Five for Friday
Apr. 20th, 2018 07:59 pm1. I got the most amazing card from ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
shaddyr. It's covered with gemstones! She says I remind her of jewels! *hearts in eyes* Thank you so much, sweetie.
2. The Undergraduate Conference was today, and my students rocked it! Hell, *I* rocked it. Our panel was based on the event/program from last week and our research, and OMG I LOVE THESE STUDENTS! I've been teaching college English for almost twenty years now, and this is the first time I've ever wanted to be friends with students. LOL They are graduating this month, so I hope they take me up on my offer to stay in contact. This has been the most professionally rewarding academic year I've had in a long time.
3. I've got a book review coming out in the September edition of TWC, so I'm excited about that.
4. We're making an offer on a house on Monday. So terrified. So exhilarated. Nausexcited. IDK Such a huge step. This house is perfect. I'm terrified we're not going to get it. I'm terrified we are going to get it and then somehow find ourselves in terrible financial straights. It's so scary. But also, I've felt like we've been in a holding pattern for a couple of years now, and I've been ready to grow and move to the next stage, and this is part of that. Expect more house posts to be forthcoming (either of the devastated variety or of the ecstatic OMG moving and nesting variety). I have no reason to believe it won't go through; it's been on the market for awhile now with no takers. When we went to get preapproved for a loan, we were told we could basically buy anything we wanted; the loan officer said we have old people credit. I mean, my FICO is 802. So, it's going to happen unless something super bizarre goes down. *squeal* I'm going to be relying on y'all for interior decorating advice liek whoa.
5. ( The Social Contract by Ardrey )
shaddyr. It's covered with gemstones! She says I remind her of jewels! *hearts in eyes* Thank you so much, sweetie.2. The Undergraduate Conference was today, and my students rocked it! Hell, *I* rocked it. Our panel was based on the event/program from last week and our research, and OMG I LOVE THESE STUDENTS! I've been teaching college English for almost twenty years now, and this is the first time I've ever wanted to be friends with students. LOL They are graduating this month, so I hope they take me up on my offer to stay in contact. This has been the most professionally rewarding academic year I've had in a long time.
3. I've got a book review coming out in the September edition of TWC, so I'm excited about that.
4. We're making an offer on a house on Monday. So terrified. So exhilarated. Nausexcited. IDK Such a huge step. This house is perfect. I'm terrified we're not going to get it. I'm terrified we are going to get it and then somehow find ourselves in terrible financial straights. It's so scary. But also, I've felt like we've been in a holding pattern for a couple of years now, and I've been ready to grow and move to the next stage, and this is part of that. Expect more house posts to be forthcoming (either of the devastated variety or of the ecstatic OMG moving and nesting variety). I have no reason to believe it won't go through; it's been on the market for awhile now with no takers. When we went to get preapproved for a loan, we were told we could basically buy anything we wanted; the loan officer said we have old people credit. I mean, my FICO is 802. So, it's going to happen unless something super bizarre goes down. *squeal* I'm going to be relying on y'all for interior decorating advice liek whoa.
5. ( The Social Contract by Ardrey )
