Spring Break, the time in a student's life when you get a taste for what life is like without classes. It's just a taste for what things will be like soon, but not now. Part of me loves it, part of me hates it. Love because I actually get to be spontaneous and have a life. Hate because I'm still thinking about school, but not actually doing it. My weekend is pretty full with celebratory events (friend's wedding, Grandma birthday party), so that means I actually need to do some homework this week since I don't have much time over the weekend to do it. I was going to be lame and just go home after work to get things done, but instead I met up with a friend and ended up in the Minneapolis St. Patrick's day parade. The parade itself is pretty uneventful. I was actually surprised at the amount of people who were there watching. We ended up going out of sushi after. It was so incredibly nice to just get to hang out with a friend and not feel rushed or distracted with thoughts of school. In the back of my mind, I knew I should probably be finishing a paper, but it was such a little worry, I barely acknowledged it. I just couldn't get over the fact that in 51 days, I will be able to do whatever I want whenever I want. Yes, I will still have to set aside some time to write my final paper for the program, but I won't be mandated to Tuesdays and Thursdays. I can choose any days I want! So exciting! As I get into retrospective mode, it makes me realize how hard these last two years have been. At first, it was manageable, but the second year is much more frustrating as we're so close to being done, yet, still have a lot to do. Because of this, spring break feels like a cruel trick. "You're almost done, so we'll taunt you with a week off". But at the same time, the week off is almost a necessity to re-charge and get the last surge of energy needed to get through the semester. The semester would be awful without the time off, so it's completely necessary, I just don't appreciate the mind games it plays on me.
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Countdown
Graduation: 51 Days
Thesis: 91 Days
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