Lib this post is dedicated to you!
So its been a while... but I'm back for the long-haul to keep things updated around here.
Life has been busy these past few months--we have made a lot of decisions pertaining to our future so I feel like I should probably document what's been going on in our lives.
Here goes:
Last May Kevin decided to pursue law school and set a date to take the LSAT in October. From June to test day he studied his brains out. I'm not quite sure how he (we) did it but he spent 4 hours a day, six days a week from June to October studying. Since he opted out of paying for and taking a test-prep course he did an incredible amount of research on the best "study-at-home" books and what he should do to prepare. And when I say he studied his brains out I mean it! And I think most of our friends and family who were around to witness it would agree. In those few short months I came to know a whole different Kevin. I know I'm "supposed" to say this because I'm his wife but he really is the most determined, hard-working person I know.

Anyway, after taking 50 3-hour practice tests, and over four months of studying, October 9 came. He felt as prepared as he could be but I was a nervous wreck! When I dropped him off on the morning of the test I remember driving away with tears running down my cheeks. I don't really know how to explain how I was feeling other than proud. Throughout all the time that he spent studying for the test he impressed me more than I ever knew he could.
After the test we celebrated with all-you-can-eat sushi and immediately started counting down the days until we would get his score back. They said it would be 21 days. To be frank, it was the longest 21 days of our lives-- the test, his score, best case scenarios, worst case scenarios, and anything LSAT/Law School was all we could talk about out. I would get frustrated because there was little to no normalcy in our lives. We were frozen in time until his score came back.
But finally the day came. We were on edge all. day. It was 7 pm and we still hadn't heard anything. And then we got desperate. We did what all anxious people looking for an LSAT score to be posted on the internet would do: we sat on our couch and refreshed the page every 45 seconds...it was pathetic. With each click we would alternate saying things like "okay, this is it...ready, set, click!" or "refresh!" And after a longgggg 25 minutes and countless refreshes the score appeared! Just like that. From one refresh to another it was there.
But when we finally saw his score we were mildly devastated.
To be Continued...
Sorry, y'all! When I first started writing this post I didn't realize how much would come pouring out of me. This truly has been a huge part of our lives this past year and I want to make sure I get it completely documented. So I decided to break it up into a few posts. Baby steps...
Yay, you are back!!! Can't wait to read the next posts.
ReplyDeleteJared and I know just how you felt during this time. Sooo much studying. And waiting.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you stopped this post right at the most dramatic moment with no resolution. I am going to lose sleep over this. Haha. What up Ahlstroms! We miss you guys! Hope all's well!
ReplyDeleteDedicated to me?! I hoped that all that prodding would finally get you back in the blogosphere! Thank you!!!!!
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