This weekend has been both hectic and oddly relaxed. Actually, I suppose the hectic started Thursday—I found out I'm eligible for a French exchange this summer, and I desperately want to go. I'd be spending July with a family in France, then someone in that family, my exchange partner, would come back to Canada with me in August. Wow.
It's fairly expensive, for eight weeks, but wouldn't it be worth it? It's about four thousand dollars, plus spending money…and I'd be taking a sever loss of pay. So really, the financial cost is huuuuuge. Almost, if not more, than next year's tuition.
Speaking of tuition…Friday, I got a letter from my second choice school, saying they've offered me early/conditional acceptance to the program! Then Saturday (…yesterday!) I checked online for my first choice's decision, to see if they'd started processing my application.
Guess what?
Early Acceptance, baby!
Oh sweet mother of toasters. This is fabulous! The only things missing in my application are A) my final transcripts, which will be sent in June; and B) an application/ approval for residence. (At this school, any first-year under twenty-one is required to live in res. Fine with me!)
So wait, what does this mean? It means next year, I don't have to go to my third-choice school and stay out here in Asscrack, Alberta. (My school is is Lower Back, Alberta—slightly less stinky!) And while this means I am unable to go to my true fist choice, U of Stirling, I'm okay with that. I doubt I'd be able to handle the distance right away, anyway. And the price…one hundred thousand for my Undergrad degree. I'll go there for a Master's in a few years.
Now that that's all out of the way…I've been baking! My pudding for Book Club went well, and the author we had visit wants to read my stuff for when she does her Writer in Residence in March. Very exciting.
As for today, I'm in the middle of baking right now!
The recipe is taking a lot longer to cook than expected, but that's normal for this elevation. I'm making White Chocolate-Orange-Cranberry Blondies.
YUM.
Well, I suppose I should head off, make sure these goodies are all right. I'm so excited to eat one!
What's your favourite winter baking? Can you make it yourself or does it come from another's kitchen?
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! I'm so excited for you! Oh my goodness!!! I hope that, wherever you are when you are reading this, you can feel the tidal wave of hugs and kisses I am sending to you!
I am SO proud of you! I am so excited that the rest of your life is finally going to begin! And you're going to kick some serious bum at university too!
LOVE YOU LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS!
~Teale
It means so much that you, of all people, are supportive of this. Thank you…!!
ReplyDeleteYa know, you should call/email/Skype me—then we can chat about you, too!
Love and miss you so much!