Thesis Defense: Check!

I accomplished a major milestone in my life yesterday. I successfully defended my Master's thesis! It still feels surreal. It went really well. The words came so freely during the presentation and I was able to answer my committee's daunting questions with ease (which was the scariest part of the whole defense). It was totally God! I have a few revisions to make before it's signed, sealed and delivered to be bound and finished - BUT the most challenging, stressful aspects of my thesis are behind me. Behind me... wow, that feels strange to say.

Yesterday was good. My mom and friend/sister Risa came to watch my defense. It was awesome seeing them in the audience, knowing I had their full support. We went to lunch @ one of my favorite Japanese restaurants. I also finally had the opportunity to run some "extremely put off" errands. One of them was getting my filthy car washed & vacuumed. I heart the shell carwash on El Norte in ESco btw--that's probably one of two things I actually miss there! Inside the mini mart they had my favorite.... Arizona Black & White tea! Yummm... that stuff is delicious! Kicking bootay on my thesis defense, spending time with two of my favorite people in the world, eating yummy food, getting some ish done and drinking Black & White tea... it couldn't have gotten much better :) I even ended my day watching a bit of football and going to bed @ a decent hour... slept well. Better than I have in awhile.

Today, on the other hand, has been quite the challenge. I've come to the realization that certain people in my life... whom I absolutely love and adore, are totally and completely selfish. You know, the ones who are all about themselves and nobody else. Me, me, me people... ya you know those types, I'm sure you have one or two in your own life. Lets just hope anyone reading is not one of those people. If you are, I hope you get something out of my blog that brings you to this realization.... and you stop this behavior immediately! Man... I tell you. What a way to rain on someone's parade! I know I shouldn't let them get to me but it's extremely difficuolt when I love them as much as I do. It's always more painful when someone hurts us that we love. The point of all of this, that we can all take and walk away with, is to just keep your lips sealed if you feel words lurking out that tear down rather than build up... discourage rather than encourage. You might save someone a lot of heartache!! Take the high road. The long and short of this... is that I should be feeling accomplished, enthused and carefree (which I do) but part of me also feels depleated and disrespected. I'm sure I'll write more of this "issue" tomorrow but for now I have to go.

I am SOOO ready for dance class tonight. I'm desperate for the hardwood floor that allows me to move freely without care or concern, without worry of someone, or anything. I am grateful for modern dance... and for the three hours that my mind can be still tonight.