Procrastination at its finest

I am an amazing procrastinator- Amazing! I should be finishing my outline for my Contracts midterm in 3 days, but I would rather write a blog post. I realize that my last post sounded depressing, when I really should have made it sounds happy because I am so thankful for everything that has happened in the last year.

-After deciding last minute in typical "Tracy fashion" to go to law school, I studied for the LSATs in a few weeks, applied the day before the rolling admission deadlines closed, and got in.
-I was lucky enough to take two trips of a lifetime- one with my mom and one with a good friend- both to Europe.
-My soccer team won its first Virginia beach championship and made it to the Cherry Blossom tournament finals for the first time!
-I PR-ed in the Army Ten Miler. I learned a little more about myself and dating.
-My cousin got engaged and I will be in her wedding.
-My very good friend also got engaged and I was able to go to NYC for the day to share in her special surprise engagement thanks to her superb fiance's planning skills.
-I have been able to watch my mom succeed in her career and finally value herself professionally.
-I have discovered what it means to like to run (although not when it's cold and not all of the time).
-I have learned a bit more about balancing life and fun and I have learned that saying "I'm tired" is ok- getting older stinks, but get wiser is priceless.
-I continue to find joy in the little things- my work-at-home Fridays help me find peace in my sometimes hectic life- as does my weekly sushi lunch ritual with a good friend.

I am working on being proud of myself. I have tried to listen to Sheryl Sandberg's TED Talk to remember not to minimize my accomplishments.

I am proud of myself for finally signing up for my first marathon, but of course, I am nervous that I will not be able to finish it in my goal time of sub 4 hours.

I think I will feel more proud of myself if I do well this semester in law school- and it will prove to myself that I can do it all.

I am also very thankful for my parents' unwavering support through it all. My parents are planning to come to DC in March for my marathon and my mom has even planned to run the last few miles with me. She has listened to me talk about law school and she has never criticized me for going out to dinners or drinks with friends, or for waiting just a little too long to read or study.

I cannot imagine next year topping this year, but if it can, I can't wait for 2013.