I came home from that trip, went straight to my mailbox and found my letter of acceptance to Law School waiting for me. The feeling was very muted because of the events of the weekend. The thing I had been waiting for, the letter I had been checking my mail incessantly for, was right there in my hands... but my dad had just died. So joy was hard to come by. Last night, I was at a party where I saw a friend who I don't talk to regularly and who I only keep in touch with through Facebook or Twitter or other internet modes of communication. He asked me if I had gotten accepted into Law School... I think that is when I realized that I very well may never have actually put the news out there that I was in. I know that most of my family heard the news just from phone calls and inquiries... but I don't know that I actually wrote it down. So there... I am going to law school. It starts in 13 weeks... 92 days to be exact.
I have been out to a couple of events that have helped me face this reality. I went to an all day event hosted by the law school (Texas Wesleyan School of Law) where I participated in a mock class led by one of the professors. We were given a case brief ahead of time to read and then we were able to answer questions about the case. That was a pretty cool experience. The entire day was like one big slap in the face with the reality that I was indeed going to law school. Just last week I went to a reception where I was able to meet and mingle with some current students and some of my future classmates. One of the greatest things about law school is the division of classes. For example, since I will be going part-time evening, there is only one section for that group. What that means is that everyone who is starting this fall in part time evening will be in your class. For the first year of law school, every class (with the exception of a smaller legal writing class) will have the same students in it. As I move through the following years, the classmates will change based on the courses I choose to take but that core group will always be there. So when I go out to events like the one last week, it is nice to be able to talk to a few people and get a feel for the people who will be going through the craziness with me.
My job is going great. This new division I have been moved to is growing like crazy. Our sales are doubling every single month, we are getting better and better at marketing our products appropriately and I am having fun at work every day. Which is a GREAT feeling. I am so blessed to have found this spot. And I am even more blessed that I am going to continue to be a part of this magic while I am going to law school. It is so much more rewarding than just waiting tables or something equally mundane.
Breighton is doing fantastic. He is counting down the remaining days he has in school. He is ready for summer. He is starting to take up an interest in cooking (YAY!) and so I am trying to nurture that. Yesterday we made mini-pizzas for dinner where we each chose our own ingredients and piled them on to our liking. We also made brownies (which are the devil and which I am going to send home with him). Today I believe the dinner of choice is spaghetti. I am trying to take the time to explain to him the ingredients I am using and why. I talk to him about the herbs and spices, let him smell them and taste them so he understands how they affect the food. He gave me the sweetest mother's day card where he said that he loves my cooking and thinks I look pretty when my hair is down (instead of in a ponytail - which is how it usually is on the weekend). So this weekend, I made a point to wear my hair down just for him. :)
Well, I think that is all I have to say for now. Hope this update finds everyone doing well. I will try to write a little more often over the summer as I TRY to learn how to relax a little before the whole thing passes me by. Once law school starts, I am going to try to commit to a minimum of one blog a month to keep everyone updated on how the journey is going. Until next time...
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