And the verdict is…

Satisfactory! That meager word doesn’t quite convey the sense of accomplishment and significant weight off my shoulders, but since the choices are either that or unsatisfactory, I’ll take it! The master’s exam was much more conversational than I expected, which was a relief considering I was prepared to be blindfolded and led in front of a firing squad. So now there’s just one research paper and one final exam and I am done.

As a reward I get my choice of what we’re doing tonight. I think I’m saving the fancy dinner for the very end, so sadly the next most exciting thing is moving our furniture into our living room for the very first time. (It beat out stripping trim by a very narrow margin). That should be fun considering our yard and porch are covered by a mixture of ice and snow, and our newly formed acute paranoia about getting any moisture on our floors. I’m envisioning one person getting to the door, shoes off, then carrying it in a few steps, then second person shoes off and gingerly setting it down on the bed of feathers we lay out to protect the floor from the furniture. Ok, maybe we’re not that crazy, but we did get felt pads for all the furniture. We’ll try to get some pictures up over the weekend. There’s still a lot to go but moving into our living room for the first time is a significant milestone to be sure.