive Writing). I started back in April and completed all the easy stuff (5, 10-question quizzes) and then just waited to do all the big readings and essays until I had the time. I soon realized that it was now August and I will NEVER have the time to write 48 pages and read 300 pages of text, so I should probably just do it ASAP. So I did. I worked on it during the weekends for the last two weekends and just now got it done (5 minutes ago, Sunday 8/7/11). I definitely did not read those 300 pages, but I did write those 48 pages and it didn't become horribly agonizing to complete until the last page and a half. I was 500 words away from finishing and I had a complete road block and my mind just went blank. ANYWAY... that doesn't matter...

(Although the deadline to complete it to ensure I graduate on time was the 22nd of July, I don't really care because I got it done!!! 2 weeks, 2 shmeeks, it's done!)

I still have to do a 25 question final for this class and an 80 question final for ECON 110 which will be complete agony (the 80Q, not the 25Q), but after that I will be a college graduate. Now I can move on to bigger and better things, like getting an official job so I can get Ben through college (debt free, that is). He's going to finish, but without a job, we just might have some debt. So start praying... I know I am. I'll be sure to keep you updated (who "You" is, i'm not sure, but i'm ok with that).

The last note before I go to bed... I was wanting to wait to post this until I was for real, FREE AT LAST, but that won't happen until wednesday and by then i might be so sick of typing on the computer that I won't touch it for a week! (yeah, right..) But I'm also not one of those people who can write blogs and not publish them. I feel like I would go back and feel embarrassed about what I wrote days before and then I'd never write anything. So, I am writing/publishing/finishing this post. Just like I did my class (almost).

Sorry this was so long, if anyone gets through the whole thing and isn't asleep, and lives in the orem/provo area, I'll buy you a $0.99 frosty (the best kind of frosty). p.s. I also just watched "you've got mail" and LOVED IT. but i'll talk about our movie habits in another post (with pictures) We've been watching a lot lately. ok, ok. for real. that's all. goodnight!

-Natalie