It's hard to describe how tense I feel right now. It's the same as always, my post-finals breakdown and then recovery.

I always leave my last final with a sore neck and headache. I get home in a fog, feel nauseous and dehydrated, and typically I wake up the next morning with some form of cold or flu. I didn't lose much sleep during finals this go around, so I'm hoping to forgo the getting sick part.

The sense of relief I have right now is almost overwhelming. The last three months have been so difficult. There have been a lot of ups and downs, but mostly I felt like I was barely keeping things together. I missed Jon terribly, and I am so incredibly happy that the next four weeks will be school free and I will be able to spend some quality time with him.

We close on our house in less than two weeks - so from here on out, we'll be packing and getting ready to start our lives in the suburbs. We want to spend as much time out and around Seattle as we can, enjoying things like riding our bike to the beach and happy hour on the water.

I am so happy right now. Tired, sore, and still overwhelmed - but so happy that I made it through this quarter.