One advantage of working is the lovely concept of the weekend. During
finals, weekends disappear. There is the time that you are taking
exams, and then there is all other time, all of which can potentially
be used for studying. It isn't all used for studying, of course, but
studying is always hanging there in the background.
In the judiciary, on the other hand, my work is done when the weekend
comes. It's not hanging over me at all, though I have been thinking
about it. But I'm not obligated to think about it, which is very nice.
In celebration, I went on an actual date with my husband. We had dinner
together then went to the Harry Potter movie. I hear that once the kid
arrives this sort of thing will seem strange and exotic, the sort of
wild and crazy goings-on that hip childless people engage in, but then
again, law school exams had the same effect.
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Today, most of Cambridge is out getting totally plastered. It's Suicide Sunday, the Sunday in May Week where you start drinking before you get out of bed. Drinking society initiations, sports club antics, everything happens today. I'm spending the day on a DIY date with my boyfriend, finally getting the rest of his room painted and his cupboards sorted. I can't wait :)
Have you told us when you're due (did I miss it)?
I think she said September. Do you know if it's a girl or a boy?
Sherry wins! Sept. 25th is the due date. It's a boy. I'll have to write a post about finding out about the gender -- that was a LOT of fun.
I'm so excited for you! I hope everything to come goes well. Did you have morning sickness during your exams?! There are so many things I want to ask but can't articulate!
I hate to rain on the parade, but enjoy those weekends for now before the concept gets fuzzier again. My weekends are still more clearly defined than when I was in school, but my responsibility for my work doesn't end when I leave work, and though I don't work a lot of weekends, I'm still expected to if necessary.
Oh yes, that's how my job was before I went back to law school. If there was a problem, I would respond to it, regardless of when it happened. I never had clearly free weekends like I do in the judiciary, though they were usually clearer than they were during law school finals.
I expect I will look back on these days with a great amount of nostalgia at some point.
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