Victory in our time

I defended my thesis on Friday.

And I passed!

I win!

In all seriousness, it was scary. I worked harder on this project than anything I've ever done, and yet it was easier and more fun than anything I've ever done. At least, most of it was fun. I've never been good at the fluffing up parts. Left to my own devices, my work is straight-forward and verging on sparse. And defending it made me nervous, even though I know my data inside and out.
Luckily, it's traditional to bring snacks for your committee. This gave me something to worry about and obsess over all week, and thank god for that. I ended up making cheese straws (with my new cookie gun), tiny blueberry muffins, little pinwheel wraps (on gluten free wraps), and "Texas Caviar" with blue corn chips. I went to town. I even got cute blue polka-dot plates to serve it all on.
To celebrate passing, I... went to work. And then I went to work again. But on Sunday I went out with Jessica for our traditional Sunday dinner, then met all manner of people at Backroom. It was thoroughly delightful.

Right now I'm in Franklin, hanging out with my parents and doing lots of shopping. On Wednesday I leave for a conference in New Orleans, which should be a lot more boring than it sounds.

I'll keep you updated.