| 10:46a |
blessings, scootering and a crush on sand and sky
I was having trouble getting to sleep last night. Everything from the past semester was flashing past in my mind's eye- all the uni work, the people I didn't expect to meet, phrases that I had said or written that day. Another thing was that I was nervous. I had a final meeting with Jeremy today to get feedback for my dissertation, and I was worried about it. Even though I kept saying that I didn't care what sort of mark I got, when it came down to it, I cared a lot. I kept thinking about all the work that I put in, all the work I didn't put in, and that crazy night jamming everything together. I was thinking about how I didn't finish writing it until the night before, and all those hours I spent sitting in front of my laptop, just writing and writing and writing.
And so here I am now, feeling pretty chuffed. My meeting with Jeremy was over a little less than an hour ago. He gave me a distinction! He said that it was a "distinction plus plus plus plus"- just under a high distinction. I was so happy and relieved. "You know, I'm really happy with my mark," I told him, "because halfway through the project, I was worried that I wouldn't even pass." "I was worried, too," he replied. After I got my mark, I went and sat on this couchy thing outside, and I just thought of how thankful I was that it all worked out. Even though I put in a huge amount of work, the whole thing was a pretty big mess. I didn't know what I was doing or how I was researching for most of the time. And it was so hard to write the dissertation when I was feeling so sad back then. I'm so happy that God helped me to rely on His strength and wisdom. He was the one who gave me the stamina and the ideas to write everything that I wrote. God is such a gracious God. He has already given me so much, and He still gives me good uni marks as well. It is such a blessing to be rewarded for something you are passionate about.
Guess what? I'm going to Terrigal in exactly a week! How exciting! I forgot about the holiday for awhile- I became so swamped with uni work that I didn't really believe that I would ever actually make it to the time when it was all over. But now I have a crush on the holiday all over again. I'm catching the train in- how romantic! This is my first grown-up holiday. I've been away loads without my family, but that was for school camps, or Bible study retreats. This is the first time I've gone away on my own to hang with people my own age. Yay! I'm going to find a swimming costume now- one that doesn't come off in the surf! Though it still might be too cold up there to swim.
I brought my scooter with me to uni today, because I've got a bit of travelling to do. I think that my scooter really needs a name. My sister has named her drum kit- it's called Bonnie, or something like that. Anyway, I need to be strategic about the name I give to my scooter. You see, I can't give my scooter a name that I would give to my future daughter (if I were to have children). Having my scooter with me makes things a bit more fun! I have already been in trouble with a university security guard for riding it inside the university building. Oops. |