I am absolutely THRILLED to be able to tell all of you that I successfully proposed my dissertation today! I was a nervous wreck, but it went pretty darn well, if I do say so myself! I just wanted to say a HUUUUUGE thank you to all of you guys that sent good thoughts and prayers my way! Plus, all the well-wishing and tweets and emails were just wonderful and amazing and I feel so lucky to be able to ask you guys for support and get such an INCREDIBLE response! Basically, I'm feeling like a VERY lucky gal right now! Thank you all so much for everything (and I'm sorry I didn't post until now - I was napping and celebrating and am just starting to breathe again)! (And, I'm kind of crazy excited to reward myself with some time on Pinterest and crafting, taking pics of the pups, and just hanging out in my PJs!)

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