really and truly done!

My 1L year is really, truly, honestly, no-I'm-not-lying done! I submitted my law review write-on paper today, that sneaky little coda to finals that turned out to be as much work as preparing for another final. I have recycled all of the scrap paper that had grown near my desk. There are no more practice exams lining the floor, no notes, no first drafts of my paper, no citation scraps. It was an intellectual archeology dig; my sample civil procedure exams were at the bottom of the pile. Was my civil procedure exam really only a month ago?

This past weekend I also moved out of my little apartment near the school, the den where I spent a few nights a week to eliminate a long commute. My husband and I were both nostalgic as we carried out my lumpy futon and cheap Ikea desk. Having the apartment was like having a dorm room that I didn't have to live in permanently; neither one of us expected to get so much fun out of what we originally considered a utilitarian requirement.

My poor husband, taking one for the team, has come down with the nasty cold that I usually get after finals. I am tired, but not sick. He, on the other hand, is sniffly, tired, and sounds like a bad Janis Joplin impersonator.

We were going to go out and celebrate, but the most we managed was a walk and then a chicken noodle soup dinner. That's okay. A quiet evening at home with my husband and assorted pets, with no finals or law review hanging over me, is glorious.