Drum roll...please!

Well, the final decision is in and my dream study desk will be remaining just that, a dream! It will be a dream I can continue to strive for next year. Thankfully, my new home away from home is just on the other side of my first choice. Guess it could have been a lot worse. Have spent the day breaking in my carrel. Books are scattered about. Pens for every highlighting opportunity lay in wait. Post-its sit silently waiting to be stuck. I have been here since 1pm. It is now 8pm and I still have a couple of hours to put in. Trust me, I am not an over achiever. Right now I just feel like I am trying to stay caught up and keep my head above water. There is such an amazing amount of information to first consume, then digest and finally retain. Consumption and digestion remain a tug of war between easy and "What did that just say?!?!? I don't speak Latin!". My bigger struggle is probably retention, remember what I read, what it meant and how to apply it to the bigger picture. Some days are better then others. Today, like last Sunday has been hard. I think continual study as well as very limited personal time is very difficult to get adjusted to. Sundays I am often alone and even though I study it is amazing where my mind wanders, something I am constantly having to reign in. Please keep me in your prayers.

Holding my breath...Crossing my fingers!

In just four days of law school, it is quite possible that I have literally read more then I did in over half of a semester in my undergraduate studies. In just four days I read and am trying to apply such concepts as diversity jurisdiction, doctrine of minimum contacts and vicarious liability. Everything is swirling around inside my brain, trying to take hold so it will never be forgotten again. One concept of law school that has taken hold and required little processing is competition. From the day I submitted my application for law school, competition began. It permeates the hallways...the classrooms...the library. It is here in the library I sit competitively staking out my territory for the best study carrel. The carrel requests for 2L students ends at 3pm and then it is turn for 1L students to throw their hats into the ring. As I sit here waiting to submit my application for my dream carrel, other 1L students are scurrying through the halls, map in hand trying to find the best carrel for them. Hearing competition is high for carrels on the third level of the library, I thought it best to start my search on the 1st level amidst the dusty old periodicals. It is there I first laid eyes on the carrel of my dreams, 105 B and it is there I now sit holding my breath and fingers crossed hoping the carrel is still available when my request is processed (and doing a little mental interior decorating of what I hope is to become my home away from home!). Situated snugly in a small back corner of the 1st floor I hope it goes unnoticed by others. Now, it is just a matter of waiting to find out if today will be the last day of my relationship with Carrel 105 B. I hope it is not!

Taking the detour! Join Me for the Wild Ride!

Have you ever planned to go on a trip? Sat down with your map, or I guess these days pulled up mapquest, and plotted out your exact course, but when you actually start driving down the road the trip has unplanned detours, stops and surprises? That is how you could describe my life right now! Over the last year, with God's guidance, there has be a major detour in my life, in a direction I would have never foreseen, yet alone believed. No longer do I live a carefree life filled with fun, friends and lots of "me" time. Nope, life is now filled with dusty books, very tight schedules and lots of study time. This blog is an opportunity to share my experience with my friends and family, many who have encouraged this detour and many of whom I miss dearly. I hope you enjoy getting a peek into my life as a law student as I enjoy writing it for you! I would love for you to visit my blog often and join me for the wild ride through this incredible adventure!