Please excuse my absence until Monday night at 9PM...

This has taken over my life.

Pray for me.

Bar Passage CELEBRATION!

PB arrived home on Friday night with a fancy bottle of champers. 

We cracked it open after our celebratory dinner on Saturday night... I took a video to commemorate the special occasion. PB extolls on the proper way to open a bottle of champagne... He's obviously a champagne pro!

Don't you think that a fancy bottle of champagne is simply the ONLY way to celebrate the BIG milestones in life?!

Stay tuned tomorrow for the full recap of the weekend-o'-celebration!

Beantown Prepster, ESQUIRE

It sure did.

I PASSED!

I'm BAAAAACCKKKKK!!!!

So as of 4:55PM tonight I am DONE with the Bar Exam. 

Now... that's not to say that I will not be taking it again in February, but here's hoping I surprise myself!

To get back into the swing of blogging let's do a little round of Bar Prep in NUMBERS!

10: Approximate number of lbs I've gained since graduation (Don't I WISH I were kidding. Operation Weight Watchers is back in FULL force tomorrow. We can't have any of THIS 10 lbs stuck to my thighs one day longer.)

9: Number of times I almost starting hyperventilating today.

8: Number of times I literally forgot & remembered the definition of larceny in any 15 minute stretch yesterday.

7: Number of times Humphrey brought Madre into my room last night and this morning to put him on my bed (and yes. he has steps. and yes. I have arms with which to pick him up.)

6: Number of times I woke up last night trying to remember the elements of a valid trust. (Unfortunately, it was the one thing I could NOT remember when I got to the, um, trust question. Typical.)

5: Number of hours of sleep I've been averaging since July1st... (Subtract 2.)

4: Number of degrees the room was for the Bar... (Literally. FREEZER.)

3: Number of Ivy-leaguers taking the Bar exam near me... (Smart bitches.)

2: Number of lattes I've been averaging per day from Starbucks (Please see #10.)

1: NUMBER OF BAR EXAMS THAT I HAVE COMPLETED!!!

Wait, is it really Tuesday already?

I apologize for my lack of blogging this week. I've been out.of.control BUSY! 

So I have to confess... Bar Prep REALLY stinks. It's kind of fun for a minute but then it becomes no fun when you realize that you've been doing it for 10 hours straight and aren't done. I'm not allowing my blog to turn into a whiney "I'm-so-pitiful-because-I-am-taking-the-Bar-exam" blog, so enough about that. 

MOVING ON.

This is a super big week... On Friday I fly to Raleigh for my BFF's wedding, in which I am a bridesmaid. We almost had a shoe debacle this weekend. I went into my favorite NRO Outfitters to pick up the required shoe (platinum Jack Rogers high wedges) and don't you know they are sold out of my size? Strike one. SO then we strolled up Charles Street where the folks at Curly Cakes simply twisted my arm and FORCED Madre and I to eat a cupcake (um, Heath Bar Cupcake? AMAZING.) We popped into Moxie and the shopgirl acted like I was speaking a foreign language when I asked for the Jack Rogers high wedge. I literally had to pantomime and speak slowly. Clearly not the brightest bulb in the box. Despite my pantomime and my furtive search of the store, they were also out of my shoe. 

We then went to the Burlington Mall (aka land-o-Paul Blart Mall Cop) where again, I was FORCED to choke down 8 Chick-Fil-A nuggets (It's terrible, always being force fed unhealthy treats) before we ventured into Nordstrom in search of the elusive shoes. Talk about HOT MESS. The shoe department was terrible. Again I tell the girl which shoes I want and she gives me a blank stare. I'm sorry, but how do you work at a relatively upscale department store and NOT KNOW what I mean when I hold up the mid-wedge and say "This, but higher- In the HIGH wedge?" So I think she gets it and then this guy comes up and hands me two boxes and says "Hi! You all needed the flat Jack's in platinum?" 

*This was the point when my sweet, patient demeanor wore off.*

Suffice to say I huffed out of the store before I pitched a full on hissy complete with hurling self onto the ground and screaming. As we wound our way to JCrew Madre found them on Endless.com and we ordered them. Cheaper than NRO & Nordy's and they had free 2-day shipping! Score. So they will be here tomorrow and if not, I'll be going barefoot.

Sunday I spent the day doing the last of my laundry and bar prep. We paused to take the pupster for a walk and then took an ice cream break. I had the "Birthday Cake Remix" with the sinless cake batter ice cream and it was really good! I couldn't really tell a difference between the full-fat ice cream and the sinless. It was tasty. 

Monday Madre and I hit up the outlets for a few items I needed and a PAIR OF WHITE JEANS. My white jeans from last summer are now too big and I was hoping to find an inexpensive pair to replace them. Totally struck out. JCrew "toothpick" white jeans were far too skinny fitting for me. Gap had ONE option and it was not flattering. Banana Republic had one option that was huge in the waist. Old Navy had a decent option but they were out of my size. 

*sigh*

No white jeans for me. 

Speaking of pants... or shorts... Those of you who follow me on twitter already know this, but can you believe that my Vineyard Vines shorts that I bought for my honeymoon and had worn ONCE literally fell apart on me Friday!? I mean, the left leg's hem fell out, the inside button came off and then midway through the day the outer pink button came off! They tweeted me saying they were sorry and were going to fix it buuttttt I've heard nothing since. You best believe I am bringing them into the Vineyard Vines store tomorrow and will be leaving with either a new pair of shorts or a refund. 

We came home and I again, did bar prep and packed. Really living the high life right now, eh?! 

This week brings bar prep by day, lunches with friends, by midday and packing by night. I fly back to Boston from Raleigh on Sunday. Madre is coming down with my bags and then after my 6 hour layover I board my flight to England. I promise that when I get to England I'll be on a more normal blogging schedule. This has just been a cray-cray few weeks!

How are Y'ALL?!?!?! 

I haven't been reading my blogs lately so give me updates!!!

PS- You know that I have like a million pictures I was going to upload, but alas my BB is dead & I still can't find my camera cord. And we know how boring I find blogs without pictures. 

(and if you don't, I'm sure you can surmise)

I am an absolute mess right now. 

DONE.

We kicked off graduation on Friday night at the Barrister's Ball...

We kept the party going Saturday during the Reception for Concentration Students & the Dean's Reception...

*BBMing as per usual*

*And I may or may not have eaten 3 plates of cheese with my champagne... or maybe 5... who's counting*

Then Sunday was the BIG day...

*I personally think this about sums it all up.*

Yes. Madre took a video. And put it on Youtube. I have no words. Except yes, the camera adds about 25 lbs. 

(That and that I always hoped my Youtube debut would involve me in a black catsuit a la Beyonce belting out "Single Ladies"... Maybe next week.) 

And I'm DONE. 

J.D. with an International Law Concentration WITH Distinction. 

(I put emphasis because that last bit was a little touch and go before my grades came in. Thank goodness I did well!)

Pardon me...

While I go fail Taxation of Business Entities.

I'll be back soon!

PS: I cut 6/7 ish inches off my hair. I don't know how I feel about this mommy-do I'm sporting.

(Excuse the bad bathroom self-portrait.)