Walking Backwards

I'm done, I'm done, I'm done!!!!! I just wrote the closing paragraph of my last paper, due tonight. WooHoo!!!! I don't think I did so well on my Lit. final, but my fantabulous grades from the rest of the semester should slide me in to the easy A position. My Lit. teacher also offered (without me even asking) to write a letter of recommendation to UT for me because I kick so much ass! Okay, he didn't say it like that (and he offered it to the rest of the class), but just knowing that I have one of those taken care of takes a load off of my shoulders. Only two more to go. Now as to where I am going to get the three-grand per semester of tuition, that is another story.

More good things; I got to go to the opera after all :). My brother's date had to cancel at the last minute on Monday night and, after he called about seven other people, he asked me if I'd like to go instead. I had a conference with my philosophy professor that evening, but was willing to rush it if it meant I could go to the opera. Travis and I showed up at my school dressed to the nines, so that was kind of awkward because it was a group review of papers type thing, but my teacher moved me up to first in line so that I wouldn't be late. The opera itself wasn't as good as the one I saw last year, but it was fun. The gentleman who sang the part of Figaro was awesome and the countess was also good. However, none of them blew me away like the soprano from last year's Turandot. After the opera we went for pancakes at Magnolia Cafe, which I love, but never get to go to. All in all, loads of fun.

Sadly, the next day I felt quite ill. Nicholas woke me up several times in the night and I seemingly had come down with a cold. Worse still, I accidentally took some nighttime cold medicine instead of the daytime formula I was hoping for. I spent most of the day on the couch and had to neglect some of my studying (this is probably why I didn't do so well on that test). Today I feel better, though it might just be the incredible relief I am feeling now that I have finished this semester, but the husband and the baby have fallen ill. They're on their own tonight so I hope the naps they are both taking right now make them feel better.