2 finals done

so i wrote something last week during study week that i was supposed to post- but i never actually got around to doing it... oops! but just know my study week went well- consisted of doing a lot of errands & getting ready for my travels to Kenya & Tanzania after finals. i didn't really get a whole lot of "studying" in during the week, but come last weekend i was a prisioner in my room due to my favorite class.... ethics.... well the exam was at 5pm on tuesday night... it was in the sports complex and it was VERY intimidating.... they even had proctors watching us from the above viewing deck... i seriously felt like i was in a prison!
it didn't go too bad but after the exam ended at 8... yes, a 3 hour exam that took my almost the whole time!, i was POOPED. and i was wondering where the day had gone!

so on wed. i spent the day "studying"... actually it consisted of me, sarah and ellie hanging out- talking and laughing... we are all so over studying.

so last night i freaked myself out with how little i actually knew for my psych exam, so i forced myself to go to it... it was margrets last night so she made a yummy pasta dinner and terri and tamara came over as well.

it finally hit me that today is my 2 week mark until i leave the mcinnes. when i thought about this a few nights ago before going to bed, it just sort of hit me. i have all these mixed emotions of saying goodbye- i actually hate saying goodbye to people- but i look back at this semester and i cant help but to smile at all the memories i'll have of living with ali, margot & andrew. the past month or so i feel like i really connected with them and i'm officially part of their little family. margot is superwoman- i don't know how she juggles everything she does, and yet still has time to make sure i'm comfortable and enjoying myself- she really is the best host mom. ali and i have gotten closer & have sort of bonded over our not wanting to study for finals... but she has 7 exams for her occupational therapy degree so i can only imagine her pain. im dying with 4. haha. and andrew- oh man- he's a character. never ceases to amaze me what a great kid he is and how grown up he is for only being 11. and then of course there is ms. piggy and ernie (the pugs!) and big boy (the cat)... everything at 26 raapenburg road has been so kind and has really made this expereince worthwhile.

okay so now that i'm off my emotional kick- i just finished my psych. exam- not too bad. now i only have film genre and my religion exams left. my flim genre exam is Nov. 4 and my religion is nov. 10... so i got some time... good thing bc having 2 within 2 days was tough. im ready to kick back for the rest of today and tomorrow. (HALLOWEEN!- don't have a costume. still don't like the holiday. but i figure i need to at least do something to celebrate!)

alrighty i'm off to the gym now... phew- glad 2 exams are down!
hope everyone is doing great!
love & miss u all!