The beginning of the end.

Today was my last first day of school.

Ever.
I had mixed feelings.
I am kind of getting tired of taking classes all the time. Summer has been so so nice.
But I don't know what to do with myself if I'm not in school. That's all I've done for the past 19 years. What am I going to do when I'm done with this year? Get a job? Well, I guess I'll have to, because I have no intention of going back for more (ValPal, I support your PhD-ing, but I want none of it).
Several people told me to make sure I took a picture on my last first day. I did. But let me be clear about 1 thing: this picture is very inaccurate because I took it after I came home rather than before I left. 7:45am is way too early to take a back to school picture, especially when I would have to find somewhere to set it up with the self-timer. No way. Not this morning. Unless you were wanting a picture of me scowling on my way out the door. 8:00 class and I don't get along.I kind of wish I had my first ever first day of school pic. I probably would have been pretty darn cute, chubby knees and all.

***Update*** Here it is! My first first day of school. Chubby knees and all.

Guess now it's official! Can't back out, can't back out.

As has been previously established, our friend Janna has a problem. Being the true friends that we are, Katie Duncan and I want to help, and we think it is will be best for her to quit cold turkey. Today we got a huge promise out of her, about which I feel great.

Today,
August 3,
in the year of our Lord 2009,
Janna Lyn Siler
promised to buy
no new coats
until
February.

This is a big deal.
Please support us in helping her keep her goal.

If she breaks her promise, she will have to give me either one coat of my choice or 3 coats of her choice for me and Duncan.
We covered all extreme hypotheticals.
If she gains 50 pounds and all of her coats are too small, we will buy her another coat.
If she loses 50 pounds and all of her coats are too big, I will turn her into an eating disorder clinic.