Last week of bar exam study. I finally found a quiet close place to study--the library at UW-Bothell. It has a beautiful reading room and during the summer the campus is idle. The campus is surrounding by trees and is right next to a protected wetland. Very northwest and peaceful. It is only 15 minutes from our home too. Last week I studied at home and that worked for a few days but then the tv was too much of a temptation. At the library, there is nothing. I also enjoy the energy that a college exudes...just the atmosphere helps.
The exam schedule seems exhausting; I hope I have the energy. The exam starts at 8 and the first break is at 10:15 (for 30 minutes). Then an hour lunch at 1. The day is over at 4:15. The next day is the same. Thursday will be from 8 to 10:15 and then it is over!
I will be running the Seattle Seafair 8k on the 26th right before the Seafair Torchlight Parade. It's a annual Seattle tradition. My father used to run the the race in the 80s...it was a 10k back then. I'm happy it got reduced.
to bed and then another great day of studying to look forward to!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
We made it!
We arrived in Woodinville on Tuesday, July 1 in the afternoon. We have not unloaded our truck; it is sitting in the Olsons' driveway but we'll do it this weekend after the apartment becomes available.
We drove from Austin, Minn. to Billings, Mont in one day. I do not recommend that to anyone...not even if you are driving a Ferrari. It took 16 hours. We drove through 2/3 of Minnesota, all of South Dakota, 200 miles of the corner of Wyoming, and 100 miles into Montana. It was insane. Dad called me that night and said that he and Mom were putting us up in a hotel in Spokane the next night. (We had planned to drive all the way to Seattle the next day.) The hotel in Spokane was super nice...much better than any hotel we stayed in along the way. The hotel had a pool and a hot breakfast and plenty of parking. Parking that thing was the biggest pain. I developed a love for truck stops in Montana. Plenty of large parking lots and everything you need in one stop...even purses and shoes---cute purses and shoes with a western flair.
So the drive from Spokane to Seattle was very manageable. We drove right to the Olsons' to separate the truck from the car and my anxieties ceased. The car is still broken and overheats if sitting in traffic but we are still driving it around.
I am trying to find places to study and trying to focus. I will go to Bellevue library on Saturday. I'll be able to read essays and learn rules.
Dave and I are going to take my parents' dog for a walk on the slough.
Thanks all for your prayers.
We drove from Austin, Minn. to Billings, Mont in one day. I do not recommend that to anyone...not even if you are driving a Ferrari. It took 16 hours. We drove through 2/3 of Minnesota, all of South Dakota, 200 miles of the corner of Wyoming, and 100 miles into Montana. It was insane. Dad called me that night and said that he and Mom were putting us up in a hotel in Spokane the next night. (We had planned to drive all the way to Seattle the next day.) The hotel in Spokane was super nice...much better than any hotel we stayed in along the way. The hotel had a pool and a hot breakfast and plenty of parking. Parking that thing was the biggest pain. I developed a love for truck stops in Montana. Plenty of large parking lots and everything you need in one stop...even purses and shoes---cute purses and shoes with a western flair.
So the drive from Spokane to Seattle was very manageable. We drove right to the Olsons' to separate the truck from the car and my anxieties ceased. The car is still broken and overheats if sitting in traffic but we are still driving it around.
I am trying to find places to study and trying to focus. I will go to Bellevue library on Saturday. I'll be able to read essays and learn rules.
Dave and I are going to take my parents' dog for a walk on the slough.
Thanks all for your prayers.
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