The Bar Exam is Over!

Hallelujah!







The Bar Exam in the great state of Washington ended at noon today after two and a half days. I have my husband back after 6 weeks of absolute misery (his obviously, but mine too in a different way). D is the guy that logged in the 12-14 hour days of study over the last 6 weeks and is clearly the one that needs to revel in the glow of the unfolding moments. But, me too...it has been a long, rough road these last 3 years and especially this last 6 weeks. I'm glad they are over. To D: Congrats on getting through this insanity. I'll go on the record right now by saying: LAW SCHOOL is way harder than MED SCHOOL. Consider this fact if you are in the position to pick one of the two.

We've been celebrating this afternoon, D and I. The Hendrickson family gifted Denny with a bottle of champagne as a graduation gift last month. D decided that today was the day to bust it out; the Bar Exam is past, the results are pending, and the relief is palpable.

Tonight we'll eat out, the 4 of us, at The Brooklyn. Steak is on the menu for the guys and as for we gals, we'll see. Chris is the designated driver bless his heart. D and I still have a champagne buzz going on.

Life will change considerably around here now that the Bar Exam is history. Our lives have been on hold for a long time. Maybe we (D) can get to that broken garage door, the crispy, brown lawn that is a foot high with weeds, and other stuff that gets shoved aside when pressing issues intervene. All this in time though; right now we need to celebrate and D needs to chill out in whatever way that's right for him. He has a mini-trip planned next week to the "beach" (Washington style) and that sounds like just what the doc/lawyer needs.

Yeah!