decision

i'm going to columbia next year!

it feels SO good to have made a decision.  stanford was beautiful and the program sounded awesome, but ultimately the program i got into it wasn't focused in the right way for me, and i don't think i could have known that without visiting...so i'm definitely glad i visited.  i actually left midway through the day on the second day (i'd spent enough time at that point to know that this wasn't the right program for me) and went on a little hike that i discovered driving into town.  victory!  gorgeous views of palo alto and even san francisco in the distance.  then i talked on the phone to lots of friends and family, ate some sushi, wasted time on my computer at a starbucks, and flew back to atlanta on the red eye.  THAT part was painful, but ultimately it was all worth it.

it's great the program i like is the one that gave me a scholarship - if it had worked out the other way i would have left stanford even more confused than when i arrived.  thankfully a decision has been made - one i'm very happy with - and i'll be moving to new york in august.  eek!  it's becoming more and more real.  i can't wait to share that adventure with all of you through this blog.

in the meantime...we have a four day weekend for easter!  religious school, thank you for doing this for me.  it's our last break until the end of the year (which is only 7 weeks away), so i have to enjoy this while i can.  i will get another mini break, though: i'm taking a friday off work in mid-april to go up to new york for columbia's admitted students' weekend.  i can't wait to learn more about the program - and to spend time with my sister.  hooray!